Polignac, Haute-Loire


Polignac is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France,

Population

Sights

The town is dominated by the Forteresse de Polignac with its square donjon tower, 32 m tall. The Chateau de Lavoute Polignac is a few miles away, close to the village of Lavoute.

Popular culture

The poem "The Church at Polignac" by Letitia Elizabeth Landon was written during the imprisonment of Prince Polignac and his colleagues, after the French Revolution of 1830.