Gavaudun

Gavaudun
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton	Le Haut Agenais Périgord
Community association	Communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Coordinates	44 ° 34 ' N , 0 ° 53' E Coordinates: 44 ° 34 ' N , 0 ° 53' E
height	105-243 m
surface	21.33 km 2
Residents	284 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	47150
INSEE code	47109
	; View of the center of Gavaudun

Gavaudun is a French municipality with 284 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 Haut Agenais Périgord (until 2015: canton of Monflanquin ).

The name of the community is derived from the Gabalier , a Celtic tribe that was originally native to Gévaudan .

The inhabitants are called Gavaudunois and Gavaudunoises .

geography

Gavaudun is located about 25 km northeast of Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the historic province of Agenais on the northern border with the neighboring Dordogne department .

Gavaudun is surrounded by the eight neighboring communities:

Vergt-de-Biron (Dordogne)	Biron (Dordogne) Lacapelle-Biron	Blanquefort-sur-Briolance
Paulhiac Montagnac-sur-Lède		Cuzorn
	Salles

Gavaudun is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Lède , a tributary of the Lot , crosses the area of the municipality together with its tributary, the Ruisseau de Clairfond.

Two tributaries of the Lémance , the Ruisseau de Lasbozios and the Ruisseau du Vignal, have their source in Gavaudun.

The drainless Ruisseau de Beldina also irrigates the municipality.

Gavaudun Mayor's Office

history

The rock face opposite Gavaudun Castle and near the Lède has been inhabited since prehistory . During excavations in the grotto Le Milieu, human remains from the periods of the Moustérien and Aurignacien were discovered.

The Lède had a major impact on the local economy from an early age. Eight watermills were once in operation over a distance of six kilometers . On the heights of the limestone mountains there are sediments with iron-containing minerals that chestnut trees carry. The ore smelting with the help of charcoal was probably carried out before the beginning of our era, as evidenced by traces in the form of slag . From around the 15th century, processing moved to the river valley to benefit from hydropower. In the 17th century, three mills were converted into paper mills . Some of the paper was exported to the Netherlands . These two economic activities were given up in the middle of the 19th century. A wool spinning mill was in operation until 1988.

Prehistoric artifacts from sites in Gavaudun
Arrowheads from the Gravettia
Microliths from the Aurignacia
Scratches from the Aurignacia

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 1,090 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to around 255 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1970s, before the size stabilized at a level of around 290 inhabitants, which has recently stagnated again.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	320	276	256	269	287	316	286	299	284

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Sardos in the hamlet Laurenque from the 12th century, when historique monument classified

Ruins of the Saint-Sardos priory in the hamlet of Laurunque from the 15th / 16th centuries. Century, partly inscribed as Monument historique
Ruins of the castle from the 13th century, when monument historique classified
Lède valley, nature reserve since 1999

Parish Church of Saint-Sardos
Romanesque entrance portal
Former priory
Castle ruins

Economy and Infrastructure

Trade and services are the main economic drivers of the community.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 49

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 49 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Gavaudun can be reached via routes départementales 150, 162, 235 and 255.

Web links

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

Website of the Gavaudun Castle Ruins (French)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Gavaudun ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ Lot-et-Garonne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ Ma commune: Gavaudun ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ Notice Communale Gavaudun ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Gavaudun (47109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 10, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Gavaudun (47109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 10, 2019.
^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

[visite-1] Gavaudun ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[2] Lot-et-Garonne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[3] Ma commune: Gavaudun ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[4] Notice Communale Gavaudun ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[5] Populations légales 2016 Commune de Gavaudun (47109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[6] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Gavaudun (47109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[7] École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved February 8, 2019.