Rancon

Rancon
The church in Rancon The church in Rancon
Coat of arms of Rancon Coat of arms
Rancon
Location within Limousin region  Rancon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Châteauponsac
Intercommunality	Gartempe - Saint Pardoux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Renée Penichou
Area1	33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	556
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	87121 / 87290
Elevation	185–337 m (607–1,106 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rancon (Occitan: Rancom) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Geography

The river Semme forms the commune's northern border.

The river Gartempe forms part of the commune's eastern border, flows westward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of the commune's western border.

Inhabitants are known as Ranconniers.

Outside the village is a small chapel which has been painted by English artists Fred Yates and Geoff Bunn.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

• INSEE