Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
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The belfry of the abbey church in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
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 Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
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| Coordinates: 44°58′45″N 1°50′21″E / 44.9792°N 1.8392°ECoordinates: 44°58′45″N 1°50′21″E / 44.9792°N 1.8392°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Tulle | |
| Canton | Midi Corrézien | |
| Intercommunality | Sud Corrézien | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Descargues | |
| Area1 | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,296 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19019 /19120 | |
| Elevation | 125–387 m (410–1,270 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (Occitan: Bel Luec) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France. Beaulieu is a medieval city, originally dominated by its great abbey of St Pierre, of which only the abbey church remains.
Like those at nearby Uzerche and Limoges, the abbey of St Peter at Beaulieu was a Benedictine foundation of the 9th century, and flourished largely because of its proximity to the Way of St. James. It was established around 855 by Rudolphe of Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges. The first monks came from the abbey of Solignac, near Limoges.
As its wealth grew, the independence of the abbey was threatened by neighbouring feudal lords and it was defended against their depredations by the bishops of Limoges. In the 11th century it was absorbed by Cluny Abbey. Around 1095, the construction of the great abbey church was begun and it continued for nearly half a century. In the fourteenth century, a separate western steeple was erected: this also acted as the town's belfry.
The abbey declined during the Hundred Years' War, which devastated the region. The religious wars completed the process. The town and abbey fell to the Hugenots in October 1569, and it was not until 1663 that the abbey began to function again. It was dissolved with the French Revolution and destroyed, apart from the church.
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