Biron (Dordogne)
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Biron Biront |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Lalinde | |
| Community association | Bastides Dordogne-Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 128-240 m | |
| surface | 12.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 162 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24540 | |
| INSEE code | 24043 | |
| Website | Biron | |
 Biron - view from the castle |
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Biron ( Occitan Biront ) is a southwestern French city and a municipality with 162 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of the main town and several hamlets (hameaux) and individual farmsteads (fermes) . The main town is classified as a Grand Site de France .
Location and climate
The municipality is located on an approx. 200 m high hilltop in the Bergeracois in the extreme south of the Périgord on the border with the Agenais a good 47 kilometers southeast of Bergerac and almost 92 kilometers northwest of Montauban . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 835 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2015 |
| Residents | 298 | 568 | 312 | 129 | 140 | 191 |
The continuous decline in population since the second half of the 20th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture as well as the mechanization of agriculture and the closure of small farms. The renewed increase in population at the beginning of the 21st century is due to the great tourist importance of the place.
economy
The region has always been oriented towards agriculture; Until well into the 20th century, the residents lived mainly as self-sufficient . Viticulture again plays an important role in the economic life of the municipality, in which many vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .
history
The castle hill was probably fortified before the 12th century; the place name first mentioned in 1115 was Birontium . In the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) the region was fought over between the English and the French. In the second half of the 16th century, the Barons von Biron joined Protestantism ; then the place and its surroundings were involved in the decades of Huguenot Wars (1562–1598).
Attractions
Château de Biron
The Château de Biron towering over the town has been recognized as a monument historique since 1928 .
Others
- The Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg was created in the 12th / 13th. Century. The facade with its bell gable (clocher mur) was redesigned in the 16th century. The building has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1961 .
- The conversion of the partially destroyed war memorial from 1922 into a monument vivant was made by the German sculptor Jochen Gerz (1996).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biron / Bergerac - climate diagrams
- ↑ Biron - Château in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Biron - Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)