Panazol (French pronunciation: [panazɔl]; Occitan: Panasòu) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. It is an eastern suburb of Limoges.

Panazol
Château de la Beausserie - The Town Hall
Château de la Beausserie - The Town Hall
Coat of arms of Panazol
Location of Panazol
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Panazol is located in France
Panazol
Panazol
Panazol is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Panazol
Panazol
Coordinates: 45°50′23″N 1°18′39″E / 45.8397°N 1.3108°E / 45.8397; 1.3108
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementLimoges
CantonPanazol
IntercommunalityCU Limoges Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Doucet[1]
Area
1
20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,064
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87114 /87350
Elevation215–351 m (705–1,152 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Panazol is the third largest town in the department (by population), after Limoges and Saint-Junien. It can be considered as a commuter town.

Theo Sarapo, the singer, actor, and second husband of Édith Piaf died at Limoges on August 28, 1970 on RD 941 at the Panazol exit, direction Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Haute-Vienne). His car, a blue Citroen ID19, left the road at high speed and struck a tree the approximate height of Chateau de la Rue. He was removed from the wreckage and rushed to the Limoges hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries at the age of 34. He was buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise cemetery alongside Édith Piaf.

Population edit

Inhabitants are known as Panazolais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,309—    
1975 5,261+6.85%
1982 7,269+4.73%
1990 8,553+2.05%
1999 9,731+1.44%
2007 10,076+0.44%
2012 10,413+0.66%
2017 10,972+1.05%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

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