Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, town, Haut-Vienne département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine région, west-central France. It is the main centre in France for quarrying kaolin (china clay) and supplies the porcelain factories of nearby Limoges and Sèvres, near Paris. The medieval church of Saint-Yrieix survives. Pop. (1999) 7,251; (2014 est.) 6,848.
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Article Title:
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
23 June 2017
Access Date:
February 23, 2025