Cuzance

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Cuzance
Cusença
Coat of arms of Cuzance
Cuzance (France)
Cuzance
region Occitania
Department Lot
Arrondissement Gourdon
Canton Martel
Community association Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Coordinates 44 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 32 ′  E
height 195-326 m
surface 29.74 km 2
Residents 607 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 46600
INSEE code 46086
Website cuzance.fr

Cuzance is a municipality in the south of France with 607 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region . The community consists of several hamlets (including the district of Rignac ) and individual farms.

location

Cuzance is in the north of the Quercy and the Lot department. It is about eight kilometers (driving distance) in a south-easterly direction to the canton capital Martel . The medieval pilgrimage town of Rocamadour is just under 30 kilometers south; the remarkable abbey church of Souillac is only about 13 kilometers southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 415 417 377 392 375 372 418

In the 19th century, Cuzance had more than 1,200 inhabitants at times; At the beginning of the 20th century there were still around 900. The mechanization of agriculture and the resulting loss of jobs in the past resulted in a continuous population decline until the low point in the 1990s.

economy

Cuzance was and still is largely agricultural, with cattle breeding (cattle, pigs, poultry) also playing an important role. In autumn, truffles , nuts, chestnuts and fruit (apples, figs, etc.) also traditionally play an important role in providing people with food. Since the 1960s, tourism has also contributed to the town's income in the form of renting holiday homes and apartments ( gîtes ).

history

The district of Rignac was formerly part of a priory of the Abbey of Souillac.

Attractions

  • The Romanesque church of Saint-Victor in the Rignac district with its octagonal crossing tower dates from the 12th century and was a priory church . The south side of the nave and the crossing area were expanded in the 15th or 16th century by adding chapels. In the 17th or 18th century, the west side of the church was given an unadorned transverse bell tower . The nave , closed with a wooden flat ceiling, contains several Romanesque capitals - including one depicting two fish-tailed sirens . The crossing is covered by a simply designed dome, the center of which is formed by an oculus in the shape of a quatrefoil . Choir bay and apse are barrel or rib vaulted . The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1959 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église de Rignac, Cuzance in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)