Croignon
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
| Canton | Créon | |
| Community association | Coteaux Bordelais | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 26-103 m | |
| surface | 4.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 642 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 139 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33750 | |
| INSEE code | 33141 | |
| Website | http://www.croignon.fr/ | |
Croignon is a commune with 642 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is located in the catchment area of the city of Bordeaux and belongs to the canton of Créon in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux .
geography
Croignon is located in southwest France in the Entre deux mers area between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers , 21 kilometers east of Bordeaux, the capital of the Aquitaine region, and 5.2 kilometers north of the canton capital Créon , at an average altitude of 65 meters above sea level . The village is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Baron , Cursan and Camarsac . The municipality is hilly and has an area of 4.62 square kilometers. It is not only characterized by agriculture and viticulture , but also has wooded areas and valley meadows. The Gestas flows through the community. It is a tributary of the Dordogne and classified as an important protected area in the Natura 2000 network .
Croignon is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2016 |
| Residents | 217 | 226 | 235 | 288 | 349 | 382 | 499 | 618 |
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Attractions
The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Vincent was built in the 12th century. The nave was enlarged in the 16th century . The porch, church tower and sacristy were built in 1857. The building was entered in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques in 1945 . A cemetery cross from the 16th century in the cemetery by the church is also entered in the list of monuments. A bell of the church was cast from bronze in 1636 . It was classified as a Monument historique in 1942. The rectory dates from the 16th century.
The manor Château Lartigue-Cèdres was built in the mid-19th century in the classicism style. The stables date from the 18th century. The mansion is privately owned and used as a winery . The winery produces red and rosé wines with Denomination of Origin Bordeaux , as well as Clairet , Sauvignon and Crémant Rosé .
In the hamlet of Le Grand Moulin , a private association is restoring an 11th century watermill .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 652.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Croignon. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved October 24, 2011 (French).
- ^ Analysis du Paysage. (PDF; 10.6 MB) Characteristic Paysagères. (No longer available online.) L'Atelier du Sablier, May 2009, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved October 24, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Fiche cours d'eau. Le Gestas (P9010500). In: Service d'Administration Nationale des Données et des Référentiels sur l'Eau (Sandre). Office international de l'eau (OIEau), accessed October 24, 2011 (French).
- ^ Reseau Hydrographique du Gestas. In: Le réseau Natura 2000. Ministère de l'écologie et du développement durable, accessed on October 24, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 33141 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 33141 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château Lartigue-Cèdres. In: chateaulartigue-cedres.fr. Château Lartigue-Cèdres, accessed on October 24, 2011 (French).
- ^ Sylvain Piotrowski: association du Grand Moulin. Qui sommes nous? Retrieved October 24, 2011 (French).
