Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
History, Geography, & Points of Interest
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche: town hall
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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