Bannes (Lot)

Bans
region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Figeac
Canton	Saint-Céré
Community association	Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Coordinates	44 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E
height	272-592 m
surface	10.11 km 2
Residents	135 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	46400
INSEE code	46017
Website	www.bannes-lot.fr

Bannes is a French commune with 135 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Figeac and the canton of Saint-Céré .

In the name of the community, the root ban- ( German point, tip ) is found in the Gallic language . This indicates that the village was founded on a prominent point in the landscape that rises to a point.

The inhabitants are called Bannois and Bannoises .

geography

Bannes is located approximately 25 kilometers north-northwest of Figeac in the historic province of Quercy .

Bannes is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

Saint-Jean-Lagineste	Saint-Vincent-du-Pendit
Aynac		Saint-Paul-de-Vern
Leyme	Molières

Bannes is located in the catchment area of the Dordogne river .

Tributaries of the Bave cross the territory of the municipality. The Biarque, also known as Ruisseau de Leyme, forms the natural border with the southern neighboring municipality of Molières. The Ruisseau de Mellac and its tributary, the Ruisseau de la Font-Gaillarde, arise in Bannes.

history

The decision to found the parish was made in 1660 and the church was built in 1664. There are no remains from the Middle Ages . However, Pastor Clary reported about sarcophagi from the Merovingian period in a place with the field name Saint-Cirq.

In the 18th century there were eight watermills in the area of today's municipality, the Moulin de Rey above the Ruisseau de la Font-Gaillarde and the Moulin de Saint-Cirq , Moulin d'Embiarque , Moulin de Pesteil , Moulin de Leydet and Moulin de la Ressègue over the Biarque. They were used to produce flour and nut oil, one was a fulling mill . Some of them ran until the middle of the 20th century.

According to a royal decree, Bannes was spun off into independence on June 25, 1843 by the municipality with the then name Saint-Vincent-Bannes. Since then the name contains two "n".

Population development

When they were released into self-employment, 640 people lived in the community. Since then the size of the community has decreased with short recovery periods.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	256	234	219	196	203	166	157	188	135

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Joseph , built in 1664, remodeled in the 19th century. The altarpiece from the 19th century, the tabernacle from the 17th century and a statue of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus from the 18th century have been inscribed as Monument historique since July 13, 1979 .

Economy and Infrastructure

Bleu d'Auvergne

Bannes is in the AOC zones

des Bleu d'Auvergne , a blue cheese ,
the Noix du Périgord , the walnuts of the Périgord and
of the Périgord nut oil.

Agriculture is still the most important economic factor in the municipality, although the number of farms is decreasing from year to year. The cultivated land has become forest again to a certain extent.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 19

traffic

Bannes can be reached via Routes départementales 19 and 48.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Jean-Marie Cassagne: Villes et Villages en pays lotois ( fr ) Tertium éditions. S. 20. 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Lot ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Ma commune: Bannes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Gilles Séraphin, Maurice SCELLES: présentation de la commune ( fr ) Départemental Lot. December 26, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Un peu d'histoire ( fr ) Municipality of Bannes. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Notice Communale Bannes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bannes (46017) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ église Saint-Joseph ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bannes (46017) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[1] Jean-Marie Cassagne: Villes et Villages en pays lotois ( fr ) Tertium éditions. S. 20. 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[2] Lot ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[3] Ma commune: Bannes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[4] Gilles Séraphin, Maurice SCELLES: présentation de la commune ( fr ) Départemental Lot. December 26, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[bannes-5] Un peu d'histoire ( fr ) Municipality of Bannes. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[6] Notice Communale Bannes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[7] Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bannes (46017) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[8] église Saint-Joseph ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[9] Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[10] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bannes (46017) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 25, 2019.