Nieul

Nieul
The Château de Nieul
Coat of arms
Nieul
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Nieul
Coordinates: 45°55′31″N 1°10′20″E / 45.9253°N 1.1722°ECoordinates: 45°55′31″N 1°10′20″E / 45.9253°N 1.1722°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Nieul
Intercommunality	Aurence et Glane Développement
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Rebeyrotte
Area^1	16.97 km^2 (6.55 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,544
• Density	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	87107 / 87510
Elevation	282–432 m (925–1,417 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.

Nieul (Occitan: Nuèlh) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Inhabitants are known as Nieulois.

Communication

At Nieul, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station, which works on 792 kHz with 300 kW. It uses as an antenna a 90 metres tall mast radiator insulated against ground.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

Notable People

• Albert Chaminade (1912-2009), player and director of basketball, durable politician had a house here
• School Nieul opposite the castle and the castle June 10, 1944 The Germans ordered by Adolf Diekmann had burned Oradour-sur-Glane stopped here then commandeered, they took the road of the Normandy later the next day.
• The La Chapelle Saint-Martin, a four-star Relais & Châteaux who can boast of having hosted prestigious guests, starting with President Jacques Chirac and his wife, or Hillary Clinton. Frequented by artists like Eddy Mitchell and the Indochine group, La Chapelle Saint-Martin is also popular actors of the industrial base and foreign delegations visiting Limoges.

References

• INSEE