Le Vigen

Le Vigen
Le Vigen
Commune
	The church of Saint-Mathurin, in Le Vigen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Le Vigen
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	Coordinates: 45°45′08″N 1°17′22″E / 45.7522°N 1.2894°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Condat-sur-Vienne
Intercommunality	CU Limoges Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Bonnet
Area 1	29.51 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,280
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87205 /87110
Elevation	220–423 m (722–1,388 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vigen (French pronunciation: [lə viʒˈɑ̃]; Occitan: Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune.

History

The village is said to be the place where Saint Thillo (c. 608–702) died. The church of Saint Mathurin was later built over the oratory where the saint died, although no trace of the oratory has survived.^[3]