La Force (Dordogne)

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La Force
La Force Coat of Arms
La Force (France)
La Force
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Pays de la Force
Community association Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 52 '  N , 0 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 52 '  N , 0 ° 23'  E
height 12-116 m
surface 15.6 km 2
Residents 2,674 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 171 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24130
INSEE code 24222
Website http://www.ville-prigonrieux.fr

La Force Town Hall

La Force ( Occitan : La Forca ) is a French municipality with 2674 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bergerac and the canton of Pays de la Force . The inhabitants are called Forcelais .

geography

La Force is located in the Périgord countryside on the Dordogne river , which also forms the southern municipal boundary. La Force is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Georges-Blancaneix in the north, Prigonrieux in the east, Lamonzie-Saint-Martin in the south and Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,573 1,803 1,846 2,101 2,261 2,336 2,465 2,563

Attractions

Pavilion des récettes (17th century), former stables of the La Force castle
Catholic parish church of Saint-Victor (19th century)
La Force (Dordogne)
  • La Force Castle, built between 1604 and 1614 for the Duke of La Force in the Renaissance style, was destroyed around 1793. The ruin served as a quarry. The arched portal, parts of the facade and the passage of the entrance pavilion of the former stables, also called pavilion des récettes , have been preserved from the palace complex . It has been under monument protection as Monument historique since 1932 .
  • The Protestant parish church (early 17th century), which is adjacent to the Pavillon des récettes , was also built under the Duke of La Force as what was then the palace chapel. Since its client was of the Calvinist faith, it also served the Protestant parish until the Edict of Nantes was revoked (1685). Their destruction was prevented by being downgraded to the castle chapel. The building was acquired by Protestants in 1806 and restored in 1821.
  • The Protestant Church of the John Bost Foundation can be found further west on rue du Pasteur Alard.
  • The Catholic parish church of Saint-Victor, the construction of which was decided in 1865, rises on the site of a previous church. It was consecrated in 1874 and contains a relic of St. Victor of Marseille .

Personalities

Web links

Commons : La Force  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ The grave slab of Armand Nompar II de Caumont is in the Musée du Périgord in Périgueux . It bears the inscription: CY GIST TRES HAUT ET TRES PUISSANT SEIGNEUR MONSEIGNEUR ARMAND NOMPAR DE CAUMONT, DUC DE LA FORCE PAIR DE FRANCE, MARQUIS DE CAUMONT, DE TAILLEBOURG, DE MADURAN, AGRUE, FAUILLET, BOESSE ET CUGNAC, COMTE DE MUSS DE CASTELNAUT-LES-MILANDES, SEIGNEUR DE LA PREVOTE ET DOMAINE DE BERGERAC ET […] DECEDE EN SON CHATEAU DE LA FORCE LE 3 JUILLET 1764, AGE DE 86 ANS. Père de ses vassaux puissant, riche pour eux, Il secourus les uns, Il protégea les autres. Peuples, donnés [sic] des pleurs à ce coeur généreux. Combien de fois essuya-t-il les vôtres. Requiescat in pace. ( View )