Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
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	Coordinates: 45°30′55″N 1°12′15″E / 45.5153°N 1.2042°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Yrieix
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Boisserie
Area 1	100.98 km2 (38.99 sq mi)
Population (2021)	6,825
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87187 /87500
Elevation	283–498 m (928–1,634 ft) ; (avg. 369 m or 1,211 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿iʁje la pɛʁʃ]; Occitan: Sent Iriès, Sent Irièg) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

It is significant as the first place where kaolin was found in France, a discovery of great importance to French porcelain manufacturers.

Its name refers to Saint Yrieix (Aredius). Inhabitants are known as Arédiens. Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.