Concèze
Concèze is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is famous for its raspberry festival held annually in July and features in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest raspberry tart made in place within the world.
Concèze | |
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 The church of Saint-Julien-de-Brioude, in Concèze | |
_Corr%C3%A8ze_-France.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Concèze 
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| Coordinates: 45°21′20″N 1°20′44″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | L'Yssandonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | PPascal Hermand |
| Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 413 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19059 /19350 |
| Elevation | 191–425 m (627–1,394 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 364 | — |
| 1968 | 418 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 403 | −3.6% |
| 1982 | 369 | −8.4% |
| 1990 | 362 | −1.9% |
| 1999 | 402 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 411 | +2.2% |
Events
Concèze is well known in France for its annual Poetry Festival, in August.[2]
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Concèze, si poétiquement vôtre", Jean-Pierre Thiollet, France Soir, 25 July 2011
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