Daglan

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Daglan
Daglan coat of arms
Daglan (France)
Daglan
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Vallée Dordogne
Community association Domme Villefranche-du-Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E
height 83-282 m
surface 19.96 km 2
Residents 538 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24250
INSEE code 24150
Website http://www.daglan.fr/

Le Peyruzel hamlet with castle

Daglan ( Occitan : identical) is a place and a municipality ( commune ) in southwestern France with 538 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the old cultural landscape of the Périgord in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .

location

The place Daglan lies on the river Céou in the Périgord Noir at an altitude of approx. 100  m above sea level. d. M. and about 22 kilometers (driving distance) south of Sarlat-la-Canéda . Several hamlets and farmhouses also belong to the municipality, including the hamlet of Le Peyruzel .

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 611 627 608 477 535 540 558

In the 19th century the population of the community was always around 1500. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous population decline, which reached its lowest point in the 1990s.

economy

Up to the present day agriculture plays the largest role in the economic life of the municipality; In the 17th and 18th centuries there were numerous mills on the Céou River. The viticulture practiced here on a large scale (see municipal coat of arms) was temporarily completely given up after the phylloxera crisis ; it was not revived until the middle of the 20th century. Tobacco and corn are also on the decline - instead, forests, fields and pastures, but also walnut , chestnut and fruit trees dominate the region. Also, foie gras and truffles are among the best regional cuisine. Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

In the High Middle Ages, the place and castle of Daglan belonged to the Domme family. Within the in the year 1317 by the residing in Avignon Pope John XXII. Daglan assumed a leading position in the newly created diocese of Sarlat . After the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) the place was almost deserted and - like Sarlat - did not experience a new heyday until the 16th century.

Attractions

Courtyard of a house
Group of cabanes
  • The place with its partly medieval-looking alleys and many stone houses offers attractive aspects.
  • The nave and apse of the three-aisled parish church of Saint-Martin still have late medieval features. The crossing tower and the west facade with their window group designed according to a triumphal arch scheme were completely renewed in the 19th century.
  • The village is home to the Maison de la Pierre Sèche - a museum that is primarily dedicated to the stone huts made of dry masonry (known as cabanes , capitelles or bories , depending on the region ) , which are even more common in southern France .
Surroundings
  • The pilgrimage chapel Notre-Dame de Bedeau , built on the background of an apparition of Mary in the 13th century and remodeled in the 17th century, is located about three kilometers southwest of the town near the border with the neighboring parish of Saint-Pompont ( 44 ° 43 ′ 46 ″  N , 1 ° 10 ′ 23 ″  O ).
  • The towering Château du Peyrouzel is located about four kilometers north of Daglan ( 44 ° 45 ′ 36 ″  N , 1 ° 11 ′ 49 ″  E ) and its substance probably dates back to the 13th century; it now serves as a hotel. The multi-storey building is more reminiscent of a fortified tower ( donjon ) than a castle and was classified as a monument historique as early as 1948 .
  • You can walk to several field stone huts ( cabanes ), most of which are located on the edge of former vineyards. They mostly date from the 19th century and were used as a shelter and sleeping place to guard the grapes shortly before the harvest. Some have been recognized as Monuments historiques since 1991 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château du Peyruzel, Daglan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Cabane du Mazut, Daglan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Cabane en pierre sèche de la Combe du Rat, Daglan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)