Argentat

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Commune in Corrèze, France

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::summary Commune in Corrèze, France ::

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Field	Value
name	Argentat
image	Argentat, July 2009.jpg
caption	The river Dordogne
image coat of arms	Blason ville fr Argentat (Corrèze).svg
arrondissement	Tulle
canton	Argentat
commune	Argentat-sur-Dordogne
INSEE	19010
postal code	19400
coordinates
elevation m	188
elevation min m	166
elevation max m	441
area km2	22.41
population	2723
population date	2022
population footnotes
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Argentat () is a former commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Argentat-sur-Dordogne.

History

Argentat lies on the border of three regions, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, although it officially lies within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It also lies on the river Dordogne below some deep gorges with tumultuous water. This location makes the town of some importance due to the bridges crossing the Dordogne and the important river traffic to Bergerac and Libourne.

Since Gallic times a village perched on a nearby hill, the Puy-du-Tour, has controlled the ford on a protohistoric way connecting Armorica to the Mediterranean. A Roman villa was established on the plain of Longour, a farming-oriented area, close to the Dordogne.

In Merovingian times there was a mint to facilitate trade.

Under the Carolingians, Argentat was the seat of a vicariate - a territorial division under the authority of a count with a priest administering justice.

From the 10th century Argentat is known to have had a priory and a priest in a walled city. The town depended on a religious lord, the Prior of Carennac, and a lay lord, the Viscount of Turenne. Guarding his rights the Viscounty did not grant any charter of liberties and the local community had to be content until, in 1615, parish trustees were appointed to manage it. However, from 1263, the Turennes conceded an important market on the Saint Andrew's day to the town which is the oldest fair in Lower Limousin. Argentat sided with the Huguenots in the Wars of religion which created a troubled situation for half a century.

In the 17th century, with the Counter-Reformation and the subsequent establishment of the Recollects and the Poor Clares around 1633 and the Ursulines in 1637, the struggles gradually subsided. With the annexation of Viscounty to the Crown in 1738, Argentat became the seat of a sub-delegation of the management of Limoges.

The town experienced significant economic growth in the 18th and 19th centuries from Inland navigation by scows, which were known locally as courpet, that allowed the delivery of goods (mainly oak staves for cooperage and carassonne-stakes for grapevines) to the Bordeaux region. This activity began to decline at the end of the 19th century following the outbreak of phylloxera, which devastated the vineyards, and the inauguration of the PO Corrèze railway between Tulle and Argentat in 1904 (this line remained in operation until 1970).

Heraldry

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Blazon:

Azure, two keys Argent addorsed posed in pale with interlaced rings.

Geography

Argentat is situated on the river Dordogne, 30 km south-east of Tulle, 30 km east by south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde, and some 15 km south-west of Saint-Privat. Access to the commune is by road D1120 from Saint-Chamant in the north-west passing through the town and continuing south-east to Montvert. The D980 goes from the town north-east to Saint-Privat. The D12 goes south-west from the town to Brivezac. The D33 branches off the D1120 east of the town and goes south to La Chapelle-Saint-Geraud. The D169 goes west from the town to Neuville. The D18 goes north-east from the village and continues north to Saint-Martin-la-Meanne. The D131 branches off the D18 and goes north to Saint-Bazile-de-la-Roche. The D129 goes north-east to the Barrage du Chastang. The D116 goes south from the town to connect to the hamlets of L'Hopital and Les Etables. Apart from the large town area the commune is mostly forest with some farming north and south of the town.

The Dordogne flows through the town and the commune from north to south with the Maronne flowing through the commune from the east and joining the Dordogne at the south-western corner of the commune. At the northern border of the commune the Doustre flows into the Dordogne. Several other streams flow into the Dordogne in the commune including the Ruisseau du Laie.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Argentat (1995–2020 normals, extremes 1995–present) |Jan record high C = 19.2 |Feb record high C = 25.8 |Mar record high C = 28.7 |Apr record high C = 31.5 |May record high C = 34.1 |Jun record high C = 40.7 |Jul record high C = 41.8 |Aug record high C = 41.6 |Sep record high C = 37.7 |Oct record high C = 33.5 |Nov record high C = 27.0 |Dec record high C = 19.0 |Jan record low C = -11.9 |Feb record low C = -15.2 |Mar record low C = -13.2 |Apr record low C = -6.2 |May record low C = -1.8 |Jun record low C = 0.6 |Jul record low C = 4.5 |Aug record low C = 2.5 |Sep record low C = -0.6 |Oct record low C = -6.5 |Nov record low C = -10.8 |Dec record low C = -14.8 |Jan high C = 9.8 |Feb high C = 11.6 |Mar high C = 15.7 |Apr high C = 18.7 |May high C = 22.1 |Jun high C = 26.3 |Jul high C = 28.4 |Aug high C = 28.5 |Sep high C = 24.8 |Oct high C = 20.1 |Nov high C = 13.5 |Dec high C = 10.1 | year high C = 19.1 |Jan mean C = 5.1 |Feb mean C = 5.8 |Mar mean C = 8.8 |Apr mean C = 11.6 |May mean C = 15.2 |Jun mean C = 19.0 |Jul mean C = 20.8 |Aug mean C = 20.8 |Sep mean C = 17.2 |Oct mean C = 13.9 |Nov mean C = 8.6 |Dec mean C = 5.4 | year mean C = 12.7 |Jan low C = 0.4 |Feb low C = -0.1 |Mar low C = 1.9 |Apr low C = 4.6 |May low C = 8.3 |Jun low C = 11.8 |Jul low C = 13.2 |Aug low C = 13.0 |Sep low C = 9.6 |Oct low C = 7.8 |Nov low C = 3.6 |Dec low C = 0.7 | year low C = 6.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 103.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 86.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 86.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 107.8 |May precipitation mm = 102.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 88.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 74.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 73.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 85.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 101.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 118.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 116.3 |year precipitation mm = 1145.5 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 12.8 | Feb precipitation days = 10.7 | Mar precipitation days = 11.0 | Apr precipitation days = 12.2 | May precipitation days = 11.3 | Jun precipitation days = 9.5 | Jul precipitation days = 7.9 | Aug precipitation days = 8.8 | Sep precipitation days = 9.2 | Oct precipitation days = 11.5 | Nov precipitation days = 12.9 | Dec precipitation days = 12.7 | year precipitation days =130.5 |source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web |url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=19010001 |title=Normales et records pour Argentat (19) |publisher=Meteociel |access-date=14 December 2024}}}}

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argentacois or Argentacoises in French.

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Local government

List of Successive Mayors ::data[format=table]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1989	2014	René Teulade	PS	Vice President of the General Council, Senator, former Minister
2014	2014	François Bretin	PCF	Interim Mayor on the death of Mr Teulade, general councillor for the Canton of Argentat since 2011
2014	2016	Jean-Claude Leygnac
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Twinning

Argentat has twinning associations with:

Germany Bad König (Germany).
Senegal Rural community of Sakal (Senegal).

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

There are four sites in the commune that are registered as historical monuments:

The Eyrial Manor at Rue Theil (1457)
The Barns/Stables next to the hospital (18th century)
The Grave de Roland Menhir at La Marque (Neolithic)
The Chateau du Bac (16th century). The façade is from the 18th century and the dovecote from the 16th century.

;Other sites of interest

The Dordogne is an impressive sight and flows beneath a viaduct, Le Pont de la République, linking the north and south sections of the town.
Heritage House contains a Painting: Portrait of Antoine Veilhan (1650) which is registered as an historical object.
The Boatmen's cross
The Lestourgie Masonry Pier from the 19th century with a beautiful promenade on the right bank of the Dordogne.
The Hotel de Turenne (the "Raymondie") at 13 rue des Clarisses
The Rue Porte-Basse
The Birthplace of General Delmas
The Filliol house (16th century), formerly the post office
The Barrage d'Argentat (Argentat Dam)
The Cinema (formerly a hospice) contains a Bronze Bell (1525) which is registered as an historical object.

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Peter contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

Container for Baptismal water (18th century)
A White Chasuble (19th century)
A Rose Chasuble (19th century)
A Chalice with Paten from the White Penitents (1806)
A Sideboard door in the Sacristy (18th century)
2 Busts/Reliquaries: Saints Clair and Peter (18th century)
The Pediment of the Retable of the Virgin (18th century)
A framed Painting: Calvary (18th century)
The Pediment of the Retable of the main Altar (1753)
Containers for holy oil (1752)
A Chalice with Paten (18th century)
A Processional Cross (disappeared) (16th century)
A Bronze Bell (1538)
A Processional Cross (13th century)
A Chalice (18th century)

;Other religious sites of interest

The Recollects Convent, founded in the early 17th century.
The Convent of the Poor Clares at 7 Rue des Clarisses
The Chateau Neuville, also known as Chateau Fénelon
The Chapelle-aux-Plats, a former parish merged with the commune of Argentat. Its chateau belonged to a branch of the Pestels family
The Fortified Chapel built in the late 19th century on Rue des Clarisses

Notable persons

Antoine Guillaume Delmas (1766-1813), General of the French Revolution, killed in action at the Battle of Leipzig
Eusèbe Bombal (1827-1915), historian of Argentat, ethnologist, local archaeologist, precursor of Limousin folklore
Auguste Lestourgie (1833-1885), Mayor of Argentat and MP for Corrèze
Jean Douvisis, (1866-1926), creator of the agricultural associations of France.
René Caillier (1879-1946), politician
Emmanuel Berl (1892-1976), journalist, historian and essayist, stayed in Argentat during the Second World War
Mireille Hartuch (1906-1996), singer and actress with the stage name Mireille, lived at Argentat with her husband Emmanuel Berl
René Teulade (1931-2014), politician. Senator and Mayor of Argentat, former Minister of Social Affairs and Integration

Culture

Philately

A postage stamp worth 4.40 francs portraying the Lestourgie dock and beautiful renovated houses in Argentat was issued on 18 June 1994.

Cinema

Several movies and TV series have been shot in the commune. In particular:

1995: TV series La Rivière Espérance by Josée Dayan

Gallery

File:Argentat 2.JPG File:Argentat 1.JPG File:Courpet à Argentat.jpg|A scow or courpet File:Pont dordogne argentat.jpg|Bridge over the Dordogne File:Argentat quai.JPG|Argentat Quay File:Dordogne argentat rive droite.jpg|Dordogne right bank File:277 Argentat La Dordogne.JPG File:Argentat - Pont Henri-IV.jpg|Henry IV Bridge File:278 Argentat Quais de la Dordogne.JPG|On the Quay File:Argentat, May 2006.jpg File:ArgentatLinkesUfer.jpg File:ArgentatKolleg.jpg|School File:ArgentatFischerhaeuser.jpg File:La Dordogne (986966164).jpg|Stone Bridge File:La Dordogne (986966062).jpg File:Voilier (997218934).jpg|Weathervane File:Ancienne gare d'Argentat.jpg|Old Railway Station File:Ombres sur la ville (1005056900).jpg|Stone roofs File:Bad König partnera urbo Argentat.jpg|Sign in Bad König with distance to Argentat.

;The Church of Saint Pierre File:ArgentatKircheStPierre.jpg File:Argentat (19) église St Pierre 4.jpg File:Argentat (19) église St Pierre 5.jpg File:Argentat (19) église St Pierre 1.jpg File:Argentat (19) église St Pierre 3.jpg File:Argentat (19) église St Pierre 2.jpg

References

(December 2024). "Populations de référence 2022". [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.
[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/6/28/INTB1618221A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 28 June 2016 {{in lang. fr
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Argentat/@45.0876754,1.9430774,13309m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f87b79a8bb9461:0x405d39260ee7840?hl=en Google Maps]
[https://www.habitants.fr/correze-19 Le nom des habitants du 19 - Corrèze], habitants.fr
{{Cassini-Ehess. 1191. Argentat
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2123878?geo=COM-19010 Populations légales 2012], INSEE
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[https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/cncdext/dyn/public/atlas/rechercheAtlasFrance.html National Commission for Decentralised cooperation] {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00099653. PA00099653 Eyrial Manor {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA19000015. PA19000015 Barns/Stables {{in lang. fr
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Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00099652. PA00099652 Chateau du Bac {{in lang. fr{{Camera
[http://www.tourisme-argentat.com/fr/fa13/maison-du-patrimoine The ''Maison du Patrimoine'' on the Office of Tourism of Argentat country website] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-08-12 {{in lang). fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19001373. PM19001373 Painting: Portrait of Antoine Veilhan {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000010. PM19000010 Bronze Bell {{in lang. fr{{Camera
[http://www.delrieu.info/dotclear/index.php?2009/03/27/1614-inauguration-des-vitraux-a-l-eglise-st-pierre Saint Peter's Church of Argentat] {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19001143. PM19001143 Container for Baptismal water {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000837. PM19000837 White Chasuble {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000834. PM19000834 Rose Chasuble {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000833. PM19000833 Chalice with Paten {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000832. PM19000832 Sideboard door {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000831. PM19000831 2 Busts/Reliquaries: Saints Clair and Peter {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000830. PM19000830 Pediment of the Retable of the Virgin {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000829. PM19000829 Framed Painting: Calvary {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000827. PM19000827 Pediment of the Retable of the main Altar {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000753. PM19000753 Containers for holy oil {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000752. PM19000752 Chalice with Paten {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000009. PM19000009 Processional Cross {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000008. PM19000008 Bronze Bell {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000007. PM19000007 Processional Cross {{in lang. fr{{Camera
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM19000735. PM19000735 Chalice {{in lang. fr{{Camera
[[:fr:Timbres de France 1994#Argentat.2C Corr.C3.A8ze. Description on French Wikipedia]] {{in lang. fr

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