Génis
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Génis Janiç |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Nontron | |
| Canton | Isle-Loue-Auvézère | |
| Community association | Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 140-373 m | |
| surface | 25.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 478 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24160 | |
| INSEE code | 24196 | |
 Génis - town view |
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Génis ( Janiç in Occitan ) is a French commune with 478 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (before 2016 Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Nontron ( Périgueux until 2017 ) and the Isle-Loue-Auvézère canton, which has been in existence since 2015 ( Hautefort until 2015 ). The community consists of the town of the same name and several hamlets (hameaux) and individual farms (fermes) .
Location and climate
The place Génis is about 45 km (driving distance) northeast of Périgueux or about 70 km south of Limoges on the river Auvézère at an altitude of about 275 m . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 900 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2015 |
| Residents | 823 | 1,492 | 1,517 | 968 | 496 | 459 |
The continuing decline in population in the 20th and early 21st centuries is largely due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small-scale farms.
economy
The community is still largely agriculturally oriented, with livestock also playing a significant role. Craftsmen and small service providers have settled in the village itself.
history
The place was already settled in the Middle Ages. In the first years of the French Revolution , ie from 1790 to 1793, he belonged to the Corrèze department and only then came to the Dordogne department.
Attractions
- The Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité , built from quarry stones but later plastered - except for the west facade and the crossing tower - has Romanesque or early Gothic origins. The unadorned step portal shows pointed arches . The medieval holy water font (bénitier) inside the church is a listed monument.
- The in 16./17. Manoir de la Falesie , also built from quarry stone in the 18th century, has a stair tower with an octagonal cross-section. The building is privately owned.
- There is a watermill (Moulin de Pervendoux) on the Auvézère river.
Web links
- Génis - photos + information (French)
Individual evidence