Végennes


Végennes is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography

Location

The commune is located in the south of the Corrèze department. The village borders the department of the Lot and the Occitanie region.

Population

History

In 856 at Veterinas, as Végennes was called, Rodolphe de Turenne, Archbishop of Bourges established a Benedictine settlement there. It would fail and he moved the settlement to Vellinus which he renamed Bellus Locus that eventually became Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

Notable persons