Peyrat-le-Château

Peyrat-le-Château (French: [pɛʁˈa l(ə) ʃɑtˈo]; Occitan: Pairac lo Chasteu) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Peyrat-le-Château Pairac lo Chasteu (Occitan)
Commune
The Château of Peyrat-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Peyrat-le-Château
Peyrat-le-Château Show map of France Peyrat-le-Château Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°48′49″N 1°46′25″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Eymoutiers
Intercommunality	Portes de Vassivière
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Baudemont[1]
Area 1	52.96 km2 (20.45 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,030
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87117 /87470
Elevation	390–776 m (1,280–2,546 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 Peyratois or Castel Peyratois in French.

Notable people

• Gilles Lalay (1962–1992), motorcycle enduro and rally raid competitor

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

External links

• (in French) tourism

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.