Bort-les-Orgues

Coordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°E / 45.4; 2.5
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Bort-les-Orgues
General view from les Orgues.
General view from les Orgues.
Coat of arms of Bort-les-Orgues
Location of Bort-les-Orgues
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Bort-les-Orgues is located in France
Bort-les-Orgues
Bort-les-Orgues
Bort-les-Orgues is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bort-les-Orgues
Bort-les-Orgues
Coordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°E / 45.4; 2.5
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementUssel
CantonHaute-Dordogne
IntercommunalityHaute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Ziolo[1]
Area
1
15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,541
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19028 /19110
Elevation403–788 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.

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

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[edit]

  • 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Imposantes Orgues de Bort-les-Orgues".
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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