Fonroque
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Sud-Bergeracois | |
| Community association | Communes de Portes Sud Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 42 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 55-163 m | |
| surface | 9.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 326 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24500 | |
| INSEE code | 24186 | |
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Fonroque is a French municipality with 326 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 Eymet ).
The name in the Occitan language is Font Ròca ( German rock spring ) and goes back to the Latin "fons" ( German spring ) and "roca" ( German rock ).
The inhabitants are called Fonroquois and Fonroquoises .
geography
Fonroque is located about 20 km south-south-west of Bergerac in the Bergeracois region of the historic province of Périgord on the south-western edge of the department.
Fonroque is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Razac-d'Eymet | |
| Eymet | Serres-et-Montguyard |
Fonroque lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .
The Ruisseau du Réveillou, a tributary of the Dropt , marks the border with the neighboring municipalities of Razac-d'Eymet and Serres-et-Montguyard. Its tributaries, the Ruisseau du Touron and the Rieu du Lac, have their source in Fonroque.
history
The English King Edward I founded Fonroque in 1284 on a rock above the Dropt valley as a bastide , which was subsequently not completed. In the years after its founding, the parish flourished and in 1365 41 families were already living in Fonroque. In 1764 it was under the jurisdiction of Sarlat and the Sénéchaussée of Bergerac. Before the French Revolution Fonroque belonged to the lordship of Puyguilhem who served in April 1790 establishing the canton of Eymet.
Toponymy
Toponyms and mentions of Fonroque were:
- Parochia de Fonte Roqua ( Collection de l'abbé de Lespine ),
- Fonroque (1750, map by Cassini ),
- Fouroque (1793, Notice Communale ),
- Fonroque (1801, Bulletin des Lois ),
- Font-Roque (1873, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne).
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of 525 in the mid-19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 210 inhabitants with brief recovery periods up to the 1990s, before a robust growth phase began that continues to this day persists.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 260 | 248 | 241 | 223 | 212 | 240 | 248 | 267 | 326 |
Attractions
Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The original church was built by the English in the 14th century in Romanesque style. It was partially destroyed during the Huguenot Wars in the 16th century. The Gothic entrance portal from the 15th century has been preserved to this day. In 1887 the church dedicated to John the Baptist underwent a complete redesign. Its bell gable is interrupted by three wall openings that hold the bells. A balcony was used for defensive purposes. The nave dominates a polygonal apse .
Bell gable
Bell gable - detail
Entrance portal
Main nave with a view of the choir
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Baptismal font
Stained glass window with Joseph and baby Jesus
Stained glass window with Saint Catherine
Stained glass window with St. Stephen
Stained glass window with Mary and baby Jesus
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Manoir de Plaisance
The manor house , a small country castle of the Lambert family, is located in the southwest of the municipality . It was built in the 17th century on a hill above the valleys of the Touron and Réveillou rivers. The property appears imposing with the four square towers. His style is influenced by the classicist baroque . The property has a square dovecote that was built on a barn. The mansion is privately owned and is not open to the public.
Economy and Infrastructure
Viticulture is the municipality's most important economic factor. Other agricultural activities include cattle and sheep breeding and the cultivation of grain.
Fonroque is located in the AOC des Bergerac zones with the Bergerac and Côtes de Bergerac appellations .
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education
The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 11 students in the 2018/2019 school year.
traffic
The Route départementale 933, the former Route nationale 133 , crosses Fonroque from north to south and connects the town to the north of Bergerac and in the south with Eymet , the capital of Canton, and subsequently with communities of neighboring departments.
Fonroque is connected to other communes in the department by a line on the Transpérigord bus network from Bergerac to Eymet.
Personalities
- Georges Faugère, born on December 27, 1869 in Fonroque, died on August 20, 1936 in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) , was a doctor and a French politician.
Web links
- Fonroque on the Pays de Bergerac Tourisme website (French)
- Fonroque on the association's website (French)
- Fonroque on the website of the former municipal association (French)
- Information about Bergerac wines
- "Transpérigord" public buses in the department (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ a b Fonroque ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Ma commune: Fonroque ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 129, 1873. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Fonroque ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Fonroque (24186) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Fonroque (24186) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Manoir de Plaisance ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Mairie de Fonroque ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Fonroque (24186) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ↑ Georges Faugère (1869-1936) ( fr ) Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved November 4, 2018.