Bassignac-le-Haut

Bassignac-le-Haut (Bassinhac de Dessus) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassignacois or Bassignacoises.

Geography
Bassignac-le-Haut is located in the Massif Central some 20 km north-east of Argentat and 20 km south-east of Tulle. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Darazac in the south which passes through the commune and the village before continuing north-east along the banks of the river then across to Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Bousquet, Vaujour, Le Mas, Vernac, Maurel, and Ymons in the commune. The commune is mostly farmland but heavily forested along the river.

A lake formed by the Barrage du Chastang dam on the Dordogne river forms the western and northern border of the commune. The Ruisseau de vaujour rises in the north-west of the commune and flows the short distance north-west to the Dordogne. Similarly the Ruisseau du Roc Chabrier rises in the north and flows north into the Dordogne. The Ruisseau de la Cascade flows north through the eastern part of the commune to join the Dordogne east of the commune. The Ruisseau de Vieilzot rises just south of the commune and forms much of the southern border as it floes west to join the Dordogne in the south-western tip of the commune.

History
Bassignac-le-Haut appears as Baßignac le Haut on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bassignac le Haut on the 1790 version.

Administration
List of Successive Mayors

Demography
In 2017 the commune had 179 inhabitants.

Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
 * The Ouradour Cemetery Cross (Middle Ages)
 * The Ciriex Cemetery Cross (12th century)
 * A Covered Cross in the old cemetery (15th century)
 * The Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (16th century) The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
 * A Painting with frame: Saint Roch (18th century)
 * A Painting with frame: John the Baptist (18th century)
 * An Altar Painting with frame: Christ on the Cross (18th century)
 * A Painting with frame: Presentation of the Rosary to Saints Dominic and Catherine (18th century)

Notable people linked to the commune

 * Stephen of Obazine (1085-1154), priest and hermit famed for his pious nature. Born in the commune.