Fougueyrolles
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Fougueyrolles Faugairòlas |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Pays de Montaigne et Gurson | |
| Community association | Montaigne Montravel et Gurson | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 33-152 m | |
| surface | 11.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 479 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33220 | |
| INSEE code | 24189 | |
 Saints-Pierre-et-Paul church |
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Fougueyrolles ( Occitan : Faugairòlas ) is a southwestern French community with 479 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Fougueyrolles is about 100 meters above sea level. d. M. in the west of the Dordogne department near the border with the Gironde department . The closest larger city is Bergerac , the capital of the arrondissement, about 30 kilometers to the east .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 495 | 477 | 385 | 375 | 383 | 429 | 461 | 479 |
In the 19th century the place always had over 500 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture , the population fell to the lowest levels in the 1970s and 1980s.
economy
In earlier times, the inhabitants of the community lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture and a little cattle farming. Since medieval times, some of the wine produced in the area has been shipped to England in barrels and on rafts or barges via the Dordogne and the ports on the Gironde . The soils of the municipality are now part of the Montravel wine-growing region , but the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ) also plays an important role in the economic life of the municipality.
history
Although Fougueyrolles is first mentioned in the 14th century under the spelling Fauguerollas (1306) and Falgayrolas (1324), it is assumed - based on medieval finds - that the place was settled further back.
Attractions
The parish church of St. Peter and Paul, which stands on the outskirts of the village in the middle of the cemetery, which was laid out at the same time, is a neo-Romanesque or neo-Gothic building from the late 19th century.
Web links
- Fougueyrolles - Photos + brief information (French) ( Memento of February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )