Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (; oc, link=no, Sent Iriès, ) is a commune in the

Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitai ...

department,

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

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. It is significant as the first place where

kaolin Kaolinite ( ) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4. It is an important industrial mineral. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet of silica () linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedra ...

was found in France, a discovery of great importance to French

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manufacturers. Its name refers to Saint Yrieix (Aredius). Inhabitants are known as ''Arédiens''.

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche station Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a railway station in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Nexon - Brive railway line. The station is served by TER Ter or TER may refer to: Places * River Ter, in Essex, Eng ...

has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

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Communes of Haute-Vienne {{HauteVienne-geo-stub

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