Bassillac and Auberoche

Bassillac and Auberoche
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Haut-Périgord Noir and Isle-Manoire
Community association	Le Grand Périgueux
Coordinates	45 ° 11 ′  N , 0 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′  N , 0 ° 49 ′  E
height	87-257 m
surface	103.26 km 2
Residents	4,498 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	44 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24330
INSEE code	24026
Website	Bassillac and Auberoche
Bassillac - Église Saint-Étienne

Bassillac et Auberoche is a French commune with 4,498 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) of the center department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2017 from the amalgamation of six former municipalities, all of which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality .

structure

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Altitude (m)	Population (2016)	Canton affiliation
Bassillac (administrative headquarters)00	24026	18.73	87-233 (120)	1.921	Isle Manoire.
Blis-et-Born	24044	20.20	93-257 (205)	.0464	Haut-Périgord Noir
Le Change	24103	16.22	92-228 (105)	.0615
Eyliac	24166	22.74	92-251 (145)	.0717	Isle Manoire.
Milhac-d'Auberoche	24270	17.50	155-253 (205)	.0593	Haut-Périgord Noir
Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche	24369	07.87	162-255 (215)	.0163

Location and climate

The community is about 10 to 20 km (driving distance) east of Périgueux at heights of about 100 to 250  m ; in the north of the municipality, the Auvézère river flows into the Isle .

Bassillac et Auberoche is surrounded by fourteen neighboring municipalities:

Antonne-et-Trigonant , Trélissac	Escoire - Sarliac-sur-l'Isle	Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle , Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans
Boulazac Isle Manoire		Montagnac-d'Auberoche , Limeyrat
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac	Saint-Crépin-d'Auberoche , Saint-Geyrac	Fossemagne , Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 900 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

The continuous decline in population in the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms. The renewed increase towards the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century is due to the proximity to the city of Périgueux .

local community	Population (Census)
	1800	1851	1901	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1990	2013
Bassillac	616	838	740	533	506	512	701	1,297	1,541	1,755	1,786
Blis-et-Born	391	761	483	351	318	251	235	273	305	332	457
Le Change	422	712	658	438	396	381	412	451	516	541	608
Eyliac	813	945	758	497	499	448	384	431	619	640	752
Milhac-d'Auberoche	831	959	769	517	465	480	419	427	452	440	584
Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche00	228	283	172	107	109	105	107	126	115	146	162
Bassillac and Auberoche	3,301	4,498	3,580	2,443	2,293	2,177	2,258	3,005	3,548	3,854	4,349
Source: Cassini and INSEE

The (total) population of the municipality of Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche was determined by adding up the municipalities that were independent until the end of 2016.

economy

The community is still largely characterized by agriculture, with viticulture , which was important in earlier times, only playing a minor role. On the other hand, some fish farms have emerged. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers have settled in the village.

Personalities

• The former French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet (1889–1973) was born in the Bassillac district.

Web links

Commons : Bassillac et Auberoche  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016
2. ↑ Bassillac et Auberoche - Map with altitude information
3. ↑ Bassillac - Climate tables