Campagne (Dordogne)

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Campagne
Campanha
Campagne (France)
Campagne
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Vallée de l'Homme
Community association Vallée de l'Homme
Coordinates 44 ° 54 '  N , 0 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 '  N , 0 ° 58'  E
height 52–245 m
surface 14.40 km 2
Residents 380 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 26 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24260
INSEE code 24076

Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste and castle

Campagne ( Occitan : Campanha ) is a place and a southwestern French community ( commune ) with 380 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the old cultural landscape of the Périgord in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Campagne lies on the east bank of the Vézère at an altitude of approx. 60 m above sea level. d. M. about 27 kilometers (driving distance) west of Sarlat-la-Canéda .

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 242 220 220 281 310 318 397

In the first half of the 19th century, the population of the place rose from initially around 570 to almost 750. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture have since led to a continuous decline in population, which has only resulted in a slight increase in the last few decades.

economy

Up to the present day agriculture plays the biggest role in the economic life of the community: The viticulture that was formerly also practiced here was, however, completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis; Tobacco and maize are also on the decline - instead, fields and pastures, but also walnuts , chestnuts and fruit trees dominate the region. Also, foie gras and truffles are among the best regional cuisine. Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

A castle is mentioned as early as the 12th century and the existence of a Romanesque church suggests a medieval settlement in its area; During the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) the old castle was destroyed and later rebuilt.

Château de Campagne

Attractions

  • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is a single-nave Romanesque building from the 12th century, of which essentially the apse, decorated with blind arcades, and the crossing area with a primitive-looking trumpet dome have been preserved. The defensive and unadorned-looking west facade is raised by a three-part bell gable ( clocher mur ) with a bell chamber behind it . The Romanesque nave is spanned by a Gothic ribbed vault. The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1949 .
  • The Château de Campagne , located in the center of the village, was owned by the bishops of Bordeaux for a long time ; however, the building was destroyed during the Hundred Years War. The current building dates from the 15th and 17th centuries and was restored and modernized in the years 1854–1882 and 2008–2014. The publicly owned castle has been classified as a Monument historique since 2001 .
  • A grotto at the Roc de Marsal rock ( 44 ° 53 ′ 41 ″  N , 0 ° 58 ′ 41 ″  E ) has been examined in more detail since the 1950s; the largely completely preserved skeleton of a child was found, which is attributed to the cultural epoch of the Neanderthals and can be seen today in the Musée National de Préhistoire in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac . The grotto has been classified as a monument historique since 1989 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Campagne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Château, Campagne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ en Gisement du grotto Roc de Marsal, Campagne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)