Cahuzac (Lot-et-Garonne)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Villeneuve-sur-Lot | |
| Canton | Le Val du Dropt | |
| Community association | Communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 58-144 m | |
| surface | 8.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 307 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47330 | |
| INSEE code | 47044 | |
| Website | mairie.cahuzac.monsite-orange.fr | |
_-_Mairie.JPG) Town Hall ( Mairie ) of Cahuzac |
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Cahuzac is a French municipality with 307 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 Val du Dropt (until 2015: canton of Castillonnès ).
The inhabitants are called Cahuzacois and Cahuzacoises .
geography
Cahuzac is located about 30 km north-northwest of Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the historic province of Agenais on the northern border with the neighboring Dordogne department .
Cahuzac is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:
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Plaisance (Dordogne) |
Saint-Quentin-du-Dropt | |
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Castillonnès |
| Douzains |
Cahuzac lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .
The Dropt , one of its tributaries, forms the natural border with the northern neighboring communities of Plaisance and Saint-Quentin-du-Dropt. One of its tributaries, the Douyne, crosses the territory of the municipality together with its tributary, the Douanel.
history
The etymology of Cahuzac goes back to antiquity , but no archaeological investigation has shown any evidence of settlement in this period. The parish of Saint-Martin de Cahuzac is first mentioned in the scriptures in 1153. It developed after the Benedictines cleared the Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure . In this 12th century there was already a manorial rule . However, it was not until the 14th century that a castle was built and the parish merged with that of Saint-Surin in 1340, now a hamlet of the municipality of Cahuzac.
In the 16th century, Cahuzac was the seat of a baronate that included twelve parishes and owned by the Estissac family. The records mention that Jean d'Estissac donated several lands to his faithful Jean de Bideran and allowed him to found a noble house. During the following century the baronate passed into the hands of the Rochefoucauld family , who retained the privileges until the French Revolution .
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 630 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 215 inhabitants during short recovery phases by the 1970s, before the growth phase that began today still persists.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 308 | 283 | 214 | 219 | 253 | 281 | 286 | 295 | 307 |
Attractions
- Parish church of Saint-Martin from the first half of the 16th century, inscribed as a Monument historique .
- Cahuzac Castle from the 14th century
Economy and Infrastructure
Crafts and agriculture are the most important economic factors in the municipality.
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traffic
Cahuzac can be reached via Route nationale 21 , which here forms the Bergerac - Agen transport axis, and via Routes départementales 1 and 288 (Dordogne: 15).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cahuzac ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved on February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Cahuzac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Notice Communale Cahuzac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Cahuzac (47044) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Cahuzac (47044) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 4, 2019.