Coly-Saint-Amand

Coly-Saint-Amand
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée de l'Homme
Community association	Communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Coordinates	45 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  E
height	105-284 m
surface	34.41 km 2
Residents	592 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24290, 24120 (Coly)
INSEE code	24364
Former monastery church in Saint-Amand-de-Coly

Coly-Saint-Amand is a French municipality with 592 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda and the canton of Vallée de l'Homme .

It was created with effect from January 1, 2019 as Commune nouvelle by amalgamating the previously independent municipalities of Coly and Saint-Amand-de-Coly , which from now on have the status of Communes déléguées . The administrative headquarters are in Saint-Amand-de-Coly.

structure

Commune déléguée	former INSEE code	former community association	Postcode	Area (km²)	Population (2017)
Saint-Amand-de-Coly (administrative headquarters)	24364	Vallée de l'Homme	24290	26.40	380
Coly	24127	Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort	24210	8.01	212

geography

Coly-Saint-Amand is located about 45 kilometers east-southeast of Périgueux and about 20 km north of Sarlat-la-Canéda in the Périgord Noir area of the historic province of Périgord .

Coly-Saint-Amand is surrounded by fourteen neighboring municipalities:

Condat-sur-Vézère		Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Aubas		La Cassagne
La Chapelle-Aubareil	Saint-Geniès	Archignac

Coly-Saint-Amand is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

Tributaries of the Vézère cross the territory of the commune,

• the Coly with its tributary,
  • the Chironde , and
• the Doiran, which rises in Saint-Amand-de-Coly.

Attractions

Surname	place	Remarks	image
Abbey of Saint-Amand-de-Coly	Saint-Amand-de-Coly	12th century when historique monument classified
La Grande Filolie Castle	Saint-Amand-de-Coly	14th century, inscribed as Monument historique
Former poor hospital	Saint-Amand-de-Coly	14th Century
Parish Church of Saint-Raphaël	Coly	12th Century
Castle ruins	Coly	12th Century
Mansion high regent	Coly	13th century, extended as a mansion in the 18th century
Bouch mansion	Coly	16th Century

Economy and Infrastructure

Rocamadour

Coly-Saint-Amand is in the AOC zones for Périgord walnuts, Périgord nut oil and Rocamadour cheese .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 85

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 42 students in the 2018/2019 school year.

sport and freetime

• The GR 461, a long-distance hiking trail from Montignac to Terrasson-Lavilledieu , also runs through the center of the municipality.

• The Boucle sur le Causse de Coly circular route is 10.8 km long with a difference in altitude of 122 m. It leads from the center of Coly through the area of ​​the municipality past, among other things, the Castle of Coly.

• The De Coly à la chapelle Mouret circular route is 6.3 km in length with an altitude difference of 154 m. It leads from the center of Coly to the Notre-Dame chapel in Mouret, a hamlet in the neighboring municipality of Terrasson-Lavilledieu, and back.

• The Boucle de font de bouch circular route is 5.8 km long with an altitude difference of 90 m. It leads from the center of Coly through the territory of the municipality and partly the neighboring municipality of Terrasson-Lavilledieu, past Coly Castle and the Hautegente manor.

• The Dans les pas des Hommes de Lascaux Etape1 hiking trail : Terrasson-St Amand de Coly is 13.4 km long with a difference in altitude of 186 m. It leads from the center of the neighboring municipality Terrasson-Lavilledieu through the area of ​​the municipalities to the center of Coly-Saint-Amand.

• The Itinéraire de St Amand de Coly-Plus Beaux Villages de France circular route is 2.0 km long with a difference in altitude of 73 m. It goes around the center of Saint-Amand-de-Coly, which is classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( Most Beautiful Villages in France ).

• The Circuit vélo des Villages médiévaux de la Vallée de la Vézère cycle route is 36.0 km long with a difference in altitude of 200 m. It leads from Montignac through areas of the communes of the Vézère valley also to the center of Saint-Amand-de-Coly vorbai.

traffic

• The Route départementale 62 crosses the area from northwest to southeast and connects them to the northwest with the neighboring municipality of Condat-sur-Vézère and in the east with the neighboring village of La Cassagne.
• Route départementale 64 branches off from it in the municipality in a southerly direction and leads to the neighboring municipality of Saint-Geniès.
• Route départementale 64, the former Route nationale 704 , crosses the municipality from northwest to south and connects Coly-Saint-Amand with Montignac in the west and with Sarlat-la-Canéda via Saint-Geniès in the south.

Web links

Commons : Coly-Saint-Amand  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information on Périgord walnuts and Périgord nut oil (French)
• Information about the Rocamadour cheese (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N ° 24-2018-033 ( fr , PDF) Dordogne department. Pp. 37-41. September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
2. ↑ Ma commune: Coly ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
3. ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Amand-de-Coly ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
4. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved January 6, 2019.
5. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Coly (24127) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 6, 2019.
6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Amand-de-Coly (24364) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 6, 2019.
7. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
8. ↑ GR36 - Randonnée de Montignac à Terrasson-Lavilledieu (Dordogne) ( fr ) gr-infos.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
9. ↑ Boucle sur le Causse de Coly ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière (IGN). January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
10. ↑ De Coly à la chapelle Mouret ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière (IGN). November 17, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
11. ↑ Boucle de font de bouch ( fr ) Institut géographique national (IGN). April 18, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
12. ↑ Dans les pas des Hommes de Lascaux Etape1: Terrasson-St Amand de Coly ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière (IGN). April 18, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
13. ↑ Itinéraire de St Amand de Coly-Plus Beaux Villages de France ( fr ) Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN). April 18, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
14. ^ Circuit vélo des Villages médiévaux de la Vallée de la Vézère ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière (IGN). August 1, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.