Château-l'Évêque

Château-l'Évêque
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Trélissac
Community association	Le Grand Périgueux
Coordinates	45 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ E
height	92-233 m
surface	35.68 km 2
Residents	2,170 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24460
INSEE code	24115
Website	http://www.chateauleveque.com/
	; Town hall of Château-l'Évêque

Château-l'Évêque ( Occitan : Lo Chasteu ) is a French municipality with 2170 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Administratively it belongs to the Arrondissement of Périgueux and is part of the canton of Trélissac (until 2015: canton of Périgueux-Nord-Est ). The inhabitants are called Castélevéquois .

geography

View of Château-l'Évêque

Château-l'Évêque is located about seven kilometers north of Périgueux on the Beauronne River . Château-l'Évêque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brantôme en Périgord in the north, Agonac in the east and northeast, Champcevinel in the east and southeast, Périgueux in the south, Chancelade in the south and southwest, La Chapelle-Gonaguet in the west and southwest and Biras in the northwest .

The former route nationale 139 (today's D939) runs through the municipality

history

Here are the remains of a Roman road. The place is mentioned for the first time under the name Preyssac around 1169. By 1793 the name was changed to Preyssac Dagonat , 1803 to Preyssac d'Agonac . The community has had its current name since 1831.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
1,191	1,173	1,235	1,378	1,701	1,760	1.915	2,109
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Julien church built in the 14th century
Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste from the 12th century, monument historique since 2003
Beylie Castle from the 15th century
Castle of Château-l'Évêque (also Château Saint-Vincent ), built in the 14th century and rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, Monument historique
Daille Castle and Manor from the 17th century
Mesplier Castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 18th century
Manor houses of Chabrerie (17th century), Coularède (18th century), Rivières (15th / 18th century) and Vessat
Wash house