Cuzorn

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Cuzorn
Cusòrn
Cuzorn (France)
Cuzorn
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton Le Fumélois
Community association Fumel Vallée du Lot
Coordinates 44 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 57'  E
height 76-242 m
surface 23.34 km 2
Residents 849 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47500
INSEE code 47077

Mairie Cuzorn

Cuzorn ( Occitan Cusòrn ) is a French municipality with 849 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2015 Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the Fumel Vallée du Lot municipal association, which was founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Cuzornais .

geography

The municipality of Cuzorn is located in the natural region of the Bouriane in the narrow, deeply cut valley of the Lémance , a tributary of the Lot , about 33 kilometers northeast of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and 55 kilometers southeast of Bergerac . The community area of ​​23.34 km² is characterized by chestnut forests on the high plateaus as well as fields, pastures and orchards.

The villages of Lascombes, Ratier, Mélis, Lajasse Mélis, Lagarde, Laborde, Coustélou, Al Calfour, Péméja (partially), Laborderie, Capoulette, Gibert, Bret, La Forge, Pourquiès (partially), Le Vignal, Belarbre, Guiraudel belong to Cuzorn , Tesquet, La Jasse Tesquet and Vignasse as well as other hamlets and individual farms.

Neighboring municipalities of Cuzorn are Saint-Front-sur-Lémance in the north and northeast, Fumel in the east and southeast, Monsempron-Libos in the south, Salles in the southwest, Gavaudun in the west and Blanquefort-sur-Briolance in the northwest.

history

The Château Cuzorn was built in the 13th century on the limestone cliffs above the Lémance to control the Lémance Valley. The ruins still bear witness to its former importance in the Hundred Years' War, the Wars of Religion and the French Revolution. The church of Saint-Martin also dates from the 13th century and was built high above the river valley. Iron used to be mined in the area around Cuzorn, which made forges and mills possible. The last watermill still preserved today is the Moulin de Pombié

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 823 822 786 837 901 870 834 850
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Parish church of Saint-Martin in the Gibert district with Romanesque choir, former priory of the abbeys of Saint-Geraud in Aurillac , Saint-Front and Monsempron , Monument historique
  • Remains of the Château Cuzorn, first mentioned as Cuzorn castrum in 1271, belonging to the Bailliage Tournon , Monument historique
  • Roudigou mansion from the 18th century with a square pigeon tower

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Romanesque choir of the church

  • Remains of the Château Cuzorn

Economy and Infrastructure

There are several craft and service companies in Cuzorn. In addition, 30 farms are located in Cuzorn (cereal and vegetable cultivation, orchards, dairy farming, horse breeding, a winery).

Cuzorn is on the Route nationale 710 from Siorac-en-Périgord to Fumel . Near the city of Cahors , 50 kilometers to the east, there is a connection to the A 20 autoroute from Vierzon to Toulouse . The eight-kilometer distant station of Monsempron-Libos is located on the railway line from Niversac to Agen .

Personalities

supporting documents

  1. ↑ short history on fumelvalleedulot.com (French)
  2. ↑ Cuzorn on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Cuzorn on insee.fr
  4. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (French).
  5. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (French).
  6. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Cuzorn  - Collection of Images