Bort-les-Orgues

Bort-les-Orgues (French pronunciation: [bɔʁ le.z‿ɔʁɡ]; Occitan: Bòrt lo Organs) is a commune in the south-central French department of Corrèze.

Bort-les-Orgues
Commune
General view from les Orgues.
Coat of arms
Location of Bort-les-Orgues
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Coordinates: 45°24′03″N 2°29′57″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Haute-Dordogne
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Ziolo[1]
Area 1	15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,487
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19028 /19110
Elevation	403–788 m (1,322–2,585 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.

The southern boundary of the commune is formed by the rivers Rhue and Dordogne. About 3 km east of the confluence of these rivers, the Rhue has carved a small gorge at a site known as the "Saut de la Saule". Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from les Orgues, a 2-km-long cliff of volcanic columnar basalt 80m to 100m high, at the foot of which it lies.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,937	—
1975	5,075	+0.39%
1982	4,509	−1.68%
1990	4,208	−0.86%
1999	3,534	−1.92%
2007	3,247	−1.05%
2012	2,866	−2.47%
2017	2,677	−1.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

• Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799).
• Lina Margy (1914–1973), the famous French singer of the Le Petit Vin blanc, was born in Rue de Piechecros, in Bort-les-Orgues.
• Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.