Beynat (French pronunciation: [bɛna]; Occitan: Béinat) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.
History
The commune was found to have been inhabited during the Merovingian period with discovery of coinage from that period.[4]: 34 During the end of the Carolingian period, the 900s, a viguerie controlled the commune.[4]: 34 By the 1200s, the commune was under the control of the Viscounts of Turenne with a castle near the church.[4]: 34 A military commandery, the Order of Malta settled at the Puy de Noix.[4]: 34
On April 2, 1944, the Brehmer division rounded up 35 people who were deported.
On July 29, 1944, in the village of Perrier, a group of maquisards was ambushed by a motorized company of the 95th German Security Regiment.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,408 | — |
| 1968 | 1,336 | −5.1% |
| 1975 | 1,132 | −15.3% |
| 1982 | 1,101 | −2.7% |
| 1990 | 1,068 | −3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,152 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1,233 | +7.0% |
Local culture and heritage
Natural heritage
- L’étang de Miel.[4]: 34
Cultural heritage
- The dolmen known as the fairies’ hut (Cabane de la Fée) is located near the hamlet of Brugeilles.[4]: 34 Classified as a historic monument in 1910.[6]
- L’église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, a church from the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, houses many paintings and objects. including a painting by Charles-Henri Michel.
- During the 1960s and 1970s, the Château de Sabeau was a holiday camp centre belonging to the Astra Calvé company, which sold the castle in 1985. It is now owned by Edencourt SA, a real estate investment company. Around this castle, a project turned it into a holiday village, 60% of the accommodation would be accessible to people with reduced mobility. The castle opened its doors on 4 August 2007.
- In the village of Perrier, there is a monument in honour of young French Resistance members who fell in June 1944.
- Puy de Noix, former Knights Templar and then Hospitaller commandery.
Personalities linked to the commune
- Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (1808-1838), priest of the foreign missions of Paris, executed in Đồng Hới, Tonkin, was canonized in 1988.
- François Marty (1901-1944), priest, prison chaplain and resistance fighter.
- Victor Feltrin (1909-1993) was a sculptor who lived in the commune.
- Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) before becoming famous, the singer spent several summer stays during his childhood with his grandparents in the town.[7]
See also
References
- ^ “Beynat – Une second mandat de maire pour Jean-Michel Monteil”. La Vie Correzienne (in French). 27 March 2026. p. 39.
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires”. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Corrèze. Vallée de la Dordogne (in French). Martel: Les Éditions du Laquet. ISBN 2-91033377-9.
- ^ “Le journaL municipaL de Beynat”. archive.wikiwix.com. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ “Dolmen dit La Cabane de la Fée”. pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ “KC beynat.pdf”. Google Docs. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
