Bournel

Bournel
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton	Le Haut Agenais Périgord
Community association	Communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Coordinates	44 ° 37 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 37 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E
height	72-161 m
surface	14.70 km 2
Residents	246 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	47210
INSEE code	47037
	; Bournel Town Hall ( Mairie )

Bournel is a French commune of 246 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the canton of Le Haut Agenais Périgord (until 2015: canton of Villeréal ).

The inhabitants are called Bournelois and Bourneloises .

geography

Bournel is located about 25 km north of Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the historic province of Agenais on the northern edge of the department.

Bournel is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

	Doudrac	Mazières-Naresse
Ferrensac		Villeréal
	Montaut

Bournel is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Dropt , one of its tributaries, forms the natural border with the northern neighboring communities of Doudrac and Mazières-Naresse. Its tributaries, the Ruisseau du Pintre and the Ruisseau de Côte Rouge, arise on the territory of the municipality and flow there into the Dropt.

history

In the valley of the Ruisseau du Pintre, dolmens can be seen, which are evidence of early settlement of the area. The Romans covered the country with military camps . So they set up one in what is now the municipality. The village developed along a Roman road . In 1984 the remains of a rich villa were also found.

During the Middle Ages , the village was protected by a moth with a tower and a wide moat. In the 13th century the village was at the heart of the clashes in the Hundred Years War between the English and French feudal lords . Bournel was in English hands at this time as part of the Montaut Seigneurie . Legend has it that the fallen were buried in the castle after a battle between English troops and the Seigneur von Biron. During excavations in 1866, among other things, a flat stone was discovered, under which black ash was found.

In 1259, the Bastide of Castillonnès received part of the parish of Bournel. Nevertheless, the Seigneur von Bournel used his fiefdom, whose privileges he no longer legally had. The Seneschal of Castillonnès condemned him. to hand over the parish. Since the latter refused, there was a dispute in which the troops of the Seigneur von Bournel were defeated. On October 10, 1283, the French king called the two opponents together to reach an arbitration, which ultimately resulted in a division of the parish based on the natural boundary of the course of the Ruisseau du Pintre. At the end of the 15th century the manor of Montaut passed into the hands of the Gontaud-Biron family.

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to a peak of around 750 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to 220 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1970s, before reaching a level of around 240 inhabitants could stabilize.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	279	284	220	237	228	250	229	264	246

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Culture and sights

Parish church of Sainte-Madeleine from the 11th or 12th century, inscribed as a monument historique .

Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine
Entrance portal

Economy and Infrastructure

Trade and services are the main economic drivers of the community.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 33

traffic

Bournel can be reached via Routes départementales 2, 218 and 257.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Lot-et-Garonne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Ma commune: Bournel ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Bournel ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Notice Communale Bournel ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bournel (47037) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 2, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bournel (47037) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[1] Lot-et-Garonne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[2] Ma commune: Bournel ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[3] Bournel ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[4] Notice Communale Bournel ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[5] Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bournel (47037) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[6] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bournel (47037) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 2, 2019.