Cunèges

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Cunèges
Cunèges (France)
Cunèges
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 22'  E
height 36-128 m
surface 5.98 km 2
Residents 290 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 48 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24240
INSEE code 24148

Parish Church of Saint Barthélemy

Cunèges is a French municipality with 290 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Sud-Bergeracois (until 2015: Canton Sigoulès ).

The name in the Occitan language is Cunèja . It could be derived from the Latin cuneus ( German  wedge ) or from a villa in Gallo-Roman times that belonged to a "Quinidius".

The inhabitants are called Cunégeois and Cunégeoises .

geography

Cunèges is located approx. 12 km southwest in the catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) of Bergerac in the Bergeracois region of the historic province of Périgord .

Cunèges is made up of a center and five hamlets: le Meyrand, la Font du Béarnais, le Claud, la Salle and le Maine de Noaille. Of the 598 hectares of the municipality, 113 hectares are occupied by vineyards, 179 hectares are fields and 197 hectares are pastures and forests.

Cunèges is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Gageac-et-Rouillac Pomport
Monestier Neighboring communities
Thénac Sigoulès

Cunèges is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

The Gardonnette, one of its tributaries, flows along the border with the northern and northeastern neighboring communities of Gageac-et-Rouillac and Pomport. A tributary of the Gardonnette, the Ruisseau du Vacher, here also called Ruisseau le Brajaud, flows along the border with the neighboring municipalities of Gageac-et-Rouillac, Monestier and Thénac and flows into the Gardonnette at the extreme northwestern tip of the municipality.

history

In the Ancien Régime , Cunèges was an important parish. Therefore, it became the capital of a canton under the Constituent Assembly , the National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution . Only in 1817 was the capital of the canton moved to Sigoulès.

Toponymy

Toponyms and mentions of Cunèges were:

  • Cunea (13th century),
  • Quinogium (1365, Castellany of Puyguilhem ),
  • Cuneria (1554, shield of the dioceses of Périgueux and Sarlat ),
  • Cuneges (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini or Notice Communale ),
  • Cunéges (1801 and 1873, Bulletin des Lois and Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 505 in the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 195 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1970s, before a moderate growth phase until after the turn of the millennium began, which has stagnated to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 249 214 194 206 201 255 308 304 290
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint Barthélemy

It goes back to the 13th century. The church , consecrated to the Apostle Bartholomew , has a wide vault and a massive entrance portal . Its bell was cast in 1771 by a certain Soyer. The previous bell had cracked and Soyer used the bronze from the old one to cast the new bell. Legend has it that even the parishioners contributed silver coins and jewelry. The bell weighs approx. 350 kg.

The interior of the church contains a statue of the Schmwerzensmother . The 115 cm tall work is polychrome painted and made of wood and dates from the 17th century. Mary is shown standing with a sword in her chest. The statue has been classified as a monument historique as a movable object since May 18, 1961 .

Economy and Infrastructure

Bergerac rosé

Cunèges is located in the AOC des Bergerac zones with the Bergerac and Côtes de Bergerac appellations .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 34
Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime
  • The Boucle de Cunèges circular route is 11 km long with a difference in altitude of 81 m. It leads from the center through the area of ​​the municipality.

traffic

The Route départementale 15 crosses Cunèges and connects the town to the north at Gardonne with the axis Bordeaux -Bergerac and south with Sigoulès. The D16 crosses Cunèges from west to east and connects the municipality with the neighboring municipalities of Monestier and Pomport.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c Cunèges ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ Aire urbaine de Bergerac (109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b c Mairie de Cunèges ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ma commune: Cunèges ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ a b c Notice Communale Cunèges ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 96, 1873. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  9. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Cunèges (24148) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ statue (petite nature): Vierge de douleur ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . October 7, 1993. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Cunèges (24148) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ GR6 - Randonnée de Ste Foy-la-Grande (Gironde) à Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (Dordogne) ( fr ) gr-infos.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ La voie de Vézelay ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ Boucle de Cunèges ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière (IGN). April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.