Végennes (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography

Location

The commune is located in the south of the Corrèze department. The village borders the department of the Lot and the Occitanie region.

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Population

History

In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there. It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

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Notable persons

Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, dit Galiot de Genouillac - military and French diplomat during the Renaissance, died at Végennes on 15 October 1546

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See also

Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Communes of Corrèze

Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia