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Beyssac

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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Beyssac (French pronunciation: [bɛsak]; Occitan: Baissac) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

01Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 843,     
1975 766−1.36%
1982 827+1.10%
1990 811−0.24%
1999 727−1.21%
2007 761+0.57%
2012 670−2.51%
2017 615−1.70%
2023 481−4.01%
Source: INSEE

02Personalities

Beyssac was the birthplace of Étienne Aubert (1282 or 1295-1362), who became pope as Pope Innocent VI, and of Suzanne Lacore, born Marie Lacore, (1875-1975).

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