Le Vigen

Le Vigen (French pronunciation: [lə viʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Le Vigen
Commune
The church of Saint-Mathurin, in Le Vigen
Coat of arms
Location of Le Vigen
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Coordinates: 45°45′08″N 1°17′22″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Condat-sur-Vienne
Intercommunality	CU Limoges Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Bonnet[1]
Area 1	29.51 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,298
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87205 /87110
Elevation	220–423 m (722–1,388 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune.

History

The village is said to be the place where Saint Thillo (c. 608–702) died. The church of Saint Mathurin was later built over the oratory where the saint died, although no trace of the oratory has survived.^[3]

Points of Interest

Parc du Reynou is a 100 hectare zoo based in the commune^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,044	—
1975	1,055	+0.15%
1982	1,263	+2.60%
1990	1,550	+2.59%
1999	1,704	+1.06%
2007	2,032	+2.22%
2012	2,051	+0.19%
2017	2,171	+1.14%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department