Anzex

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Anzex
Anzèth
Anzex (France)
Anzex
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Nérac
Canton Les Forêts de Gascogne
Community association Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne
Coordinates 44 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E
height 58-168 m
surface 23.24 km 2
Residents 313 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47700
INSEE code 47012

Mairie Anzex

Anzex ( Occitan : Anzèth ) is a French municipality with 313 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Nérac and the municipal association Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne, founded in 1996 . The residents call themselves Anzexois .

geography

The municipality of Anzex is located in the Guyenne , 40 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Agen and about 100 kilometers south-east of Bordeaux . The upper reaches of the Ourbise in the Garonne catchment area forms the eastern municipal boundary.

The community area of ​​23.24 km² is divided into two parts: the northern half is characterized by fields, pastures and vines; the southern half is part of the Landes de Gascogne , Western Europe's largest contiguous forest area.

Anzex includes the villages of Anzex, Courbian, Lassus, Bourreloups, La Croule and Coudroy as well as numerous hamlets and individual farms.

Neighboring communities of Anzex are Leyritz-Moncassin in the north, Villefranche-du-Queyran in the northeast and east, Caubeyres in the southeast, Fargues-sur-Ourbise in the south and La Réunion in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 307 247 193 216 266 255 259 312
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of Sainte-Radegonde et Sainte-Christine
  • Ruins of the chapel in the Courbian district
  • Château Pus
  • Water tower on the highest point of the municipality at 172 m above sea level
  • Lavoir

  • Church of Sainte-Radegonde et Sainte-Christine

  • Village center with the British telephone booth

Economy and Infrastructure

Eight forestry operations and 30 agricultural operations are located in Anzex (cereal and vegetable cultivation, viticulture, cattle, horse and poultry breeding). The vines in Anzex are part of the Buzet wine-growing region within the Sud-Ouest wine-growing region .

Anzex is located away from the nationally important traffic flows. The road from Casteljaloux to Aiguillon (D 11) runs through the municipality . In the municipality of Damazan , 11 kilometers to the east, there is a connection to the A 62 autoroute from Bordeaux to Toulouse .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Anzex on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Anzex on insee.fr
  3. ↑ Forestry operations on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Anzex  - collection of images