Besse (Dordogne)
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| region | Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Canton | Vallée Dordogne | |
| Community association | Domme Villefranche-du-Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 1 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 170-345 m | |
| surface | 16.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 156 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24550 | |
| INSEE code | 24039 | |
 Besse - Saint Martin Church |
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Besse ( Occitan : Beça ) is a small French commune with 156 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the Aquitaine region .
location
Besse is located in the Périgord noir landscape on the eastern edge of the Aquitaine region, seven kilometers north of Villefranche-du-Périgord .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 191 | 207 | 183 | 171 | 163 | 152 | 156 |
history
Little is known about the history of the small town. Allegedly a Germanic tribe of the Migration Period (the Besses ) founded the place, which is said to have been sacked by the Saracens in 732 and by the Normans in 880 . In the vicinity of a former castle, today's Château de Besse , the place should have developed gradually. Slag finds in the area indicate early metalworking.
Attractions
Saint Martin Church
Others
- Château de Besse (16th and 18th centuries)
- Dolmen and megalithic cromlech consisting of 13 stones (12 ring stones, 1 central stone)
literature
- Thorsten Droste : Périgord. Dordogne and Quercy - The landscapes in the heart of south-west France . DuMont, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7701-4003-6 , p. 185.
Web links
Commons : Besse - collection of images, videos and audio files
