Lamothe-Montravel
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Lamothe-Montravel La Mòta de Mont Ravèl |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Pays de Montaigne et Gurson | |
| Community association | Montaigne Montravel et Gurson | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 2-89 m | |
| surface | 11.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,330 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 114 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24230 | |
| INSEE code | 24226 | |
Lamothe-Montravel ( Occitan : La Mota de Montravel ) is a French municipality with 1330 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Lamothe-Montravel is located on the north bank of the Dordogne at an altitude of about 20 meters above sea level. d. M. in the west of the Dordogne department. The nearest major city is Bergerac , the capital of the arrondissement, about 40 kilometers to the east . The historically significant battle site of Castillon-la-Bataille is located about six kilometers to the west in the Gironde department .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 894 | 914 | 896 | 950 | 1093 | 1146 | 1327 | 1330 |
Even in the 19th century, the community usually had around 1000 inhabitants. Due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the population fell to the lows in the 1960s and 1970s.
economy
In earlier times, the inhabitants of the community lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture and a little cattle farming. Since medieval times, some of the wine produced in the area has been shipped to England in barrels and on rafts or barges via the Dordogne and the ports on the Gironde . The soils of the municipality are now part of the Montravel wine-growing region (AOC) .
history
Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age as well as Roman pottery finds were made in the municipality . Lamothe ( La Motha ) and Montravel ( Monte Ravello ) already formed a unit in the late Middle Ages. In the 16th century, a large part of the population turned to Protestantism . Right at the beginning of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598), Lamothe-Montravel also got caught up in the maelstrom of disputes: the castle and town suffered severe damage. On February 22nd, 1622 the place was besieged again - this time by the soldiers of Louis XIII. under the leadership of the Duke of Elbeuf .
Attractions
- The Château des Archevêques de Bordeaux was in 15./16. Built in the 16th century and was the summer residence of the Archbishops of Bordeaux . As such, the castle was of course immediately in the spotlight of the Protestant armies, who largely destroyed it in 1562. The remaining components ( Renaissance portal, stair tower with stone window crosses and round tower with medieval machikoulis ) consist partly of quarry stone and house stone and are now part of the town hall ( mairie ). They were recognized as a monument historique in 1948 .
- The parish church of Saint-Paixen is a neo-Gothic building from the late 19th century.
Web links
- Lamothe-Montravel, history - brief information (French)
- Lamothe-Montravel, Château - photo
- Lamothe-Montravel, church - photo
Individual evidence
- ↑ château des Archevêques de Bordeaux, Lamothe-Montravel in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)