Grand Castang

Grand Castang
local community	Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Coordinates	44 ° 54 ' N , 0 ° 45' E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 ' N , 0 ° 45' E
Post Code	24150
Former INSEE code	24201
Incorporation	1st January 1973
status	Commune associée
	; Parish Church of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

Grand-Castang is a former French commune with the last 108 inhabitants (1968) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ).

On January 1, 1973, the municipalities of Mauzac-et-Saint-Meyme-de-Rozens and Grand-Castang merged to form the newly created municipality of Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang , with Grand-Castang receiving the status of a Commune associée .

geography

Grand-Castang is located about 25 km east of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic Périgord province on the border with the Périgord noir area and today forms the northern area of Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang.

Toponymy

Toponyms and mentions of Grand-Castang were:

Locus de Grandi Castanho (1244, font collection of the Abbé de Lespine),
Grand Castang (13th century, church records),
Grandis Castanea (1365, collection of writings from the Abbé de Lespine, Castellanei des Périgord),
Grand Castang (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini or Notice Communale ),
Grand-Caslang (1801, Bulletin des Lois ),
Grand-Castang (1873, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne).

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 230 by the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the number of inhabitants fell to around 90 during short recovery phases until after the Second World War , before rising moderately until it was dissolved.

year	1962	1968
Residents	109	108

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Source: EHESS / Cassini

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

The bell tower of the church is a former defense tower , half of which dates from the 12th century inside and the 14th century outside. An excavation recently found five steps in a staircase that once led from the floor to the tower's battlement . According to local tradition, the tower belonged to a commandery called "the great chestnut tree", which was subordinate to the semi-spiritual, semi-military order of Saint-Antoine de Guyenne .

Web links

Commons : Grand-Castang - collection of images, videos and audio files

Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang on the Pays de Bergerac Tourisme website

Individual evidence

↑ Mairie de Mauzac and Grand Castang ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. S. 148, 1873. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b Notice Communale Grand-Castang ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ Mairie de Mauzac and Grand Castang ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[1] Mairie de Mauzac and Grand Castang ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[2] Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. S. 148, 1873. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[3] France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[cassini-4] Notice Communale Grand-Castang ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[5] Mairie de Mauzac and Grand Castang ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved November 30, 2018.