Antagnac

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Antagnac
Antanhac
Antagnac (France)
Antagnac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Marmande
Canton Les Forêts de Gascogne
Community association Communauté de communes des Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne
Coordinates 44 ° 21 ′  N , 0 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 21 ′  N , 0 ° 1 ′  E
height 59-168 m
surface 9.31 km 2
Residents 231 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47700
INSEE code

Antagnac ( Occitan Antanhac ) is a commune with 231 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). The inhabitants are called Antagnacais .

geography

Antagnac is located in the Landes de Gascogne landscape between Grignols and Casteljaloux , the municipality borders on the Gironde department . The former Route nationale 655 , which became the Route départementale D655, runs through the municipality .

Antagnac is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Cours-les-Bains
( Gironde department )
Neighboring communities Ruffiac
Saint-Martin-Curton

The following rivers cross the municipality:

Surname

In a work called Archives historiques de la Gironde , the village is mentioned in 1316 under the name of Saint Jean d'Antinhac , the name Antinhac either from the Gallo-Roman family name Antanius or a string of the words an (an) and tann (oak). The suffix -ac indicates the presence of Gallo-Roman culture .

history

Between September 1939 and June 1940, the residents of Volgelsheim ( Haut-Rhin ) were resettled in the municipality of Antagnac and the neighboring town of Ruffiac after a ten-kilometer zone along the Franco-German border had to be evacuated for the French army. A street in Volgelsheim is still called Rue d'Antagnac today .

In 1972 Antagnac and Ruffiac merged, and in 2001 the communities went their separate ways.

Demographics

The population development in Antagnac has been documented since 1793. With the exception of 2006, statistics were published annually by Insee.

In 2015 the community had 245 inhabitants, which means an increase of 10.86% compared to 2010.

Number of inhabitants
year 1793 1800 1846 1876 1901 1946 1975 1999 2008 2013 2015
Residents 343 314 413 377 359 288 370 333 214 236 245

Attractions

  • The Gothic-style Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, built in the 15th century, features an opening bell gable, flanked by two rectangular towers connected by a gallery, and the unique ogival nave
  • The church is located on the former site of a feudal manor house, which probably once belonged to the Duke of Bouillon

Web links

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