Compreignac

Compreignac
The Saint-Pardoux Lake, north of the village of Compreignac The Saint-Pardoux Lake, north of the village of Compreignac
Coat of arms of Compreignac Coat of arms
Compreignac
Location within Limousin region Compreignac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Nantiat
Intercommunality	Porte d'Occitanie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacques Pleinevert
Area1	47.62 km2 (18.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,654
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	87047 / 87140
Elevation	301–587 m (988–1,926 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Compreignac (Occitan: Comprenhac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.

Geography

The commune covers 4,762 hectares. Compreignac is located 20 km (12 mi) to the north of the city of Limoges, approximately 10 minute travel along the Autoroute A20.

Inhabitants are known as Compreignacois.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

• INSEE