Laroche-près-Feyt is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Corrèze
Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...
department in central
France
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.
Geography
The
Chavanon forms the commune's eastern boundary.
Population
Notable people
The following were born in Laroche-près-Feyt:
*
Pierre Flote (middle of 13th century - 11 July 1302), possibly born here, Chancellor to
Philip IV, le Bel, éventuellement né à Laroche-près-Feyt.
*
Pierre de Besse (1567 - 11 November 1639), preacher to
Louis XIII
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...
.
*
Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-1881), priest, archaeologist, inventor of
graphology.
See also
*
Communes of the Corrèze department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the Corrèze department of France
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References
Communes of Corrèze
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