Agnac

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Agnac
Anhac
Agnac (France)
Agnac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Marmande
Canton Le Val du Dropt
Community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Lauzun
Coordinates 44 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 23 ′  E
height 39-125 m
surface 23.84 km 2
Residents 422 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47800
INSEE code 47003

The old bridge over the Dropt between Agnac (left) and La Sauvetat-du-Dropt (right)

Agnac is a commune with 422 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2016 Aquitaine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Marmande and the canton of Le Val du Dropt . The inhabitants are called Agnacois .

geography

Agnac is located on Route départementale 933 in the north of the Lot-et-Garonne department and borders the Dordogne department . The community is heavily used for agriculture and consists of about a third of flat land and two thirds of hilly landscape. The Dropt River runs along the northern and western municipal boundaries . Agnac borders five other municipalities, one of which is in the Dordogne department.

Eymet
(Dordogne)
La Sauvetat-du-Dropt Neighboring communities Bourgougnague
Roumagne Saint-Pardoux-Isaac

Toponymy

There are three theories for the origin of the name Agnac :

  • Agnac comes from the Latin agni aqua (German water of the lamb )
  • Agnac comes from a Gallo-Roman landowner, Annius
  • Agnac comes from the Vedic god Agni , who represents the fire form of the divine

history

The municipality of Agnac was founded by the merger of two parishes, which was signed before the Concordat of 1801: Agnac (Diocese of Périgueux) and Iffour (Diocese of Agen). The station of La Sauvetat-du-Dropt was built in Agnac, which was busy between 1886 and 1953 with three daily trains in the directions Bordeaux , Marmande and Bergerac . In the novel Les Impudents , published in 1943, the author Marguerite Duras reports on past rail operations in the region.

Attractions

  • Manor of Bout du Pont, whose 16th century dovecote has been a Historic Monument since 1953
  • Castles of Costy, Cauze, Bayle, Lablunie, Péchalbet and Pepelat
  • Medieval bridge over the Dropt , which consists of 11 Romanesque and 12 Gothic arches, a historical monument since 1992
  • Romanesque church Saint-Sernin (also: Saint-Saturnin) with a triangular bell tower
  • Iffour Church with an archway from the 13th century and paneling from the 18th century

  • The manor house of Bout du Pont

  • Associated bird strike

  • Old bridge over the Dropt to La Sauvetat-du-Dropt

Personalities

Web links

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