Sornac

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sornac

(2020–2026) Jean-François Loge^[1]Area

59.48 km² (22.97 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

764 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

19261 /19290

Elevation660–958 m (2,165–3,143 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sornac (French pronunciation: [sɔʁnak]; Occitan: Saurnac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. The river Diège forms part of the commune's northwestern boundary, then flows south-southeast through the commune.

Toponymy

Saornacum (10th century).^[3] From the proper name Saturninus, Gallo-Roman owner. Other forms exist in France such as Sadornac, Sadarnac, Sournac, Sornay having the same origin.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	982	—
1968	1,017	+3.6%
1975	1,020	+0.3%
1982	1,125	+10.3%
1990	972	−13.6%
1999	851	−12.4%
2008	810	−4.8%

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Église Saint-Martin de Sornac - listed as a historical monument in 1927.^[4] The church, dating from 12th century, has a barrel vault, three chapels, and a three bay gabled bell tower.^[5]
The Château de Rochefort (13th century) - rebuilt in 1620 (private house).

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Deloche, Maximin (1901). "Pagi et vicairies du Limousin aux IXe, Xe et XIe siècles". Mémoires de l'Institut de France. 36 (2): 31–94. doi:10.3406/minf.1901.1574.
^ "Eglise Saint-Martin". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ Latta, Claude (1996). Le guide de la Corrèze (in French). Internet Archive. Lyon: La Manufacture. p. 160. ISBN 978-2-7377-0403-1.