Panazol

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

Panazol
Commune
Château de la Beausserie - The Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Panazol
Panazol Show map of France Panazol Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°50′23″N 1°18′39″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Panazol
Intercommunality	CU Limoges Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Duret
Area ^1	20.05 km^2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	10,972
• Density	550/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87114 /87350
Elevation	215–351 m (705–1,152 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Panazol is the third largest town in the department (by population), after Limoges and Saint-Junien. It can be considered as a commuter town.

Theo Sarapo, the singer, actor, and second husband of Édith Piaf died at Limoges on August 28, 1970 on RD 941 at the Panazol exit, direction Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Haute-Vienne). His car, a blue Citroen ID19, left the road at high speed and struck a tree the approximate height of Chateau de la Rue. He was removed from the wreckage and rushed to the Limoges hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries at the age of 34. He was buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise cemetery alongside Édith Piaf.

Inhabitants are known as Panazolais.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

• INSEE

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.