Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Emilionnais

Communauté de communes du Pays du Grand Saint-Emilionnais
Region (s)	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department (s)	Gironde
Establishment date	December 14, 2012
legal form	Communauté de communes
Communities	22nd
president	Bernard Lauret
SIREN number	200 035 533
surface	235.47 km²
Residents	14,860 (2015)
Population density	63 inhabitants / km²
Website	http://grand-saint-emilionnais.fr/
Location of the association of municipalities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

The Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Émilionnais is a French association of municipalities with the legal form of a Communauté de communes in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It is named after the small town of Saint-Émilion and was founded on December 14, 2012 and comprises 22 parishes. The administrative seat is in Vignonet .

Historical development

The community association was created from the merger of the predecessor organizations Communauté de communes de la Juridiction de Saint-Émilion and Communauté de communes du Lussacais as well as six municipalities in the canton of Castillon-la-Bataille .

Member municipalities

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Belvès-de-Castillon	333	6.61	50	33045	33350
Francs	189	6.59	29	33173	33570
Gardegan-et-Tourtirac	281	9.58	29	33181	33350
Les Artigues-de-Lussac	1.108	10.16	109	33014	33570
Lussac	1,261	23.43	54	33261	33570
Montagne	1,524	26.66	57	33290	33570
Néac	386	6.88	56	33302	33500
Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps	723	14.32	50	33320	33570
Puisseguin	856	17.25	50	33342	33570
Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes	442	7.69	57	33384	33330
Saint-Cibard	183	3.54	52	33386	33570
Saint-Emilion	1,874	27.02	69	33394	33330
Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse	231	7.09	33	33396	33330
Saint-Genès-de-Castillon	393	6.80	58	33406	33350
Saint-Hippolyte	134	4.45	30th	33420	33330
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes	260	3.86	67	33426	33330
Saint-Pey-d'Armens	196	4.20	47	33459	33330
Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille	374	5.87	64	33461	33350
Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens	1,348	18.17	74	33480	33330
Sainte-Terre	1,883	13.93	135	33485	33350
Tayac	133	7.22	18th	33526	33570
Vignonet	498	4.15	120	33546	33330
Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Emilionnais	14,860	235.47	63	-	-

geography

Vineyards near Saint-Emilion

location

The association of municipalities is located about 30 to 40 kilometers east of Bordeaux in the northeast of the Gironde department. The most important river is the Dordogne , which forms its border in the west and south.

landscape

The landscape profile is slightly wavy. Large parts of the area are occupied by vineyards; cereals are only grown on a small part. The lowest point at just one meter above sea level. d. M. is located in the municipality of Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens on the Dordogne; the highest point at 337 meters above sea level. d. M. is located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Laurent-des-Combes. Most of the villages are at altitudes between 20 and 80 meters above sea level. d. M.

climate

The climate is largely influenced by the Atlantic . In summer, the maximum daily temperatures rise to 30 to 35 ° C. In winter it is cooler, with daytime temperatures below 10 ° C being rare. Most of the precipitation falls in the winter months.

Montagne - Église Saint-Martin

Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens - Menhir de Peyrefitte

history

The menhir de Peyrefitte on the territory of the commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens is the most important evidence from the time of the megalithic cultures (approx. 4th millennium BC). The municipal area of Lussac were Gallo-Roman discoveries made. In the Middle Ages, the pilgrimage site of Saint-Émilion played an important role in the region. The three Romanesque churches of today's Montagne parish also bear witness to the importance of the region at this time.

economy

Château de Lussac

The whole area of ​​the association of municipalities is determined by viticulture, with the appellation Saint-Émilion (AOC) occupying the largest area. But smaller growing areas may also use the name Saint-Émilion as part of the name (e.g. Lussac-Saint-Émilion , Montagne-Saint-Émilion or Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion ).

Attractions

The landscape particularly impressed by the seemingly endless wine fields around Saint-Emilion to an entry in the list of UNESCO - World Heritage have helped. The main cultural attraction of the region is the city of Saint-Emilion with its rock church and many other monuments historiques . The three Romanesque churches in the Montagne community are also worth seeing. The Château de Lussac deserves a special mention among the numerous wine chateaus .

Individual evidence

1. ^ The association of municipalities on www.insee.fr, the INSEE website .
2. ↑ CC du Grand Saint Émilonnais (SIREN: 200 035 533) in the Base nationale sur l'intercommunalité (BANATIC) of the French Ministry of the Interior (French), accessed on December 12, 2015.
3. ↑ Menhir de Peyrefitte, Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
4. ↑ Entry in the UNESCO World Heritage List (English, French)