Beyssenac

Beyssenac (French pronunciation: [bɛsnak]; Occitan: Baissenac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Beyssenac
Commune
Mill on the Auvézère
Coat of arms
Location of Beyssenac
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Coordinates: 45°24′18″N 1°17′13″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	Uzerche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Comby[1]
Area 1	18.30 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	356
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19025 /19230
Elevation	253–436 m (830–1,430 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	553	—
1968	505	−8.7%
1975	451	−10.7%
1982	405	−10.2%
1990	382	−5.7%
1999	347	−9.2%
2008	363	+4.6%

Sights

It is home to a Romanesque church (12th century) and a monument commemorating a massacre made by Nazi troops against the population of 16 February 1944.

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department