Saint-Setiers
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Saint-Setiers | |
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 Location of Saint-Setiers | |
  Saint-Setiers Location within France  Saint-Setiers Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′51″N 2°07′51″E / 45.6975°N 2.1308°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Ussel |
| Canton | Plateau de Millevaches |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–2032) | Daniel Mazière[1] |
Area 1 | 46.78 km2 (18.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 955 m (3,133 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 252 |
| • Density | 5.39/km2 (14.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19241 /19290 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Setiers (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sətje]; Occitan: Sent Sestari) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Toponymy
[edit]The locality of Saint-Setiers appears in the archives in 1315 under the name Sancti Sagittarii, meaning " Saint Sagittarius".[3]
Geography
[edit]In the north-eastern quarter of the Corrèze department, on the Plateau de Millevaches, the commune of Saint-Setiers covers 46.78km2. It is located on the watershed between the Dordogne and Loire watersheds; it is bordered to the west by the Vienne for nearly two kilometres, and by the Villevaleix stream; it has its source in the municipal territory and becomes the Diège, boarding the commune to the south-east for nearly four kilometres.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 608 | — |
| 1975 | 298 | −9.69% |
| 1982 | 297 | −0.05% |
| 1990 | 281 | −0.69% |
| 1999 | 245 | −1.51% |
| 2007 | 237 | −0.41% |
| 2012 | 265 | +2.26% |
| 2017 | 285 | +1.47% |
| 2023 | 252 | −2.03% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Local culture and heritage
[edit]Places and monuments
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- L'Église Saint-Sagittarius in Saint-Setiers - church dates between the 13th to 19th-centuries and was is listed in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage.[5][6] Various religious objects and statues as well as furniture are included in the notices related to the church: kiss of peace, processional cross in wood and copper, Christ on the cross, statuette of the Immaculate Conception, wooden reliquary bust representing Saint Sagittarius.
- Sanctuary of Saint Sagittarius includes, on either side of an old Roman road, a chapel and a fountain.[6] Several miracles are attributed to this local saint, a martyr of the first centuries of Christianity. His relics are placed in a reliquary bust located in the village church. It is carried in procession every year, on 13 May, from the church to the sanctuary.
- The Puy-Redon bridge over the Diège was built in 1899 between the Puy-Redon and the left bank of the Diège. The municipalities of Saint-Setiers and Sornac paid 8902 francs for the work. The departmental subsidies were 3886 francs, and those of the State 5016 francs.[7]
Natural heritage
[edit]- Parc Naturel Régional de Millevaches en Limousin - the municipal territory is entirely located in the natural regional park.
- Parc Arboretum de Saint-Setiers - On the edge of the town of Saint-Setiers, there is a private arboretum park, open from May to October[33].
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Prodel, Michel (13 July 2020). Contribution à la toponymie de la Corrèze (in French). ISBN 978-2-322-17679-3.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Eglise paroissiale Saint-Sagittaire". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
- 1 2 Latta, Claude (1996). Le guide de la Corrèze (in French). Internet Archive. Lyon: La Manufacture. p. 155. ISBN 978-2-7377-0403-1.
- ↑ "Compte rendu général des opérations effectuées en ..: présenté par M,... en exécution de l'article 10 de la loi du 11 juillet 1868 / Ministère de l'intérieur, Service vicinal". BNF Gallica. 1899. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
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