Bort-the-Organ

Bort-the-Organ is a common department of the Corrèze, in the area the Limousin, in France. Its inhabitants is called Bortois and Bortoises.

Geography

The commune is located on the the Dordogne. Its aspect, and that of its close area, were strongly modified by the construction of the hydro-electric stopping, (1952). Several villages, on this occasion, summer absorbed.

History

Heraldic

The current weapons of the city are “of azure with three money flanchis”.

Of gold, with the denché saltire of mouths| Malta-Brown |illustrated France (1882)

Malta-brown also a second pays blasonnement:

“Of azure, with three bands heavy showers of gold. ”

Tourist monuments and places

massive volcanic of Phonolite in the shape of pipes of Organ S;
the Stopping of Bort-the-Organ;
the Castle of Valley, emerging on one of banks of the lake of reserve of the Stopping;
the Jump-of-the-Willow, impressive canyons on Rhue, upstream of the way-of-iron bridge spanning this river.

Famous people born with Bort-the-Organ

Bort-the-organ is the birthplace of the Philosophe, writer and Encyclopédiste Jean-François Marmontel (1723-1799).

In 1914 is born in Bort Marguerite Verdier, more known under the name of Lina Margy, immortal singer of the White Light local wine , deceased in 1973 after beautiful and long career.

The actor Pierre Tornade was born in Bort.

External bonds

Site of the town hall of Bort
Bort on Google Map
contributive Site opened with the population of Bort and her area

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