Coutures (Dordogne)

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Coutures
Coturas
Coat of arms of coutures
Coutures (France)
Coutures
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Ribérac
Community association Pays Ribéracois
Coordinates 45 ° 20 ′  N , 0 ° 24 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 ′  N , 0 ° 24 ′  E
height 99-213 m
surface 8.53 km 2
Residents 185 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 22 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24320
INSEE code 24141
Website Coutures

Coutures - Église Saint-Saturnin

Coutures ( Occitan Coturas ) is a place and a French community with 185 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of the main town as well as some hamlets (hameaux) and individual farms (fermes) .

Location and climate

The place Coutures is located in the cultural landscape of the Périgord at an altitude of about 125  m . The city of Périgueux is about 40 km (driving distance) southeast; the small town of Ribérac is a good 11 km southwest. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 885 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2015
Residents 463 544 402 246 175 189

The continuous decline in population in the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms.

economy

Residents of the community lived for centuries as self by the Agriculture and Forestry (cereals, charcoal); Fruit and vegetables were grown in the hotel's own gardens or offered at the market. Small traders and craftsmen have settled in the village.

history

Gallo-Roman finds were made in the municipality . The first mentions of the place name Cousturas or Coturas come from the 13th century. From 1481 until the French Revolution , the parish belonged to the castellany of Bourdeilles .

Attractions

  • The Église Saint-Saturnin originally dates from the 12th century. Probably in the context of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) the almost windowless nave was increased in order to obtain an escape and defense chamber and additionally secured by a defensive tower and bell tower . While the Romanesque apse shows a blind arcade structure , the nave and the west tower are largely unadorned. The church building has been classified as a monument historique since 1947 .
  • Immediately next to the church was a castle (château) that was destroyed at the latest during the French Revolution .
Surroundings
  • At the hamlet of La Longue there is a pigeon house (pigeonnier) built on a circular floor plan with an arcade-supported substructure that is open on all sides.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Coutures - Map with height information
  2. ↑ Coutures / Ribérac - climate tables
  3. ↑ Coutures - Église Saint-Saturnin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)