Calès (Dordogne)

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Calès
Calès (France)
Calès
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Lalinde
Community association Communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 51 ′  N , 0 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′  N , 0 ° 49 ′  E
height 36-163 m
surface 8.02 km 2
Residents 386 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 48 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24150
INSEE code 24073
Website www.mairie-cales.com

View of Calès

Calès is a French municipality with 386 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Lalinde (until 2015: canton Le Buisson-de-Cadouin ).

The name is in the Occitan language Calés and goes back to the root word "kal", which means "stone" or "rock", probably in connection with the Latin suffix "ensem". It points to the limestone cliffs that rise steeply over the Dordogne valley .

The inhabitants are called Calésiens and Calésiennes .

geography

Calès is located about 25 km east of Bergerac in the historic province of Périgord .

Calès is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:

Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang Trémolat
Neighboring communities
Badefols-sur-Dordogne Molières Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

Calès is located on the left bank and therefore in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river. The Bélingou crosses the territory of the commune and flows into the Dordogne in Calès.

history

In 1124 the parish of Calès was first mentioned in the scriptures. An aqueduct and remnants of a Gallo-Roman settlement attest to a much earlier settlement in the geographically preferred location in a loop of the Dordogne.

When Gabarren once sailed on the Dordogne, Calès owned two harbors, the points of which are still visible today. They were used to load the boats with wood and unload the cargo, which usually consisted of Bordeaux wines .

Toponymy

Toponyms and mentions of Calès were:

  • Parochia Calensis (1124, copy book of Cadouin Abbey ),
  • Caleysh (1253, Badefols census ),
  • Caleys (1281, copy book of Cadouin Abbey),
  • Callezium (1365, Collection de l'abbé de Lespine ),
  • Cales (1750, map by Cassini ),
  • Calés (1793, Notice Communale ),
  • Calès (1801, Bulletin des Lois ).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of 720 in the mid-19th century. Subsequently, with brief recovery periods, the size of the community decreased to around 290 residents by the 1990s, before a period of moderate growth began that is today still persists.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 390 380 343 312 289 304 350 374 386
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Médard

Parish Church of Saint-Médard

The church, consecrated to Medardus of Noyon , was built in the 12th century. It has undergone numerous alterations and restorations over the centuries. The former wooden bell tower was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in stone in 1834. On the north wall of the nave a is chapel added. The southern facade is accentuated by narrow buttresses . Inside the church there is a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary from the 15th century.

Pond of the old Traly mill

There are numerous legends about the pond, which is fed all year round by no fewer than seven springs with an equal temperature of 12 ° C.

Large mermaid

Nature reserve

In order to limit the agricultural areas to the current level, to protect the cliffs and the forest on the bend of the Dordogne and to avoid further expansion of urban development, an area of ​​475 hectares and 449 hectares respectively were protected posed.

At the weir between the municipalities of Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang and Calès, a zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique type 1 has been designated. The focus is on the protection of flora and fauna , especially the great mermaid ( Najas marina ).

Economy and Infrastructure

Walnuts

Calès is located in the AOC zones of the Noix du Périgord , the walnuts of the Périgord, and the nut oil of the Périgord.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 38

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 16 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

Weir at Calès

sport and freetime

The water of the Dordogne is dammed by a weir between the municipalities of Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang and Calès, electricity is generated in the process. A fish ladder has been set up since 1987 . The pent-up water area attracts anglers, sailors, rowers and canoeists . The banks are paved and invite you to take a walk.

traffic

Railway bridge at Calès

Calès is connected to the Bergerac – Sarlat-la-Canéda transport axis by Route départementale 29, which crosses the southern part of the municipality. The route départementale 29E2 branches off from the D29 and serves the northern districts of Calès. The routes départementales 28 and 31 create a connection from there to the south-east to the neighboring municipality of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin or to the east to Trémolat, here over a bridge over the Dordogne.

Line 26 of the TER Aquitaine , a regional train of the national SNCF , serves the route from Bordeaux to Sarlat-la-Canéda. It crosses the territory of the commune without stopping at Calès. The next stops are in the neighboring communities of Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang and Trémolat.

Web links

Commons : Calès  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Calès ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Calès ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b c Mairie de Calès ( fr ) Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 51, 1873. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  7. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ a b Notice Communale Calès ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Calès (24073) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Calès (24073) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  11. ^ Eglise Saint-Medard ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  12. ↑ Cingle de Trémolat ( fr , PDF) Direction régionale de l'environnement, de l'aménagement et du logement (DREAL). Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ ZNIEFF 720008216 - BARRAGE DE MAUZAC, ILOTS ET RAPIDES DE LA GRATUSE ( fr ) Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN). Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Calès (24073) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  16. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang ( fr ) Tourist Office Pays de Bergerac. Retrieved October 10, 2018.