Archignac

Archignac Archinhac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Community association	Pays de Fénelon
Coordinates	45 ° 1 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  E
height	157-323 m
surface	22.90 km 2
Residents	363 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24590
INSEE code	24012
Church Saint-Etienne

Archignac ( Occitan : Archinhac ) is a place and a municipality ( commune ) in southwestern France with 363 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the old cultural region of Périgord in southwest France in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .

location

Archignac is located at an altitude of approx. 290 m above sea level. d. M. about 21 kilometers (driving distance) northeast of Sarlat-la-Canéda or about 35 kilometers southwest of Brive-la-Gaillarde . The place worth seeing Coly-Saint-Amand is only about 15 kilometers northwest.

Population development

year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	352	318	309	302	297	324	337

In the 19th century, the place usually had between 900 and 1,000 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture have led to a significant population decline since then.

economy

Up to the present day agriculture plays the biggest role in the economic life of the community: The viticulture that was formerly also practiced here was, however, completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis; Tobacco and corn are also on the decline - instead fields, but also walnuts , chestnuts and fruit trees dominate the region. Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

Church Saint-Etienne

Small prehistoric finds were made in the municipality that testify to the presence of humans. The first mention of the place under the Latin name Vicaria Arcaniensis comes from the 10th century. About two hundred years later you can find the church name Sanctus Stephanus d'Archanac .

Attractions

The Saint-Étienne church, first mentioned in 1168, was probably a former priory church of the Abbey of Saint-Amand-de-Coly. It is a single-nave Romanesque building from the first half of the 12th century with an unadorned apse . The flat-roofed and almost windowless interior of the church shows roughly hewn stones that are walled in at different heights; some inconspicuous Romanesque capitals can be found in the apse area. The south transept chapel shows Gothic shapes and is a 16th century addition. The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1948 .

Web links

Commons : Archignac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Archignac, Church - Photos

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Étienne, Archignac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)