Carsac-de-Gurson
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Carsac-de-Gurson Carsac de Gurçon |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Pays de Montaigne et Gurson | |
| Community association | Montaigne Montravel et Gurson | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 57 ' N , 0 ° 5' E | |
| height | 27-116 m | |
| surface | 6.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 190 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24610 | |
| INSEE code | 24083 | |
 Saint-Pierre church |
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Carsac-de-Gurson ( Occitan : Carsac de Gurçon ) is a commune of 190 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Carsac-de-Gurson is about 95 meters above sea level. d. M. in the west of the Dordogne department just a few kilometers from the neighboring Gironde department . The closest larger town is Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon , ten kilometers to the south-east ; Bergerac , the main town in the arrondissement, is about 36 kilometers to the southeast.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 259 | 238 | 218 | 209 | 175 | 189 | 193 | 190 |
In the 19th century, the community usually had over 300 inhabitants. Due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the population fell to the lows of recent decades.
economy
In earlier times, the inhabitants of the community lived as a self-sufficient living from agriculture, which also included viticulture and the breeding of sheep and goats.
history
The Romanesque church bears witness to the settlement of the village, which dates back at least to the Middle Ages and was renamed from Carsac-de-Villefranche to Carsac-de-Gurson in 1961.
Attractions
- The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Pierre dates from the 12th century. The west facade is designed in the style of the landscapes of the Charente and Saintonge bordering to the northwest with a triumphal arch scheme in the portal zone, which is stepped five times but otherwise - with the exception of two animal figures above the lateral gussets and a framed diamond or star rod - largely decor-free archivolt portal dominated. Above it is a console frieze and a five-part arcade zone as well as a mighty - but adorned - bell tower . The northern outer wall of the single-nave church has tilted due to the thrust of the slightly pointed barrel vault . The church building was recognized as a monument historique as early as 1940 .
- The Château de Gurcon ( 44 ° 56 '20 " N , 0 ° 4' 53" O ) originates from the 12th century; However, it was in 1254, so in the run-up to the Hundred Years War , by the troops of the English King Henry III. destroyed. After it was rebuilt in the 14th century by the Counts of Foix -Gurcon, who provided the local landlord family ( seigneurs ) here, it housed the French kings Henry III. and Henry IV. Only in the course of the French Revolution did it finally decline. The castle ruins have been recognized as a monument historique since 1948 .
- The Lac de Gurson , about one and a half kilometers to the southwest, is a popular destination on hot summer days.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Pierre, Carsac-de-Gurson in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de Gurcon, Carsac-de-Gurson in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)