Saint-Angel (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
The inhabitants of Saint-Angel are Saint-Angélois.
History The village owes its name to the priory founded in the 8th century by Roger, Viscount of Limoges and his wife Euphrasia and dedicated to Saint Michel-des-Anges. It was given to the Charroux Abbey. It was a place occupied by the English during the Hundred Years' War with the end of its occupation marked by the burning of the priory in 1375. More damaged occurred during the French Wars of Religion which was repaired by the Benedictine Congregation of Saint Maur in the mid-17th century.
In 1793, Saint-Fréjoux-le-Mineur merged with Saint-Angel. During the French Revolution, by a decree of the National Convention, its name was changed to Angel-la-Montagne.
The Jesser's brigade, an anti-resistance German army mechanised unit passed through the commune during the Second World War.
Geography A commune in the Massif Central located in the urban area of Ussel on the Plateau de Millevaches, it is crossed from west to east by the national road 89. The village is located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the right bank of the Triouzoune and flows south-southeast through the commune and forms part of its southeastern boundary.
The commune is situated in the Parc Naturel Régional de Millevaches en Limousin and is surrounded by numerous coniferous forests (Douglas fir and Scots pine).
Population
Places and monuments Prieuré Saint-Michel-des-Anges - the priory dates from the 8th century, the Abbey church was built between 11th and 12th centuries. The chapter house and round tower were built between the 14th and 15th centuries. The building was classified as a historical monument in 1840.
Notable people Jean-Baptiste Poulbrière (1842–1917), French religious and writer.
See also Communes of the Corrèze department
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