Saillat-sur-Vienne

Saillat-sur-Vienne (French: [saja syʁ vjɛn]; Occitan: Salhac [saˈʎak, -ˈjak], locally [ʃɔˈjak]) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Because of the town's name's native pronunciation, Saillat was formerly known as Chaillac.[2]

Saillat-sur-Vienne
The International Paper factory, in Saillat-sur-Vienne
Location of Saillat-sur-Vienne
Saillat-sur-Vienne
Saillat-sur-Vienne
Coordinates: 45°52′22″N 0°49′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementRochechouart
CantonSaint-Junien
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Charles
Area
1
6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
832
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87131 /87720
Elevation153–254 m (502–833 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Inhabitants are known as Saillatais.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Gustave Vapereau (1819-1906), Atlas géographique, statistique et historique des départements de la France, 1867, p. 182


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