Bort-les-Orgues

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bort-les-Orgues

(2020–2026) Éric Ziolo^[1]Area

15.07 km² (5.82 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,541 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

19028 /19110

Elevation403–788 m (1,322–2,585 ft)
(avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bort-les-Orgues (French pronunciation: [bɔʁ le.z‿ɔʁɡ]; Occitan: Bòrt) is a commune in the south-central French department of Corrèze.

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.

The southern boundary of the commune is formed by the rivers Rhue and Dordogne. About 3 km east of the confluence of these rivers, the Rhue has carved a small gorge at a site known as the "Saut de la Saule". Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from les Orgues, a 2-km-long cliff of volcanic columnar basalt 80m to 100m high, at the foot of which it lies.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,937	—
1975	5,075	+0.39%
1982	4,509	−1.68%
1990	4,208	−0.86%
1999	3,534	−1.92%
2007	3,247	−1.05%
2012	2,866	−2.47%
2017	2,677	−1.36%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Personalities

Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799).
Lina Margy (1914–1973), the famous French singer of the Le Petit Vin blanc, was born in Rue de Piechecros, in Bort-les-Orgues.
Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Imposantes Orgues de Bort-les-Orgues".
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE