Lacaussade

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Lacaussade
Lacaussade (France)
Lacaussade
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Canton Le Haut Agenais Périgord
Community association Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 50 ′  E
height 78-172 m
surface 10.28 km 2
Residents 216 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47150
INSEE code 47124

Lacaussade Mayor's Office

Lacaussade is a French municipality with 216 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 Occitan word La Cauçada , which means "paved flat" and refers to the former Roman road that connected Périgueux with Eysses, which is now a hamlet of Villeneuve-sur-Lot .

The inhabitants are called Caussadencs and Caussadencques or Lacaussadais and Lacaussadaises .

geography

Lacaussade is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the historic province of Agenais .

Lacaussade is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Monflanquin Montagnac-sur-Lède
Neighboring communities
Savignac-sur-Leyze Saint-Aubin Monségur

Lacaussade lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Leyze, a tributary of the Lède , forms a natural border with the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Aubin and Monségur to the south. The Ruisseau de Labriane crosses the area of ​​the municipality to flow south into the Leyze.

history

During excavations, bricks and pieces of mortar have been found, which prove the existence of the Roman road that led through what is now Lacaussade. The strategic location above the river valleys led to the construction of a fortress or an advanced post in the Middle Ages . The area on the border between Agenais and Périgord played a major role during the Hundred Years War . The castle in the hamlet of Canabazès from the 16th century has retained its curtain wall to this day. It testifies to the involvement of the area in the Huguenot Wars .

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of 450 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 120 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1980s, before a phase of at times strong growth began. that continues today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 162 136 127 119 149 168 201 213 216
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Sainte-Thérèse des Bastides church

Canabazès Castle

The Lustrac family had the castle built in the 16th century. It became a national property during the French Revolution . In 1811 it came back into the possession of the Lustrac family and subsequently underwent major changes. Nevertheless, the castle is one of the few smaller castles in the Agenais with an intact round wall. The facades and roofs of the residential building and the outbuildings, as well as the entire circular wall, have been inscribed as Monument historique since April 12, 2001 .

Holy water font

The Church of Lacaussade houses a holy water font from marble , which dates from the 10th century. It has been classified as a monument historique of movable goods since December 14, 1906 .

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture with its focus on the cultivation of wheat, barley, maize, rape and plums as well as cattle breeding is still one of the most important economic factors in the municipality.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 20

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 22 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Lacaussade can be reached via routes départementales 124, 221 and 233.

Jean Henri Becays Ferrand

Personalities

Jean Henri Becays Ferrand, born on September 16, 1736 in Lacaussade, died on November 28, 1805 in Levallois-Perret ( Département Hauts-de-Seine ), was a French general of the Revolution and the First Empire .

Web links

Commons : Lacaussade (Lot-et-Garonne)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Lacaussade ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lot-et-Garonne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Lacaussade ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Notice Communale Lacaussade ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Lacaussade (47124) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ Château de Canabazès ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . September 22, 2015. Accessed March 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Bénitier ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . October 7, 1993. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Lacaussade (47124) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Jean Henri Ferran (1736-1805) ( fr ) Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved February 1, 2019.