Bassignac-le-Bas

Bassignac-le-Bas (French pronunciation: [basiɲak lə ba]; Occitan: Bassinhac de Debas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-central France.

Bassignac-le-Bas
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Bassignac-le-Bas
Bassignac-le-Bas Bassignac-le-Bas
Coordinates: 45°01′12″N 1°51′12″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Tulle
Canton	Argentat-sur-Dordogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Lasserre
Area 1	12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	83
• Density	6.8/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19017 /19430
Elevation	145–517 m (476–1,696 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassignacois or Bassignacoises.

Geography

Bassignac-le-Bas is located some 30 km south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde and 10 km south-west of Argentat. Access to the commune is by the D116 which comes from Argentat in the north-east and passes along the riverbank through the commune before continuing south to join the D940 at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. The D41 from Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne to La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud passes through the south-west of the commune. The D136 comes from Brivezac across the river and passes through the commune eastwards to join the D41 in the east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Vaurs, Recoudier, Le Peuch, Culagne, Chaviolle, La Gendrie, Le Gasquet, Brette, and La Laurie in the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Dordogne river forms the western and northern borders of the commune as it flows south to eventually join the Garonne at Bayon-sur-Gironde. The Ruisseau de la Borie flows from a small lake in the east of the commune westwards to join the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de Layssot forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de Chauvac forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Dordogne.

History

Bassignac-le-Bas appears as Baßignac le Bas on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bafignac leBas on the 1790 version.

Heraldry

Arms of Bassignac-le-Bas

The official status of the blazon remains to be determined. Blazon: Azure, 3 bends of Or, a canton bendy of Or and Gules of 12.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name
2001	2026	Jean-Pierre Lasserre

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 91 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 600 —     1800 501 −2.54% 1806 598 +2.99% 1821 506 −1.11% 1831 635 +2.30% 1836 630 −0.16% 1841 635 +0.16% 1846 635 +0.00% 1851 598 −1.19% 1856 633 +1.14% 1861 632 −0.03% 1866 586 −1.50% 1872 600 +0.39% 1876 599 −0.04% 1881 652 +1.71% 1886 598 −1.71% 1891 588 −0.34% 1896 566 −0.76%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 557 −0.32% 1906 533 −0.88% 1911 513 −0.76% 1921 436 −1.61% 1926 425 −0.51% 1931 377 −2.37% 1936 354 −1.25% 1946 267 −2.78% 1954 267 +0.00% 1962 254 −0.62% 1968 212 −2.97% 1975 165 −3.52% 1982 156 −0.80% 1990 132 −2.07% 1999 105 −2.51% 2007 94 −1.37% 2012 91 −0.65% 2017 91 +0.00%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Martin contains three items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Statue: Sainte Fauste (15th century)
• A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (15th century)
• A Bronze Bell (1611)

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department