Douzains

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Douzains
Douzains (France)
Douzains
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton Le Val du Dropt
Community association Communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 32'  E
height 65-151 m
surface 12.66 km 2
Residents 269 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47330
INSEE code 47084

Douzains is a French municipality with 269 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the canton of Le Val du Dropt (until 2015: canton of Castillonnès ).

The name of the community goes back to the Occitan douz ( German  source ).

The inhabitants are called Douzainois and Douzainois .

geography

Douzains is about 30 km northwest of Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the historic province of Agenais on the northern edge of the department.

Douzains is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

Lalandusse Cahuzac
Lauzun Neighboring communities Castillonnès
Sérignac-Péboudou Montauriol

Douzains is located in the catchment area of ​​the Garonne River . The Douyne, a tributary of the Dropt , forms the natural border with the neighboring municipality of Castillonnès to the east. Its tributaries, the Rubital and the Douanel, cross the territory of the municipality.

history

High Middle Ages burial sites have been found in the hamlet of Cinq Chemins east of the center of the parish. They contained sarcophagi decorated with red ceramics.

The parish of Saint-Pierre-es-Dozens was first mentioned in the records in 1266. The Romanesque parish church dates from the 12th century and proves that the settlement existed earlier. A priory was mentioned from 1319 to 1365 , which was under the diocese of Sarlat until the French Revolution .

In 1789, the parishes of Douzains and Saint-Grégoire were incorporated into the parish of Lalandusse and regained their autonomy under the French consulate . In 1825, Saint-Grégoire was finally incorporated into Douzains.

Population development

With the incorporation of Saint-Grégoire, the number of inhabitants rose to a peak of around 735 in the mid-19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 195 inhabitants with short recovery phases until the 1980s, before a growth phase began. which continues today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 306 272 225 193 206 244 262 270 269
Until 1821 without residents of Saint-Grégoire
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is the municipality's most important economic factor.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 24

traffic

Douzains can be reached via Routes départementales 1, 254 and 416, as well as secondary roads that branch off from Route départementale 421.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Douzains ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved on February 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Douzains ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ Notice Communale Douzains ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Douzains (47084) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Douzains (47084) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 9, 2019.