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Égletons is located in the Massif Central at the crossroads of several geographical ensembles. The city leans up against the first foothills of the Limousine mountains (the Plateau de Millevaches in the north, and the Massif des Monédières to the west), and thus establishes itself on the high Corrèzian plateau and Italicdominating to the east, the gorges of the Dordogne. The municipality is located on the former Route nationale 89 now the D1089:
Égletons station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Ussel and Bordeaux.
Climateedit
The climate is Oceanic, so humid, but with cold winters and hot summers. Snowfall can occur in winter with temperatures often around 0 °C. Summer is sometimes followed by a mild autumn (Indian Summer).
Toponymyedit
The origin of the name Égletons (1075: from Glutonibus; 1251: from Glotos) is uncertain:
Man's name glutio, according to M. Villoutreix (in Noms de lieux du Limousin, ed. Hosiery 1998)
Latin medieval glutis, tenacious earth, clay, with prefix ès rental value, the name of this village pertaining to a muddy place, loamy where no doubt it was established (according to Jean Costes-Revue Lemouzi no 187-July 2008).
Historyedit
In 1059 the city was the capital of the family of the Lords of Ventadour.
From their imposing fortress, a veritable eagle's nest on a rocky outcrop whose vestiges (recently restored and consolidated) still bear witness to the power, the Ventadour made the fortune of Égletons, ensured its prosperity and were at the origin of a rich tradition of art and culture, that of the la fin' amor: The Poetry of the Troubadours. Bernard de Ventadour, one of the most famous of them, has been able to sing throughout Europe. Égletons still retains today remnants of this stronghold, its ramparts at the five gates that bear the coat of arms of the Ventadour, its church of St. Antoine and its 12th century steeple armed with machicolations, its chapel of the penitents.
In August 1944, the Battle of Égletons was fought. The fierce fighting, the numerous devastation and the courage of the inhabitants during the struggle for the liberation of the city, earned the medieval capital of the Ventadour, a citation of l'Ordre du Corps d'Armée with the awarding of the Croix de Guerre with silver-gilt star on 11 November 1948.
Chapelle de l'Hôpital (13th century) then of the Brotherhood of the White penitents (17th century)
Rectory.
Fountains.
Centre de Découverte du Moyen Âge (Discovery Centre of the Middle Ages) - heritage of the city of Égletons
The Town Planning Project of the city of Egletons 1929-1979. In 2009, the Ministry of Culture awarded the city the label, Heritage of 20th Century, for its remarkable architecture and its urban ensemble from the years 1930 to 1960. See: The monumental gate of Stade François Chassaing (René Blanchot, 1936), the l'École Nationale Professionnelle (Robert Danis (architect), 1934), le Bâtiment Central du Village de Vacances (Roland Schweitzer, 1966), les vitraux de l'église (Blanchet and Lesage, 1956) etc.
Parks and green spacesedit
The commune is a flower town having obtained two flowers on the 2007 list of the Concours des villes et villages fleuris. It retained this recognition in 2008.
History of street namesedit
Paule Morot-Cabanac wrote the book Égletons et ses rues (Égletons and its streets) in which it lists the streets of the city and explains the origin of the names given to them. This is a highly documented book that had required long months of research and preparation for this former history-loving teacher. This book is currently no longer available for sale.
Mottoedit
The motto of the city is "Inania Pello", it means "I reject the vain things"
Notable peopleedit
Bernard de Ventadour (~ 1125-~ 1195), famous troubadour.
Octave Lacroix (1827-1901), journalist and poet.
Leonard Louis Bordas (1864-?), an entomologist specialised in the glandular apparatus of Hymenoptera insects, digestive tubes of Orthoptera etc.
Edmond Vignard (1885-1969), French chemist and archaeologist Prehistorian Egyptologist, he is the namer of the Sebilian culture.
Thomas Domingo (1985-), rugby union player, brother of the former.
Jean-Marie Bourre (1945), member of the National Academy of Physicians and former director of INSERM research units of neuro-toxicology and neuro-pharmaco-nutrition.
Michel Paillassou (1962-2014), engineer, mayor of Egletons, General councillor, President of the community of communes of Ventadour, departmental president of the UMP
Charles Ferré (1952-), politician UMP, mayor of Egletons (September 2014-),
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French January 2009 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Egletons see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr Egletons to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Egletons French pronunciation eɡletɔ Aus Gletons in Occitan is a commune in the Correze department in south western France EgletonsCommunePierre Carminot LyceeCoat of armsLocation of EgletonsEgletonsShow map of FranceEgletonsShow map of Nouvelle AquitaineCoordinates 45 24 26 N 2 02 46 E 45 4072 N 2 0461 E 45 4072 2 0461CountryFranceRegionNouvelle AquitaineDepartmentCorrezeArrondissementUsselCantonEgletonsGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Charles Ferre 1 Area116 85 km2 6 51 sq mi Population 2021 2 4 293 Density250 km2 660 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code19073 19300Elevation533 800 m 1 749 2 625 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Location 1 2 Climate 2 Toponymy 3 History 4 Population 5 Economy 6 Heritage 6 1 Places and monuments 6 2 Parks and green spaces 6 3 History of street names 6 4 Motto 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 ReferencesGeography editLocation edit Egletons is located in the Massif Central at the crossroads of several geographical ensembles The city leans up against the first foothills of the Limousine mountains the Plateau de Millevaches in the north and the Massif des Monedieres to the west and thus establishes itself on the high Correzian plateau and Italicdominating to the east the gorges of the Dordogne The municipality is located on the former Route nationale 89 now the D1089 30 km east of Tulle 29 km west of Ussel 5 km from Exit 22 of the A89 autoroute connecting Bordeaux 260 kilometres and Clermont Ferrand 120 kilometres Egletons station has rail connections to Brive la Gaillarde Ussel and Bordeaux Climate edit The climate is Oceanic so humid but with cold winters and hot summers Snowfall can occur in winter with temperatures often around 0 C Summer is sometimes followed by a mild autumn Indian Summer Toponymy editThe origin of the name Egletons 1075 from Glutonibus 1251 from Glotos is uncertain Man s name glutio according to M Villoutreix in Noms de lieux du Limousin ed Hosiery 1998 Latin medieval glutis tenacious earth clay with prefix es rental value the name of this village pertaining to a muddy place loamy where no doubt it was established according to Jean Costes Revue Lemouzi no 187 July 2008 History editIn 1059 the city was the capital of the family of the Lords of Ventadour From their imposing fortress a veritable eagle s nest on a rocky outcrop whose vestiges recently restored and consolidated still bear witness to the power the Ventadour made the fortune of Egletons ensured its prosperity and were at the origin of a rich tradition of art and culture that of the la fin amor The Poetry of the Troubadours Bernard de Ventadour one of the most famous of them has been able to sing throughout Europe Egletons still retains today remnants of this stronghold its ramparts at the five gates that bear the coat of arms of the Ventadour its church of St Antoine and its 12th century steeple armed with machicolations its chapel of the penitents In August 1944 the Battle of Egletons was fought The fierce fighting the numerous devastation and the courage of the inhabitants during the struggle for the liberation of the city earned the medieval capital of the Ventadour a citation of l Ordre du Corps d Armee with the awarding of the Croix de Guerre with silver gilt star on 11 November 1948 Population editHistorical populationYearPop p a 19683 669 19754 608 3 31 19824 590 0 06 19904 487 0 28 19994 087 1 03 20074 355 0 80 20124 446 0 41 20174 298 0 67 Source INSEE 3 Economy editEgletons is renowned for its school buildings and public works Lycee Pierre Caraminot L Ecole d Application aux metiers des Travaux Publics EATP Charal a company specialising in fresh and frozen beef based products has a production site Heritage editPlaces and monuments edit The ramparts remnants The house of d Ambert de Serilhac The profession of shoeing the cows L eglise Saint Antoine l ermite steeple 12th 18th century porch late 12th century and stained glass 1956 Chapelle de l Hopital 13th century then of the Brotherhood of the White penitents 17th century Rectory Fountains Centre de Decouverte du Moyen Age Discovery Centre of the Middle Ages heritage of the city of Egletons The Town Planning Project of the city of Egletons 1929 1979 In 2009 the Ministry of Culture awarded the city the label Heritage of 20th Century for its remarkable architecture and its urban ensemble from the years 1930 to 1960 See The monumental gate of Stade Francois Chassaing Rene Blanchot 1936 the l Ecole Nationale Professionnelle Robert Danis architect 1934 le Batiment Central du Village de Vacances Roland Schweitzer 1966 les vitraux de l eglise Blanchet and Lesage 1956 etc Parks and green spaces edit The commune is a flower town having obtained two flowers on the 2007 list of the Concours des villes et villages fleuris It retained this recognition in 2008 History of street names edit Paule Morot Cabanac wrote the book Egletons et ses rues Egletons and its streets in which it lists the streets of the city and explains the origin of the names given to them This is a highly documented book that had required long months of research and preparation for this former history loving teacher This book is currently no longer available for sale Motto edit The motto of the city is Inania Pello it means I reject the vain things Notable people editBernard de Ventadour 1125 1195 famous troubadour Octave Lacroix 1827 1901 journalist and poet Leonard Louis Bordas 1864 an entomologist specialised in the glandular apparatus of Hymenoptera insects digestive tubes of Orthoptera etc Edmond Vignard 1885 1969 French chemist and archaeologist Prehistorian Egyptologist he is the namer of the Sebilian culture Charles Spinasse 1893 1979 politician Roland Bondonny 1932 2005 poisoner Bertrand Eveno 1944 senior official and press baron Bernadette Bourzai 1945 political woman Fabien Domingo 1976 rugby union player Thomas Domingo 1985 rugby union player brother of the former Jean Marie Bourre 1945 member of the National Academy of Physicians and former director of INSERM research units of neuro toxicology and neuro pharmaco nutrition Michel Paillassou 1962 2014 engineer mayor of Egletons General councillor President of the community of communes of Ventadour departmental president of the UMP Charles Ferre 1952 politician UMP mayor of Egletons September 2014 Gout Nicolas 1980 famous troubadour See also editCommunes of the Correze departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Egletons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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