Beauregard-de-Terrasson

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Beauregard-de-Terrasson
Beuregard de Terrasson
Beauregard-de-Terrasson (France)
Beauregard-de-Terrasson
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Haut-Périgord Noir
Community association Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort
Coordinates 45 ° 9 '  N , 1 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 '  N , 1 ° 14'  E
height 112-291 m
surface 7.97 km 2
Residents 703 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 88 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24120
INSEE code 24030
Website http://www.beauregard-de-terrasson.fr/

Mairie Beauregard-de-Terrasson

Beauregard-de-Terrasson ( Occitan : Beuregard de Terrasson ) is a place and a southwestern French community ( commune ) with 703 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the old cultural region of Périgord in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Beauregard-de-Terrasson lies at an altitude of approx. 240 m above sea level. d. M. in a wooded area about 40 kilometers (driving distance) north of Sarlat-la-Canéda or about 35 kilometers west of Brive-la-Gaillarde in the neighboring Corrèze department .

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 436 533 575 653 654 685 713

In the 19th century the place had between 1,050 and 1,450 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture have since led to a significant decline in population, which, however, has turned into significant growth again since the 1960s due to the increasing tourism in the region.

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. Also, foie gras and truffles are among the local products. Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

So far, no prehistoric finds have been made in the municipality that could attest to the presence of early humans. Archaeological findings from Roman and Gallo-Roman times are also missing. The Gothic church proves the existence of the place since the Middle Ages.

Attractions

  • The Saint-Antoine church, founded by the Vice Count of Limoges in 1309, is a single-nave Gothic building with an extremely unadorned facade with a bell gable ( clocher mur ). The portal, framed by two buttresses , is slightly pointed at the apex and has overall Gothic features; Above is a straight-lined pointed arch window to illuminate the nave.
  • The Saint-Roch chapel at a fork in the road is a simple rectangular building cube from the end of the 16th century.
  • A partially roofed wash house ( lavoir ) sunk into the surrounding soil is located a little away from the village.
  • A free-standing pigeon house ( pigeonnier ) has also been preserved.
  • The Château de Mellet , built in the second half of the 17th century, is outside the village ( 45 ° 9 ′ 12 ″  N , 1 ° 13 ′ 21 ″  E ) and is privately owned. The central residential wing ( Corps de Logis ) is framed by two higher corner pavilions that do not protrude from the wall. The palace was recognized as a monument historique in 1990 .

  • Saint-Antoine church

  • Château de Mellet

Web links

Commons : Beauregard-de-Terrasson  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château de Mellet, Beauregard-de-Terrasson in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)