Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
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| local community | Les Eyzies | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 56 ' N , 1 ° 1' E | |
| Post Code | 24530 | |
| Former INSEE code | 24172 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | Les Eyzies | |
 L'Homme primitif , a statue of Paul Dardé and Tayac Castle, part of the National Museum of Prehistory harbors |
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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil is a place and a former municipality with 834 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France in the Dordogne department , in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .
Location and climate
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil is located in the Périgord noir in the valley of the river Vézère approx. 46 km (driving distance) southeast of Périgueux and approx. 22 km northwest of Sarlat-la-Canéda ; the worth seeing place Tursac is only 8 km north. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 850 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 936 | 1,347 | 1,192 | 1,028 | 909 | 824 |
The phylloxera crisis in viticulture, the increasing mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms led to a lack of jobs in the 20th century, which in turn led to the migration of several families to the cities ( rural exodus ).
economy
For centuries, people lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which to a large extent also included livestock. One of the few tradable goods was charcoal . Since the 1960s tourism has also played a not unimportant role for the income of the municipality in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ) .
history
The region around Les Eyzies is considered to be one of the cultural centers of prehistory; Groups of hunters and gatherers roamed the Vézère valley and even temporarily settled under some rock overhangs ( abris ) . In 1905 the former municipality of Tayac was renamed Les Eyzies-de-Tayac . In 1973 it was united with the former municipality of Sireuil as Commune associée and has been called Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil since then .
The decree of October 17, 2018 established the incorporation of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil as a Commune déléguée together with the former municipalities of Manaurie and Saint-Cirq to form the Commune nouvelle Les Eyzies with effect from January 1, 2019 .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil is known for its numerous prehistoric sites. Many of them are classified as UNESCO World Heritage :
- Abri de Cro-Magnon : site of the Cro-Magnon man .
- La Micoque ( Gisement de la Micoque ): there are numerous examples of stone processing from the Paleolithic .
- Abri Pataud : A visit to the archaeological site gives an insight into the different settlement periods of the cave. The most significant object is the bas-relief of an ibex that adorns the ceiling of the cave. The instructive design of the finds gives an overview of the stages of development of prehistoric people.
- Laugerie-Basse , Laugerie-Haute : Prehistoric dwellings were found in these caves.
- Gorge d'Enfer : in this side valley of the Vézère there are several famous sites of the Upper Paleolithic.
- Les Combarelles and Font-de-Gaume : Two important picture caves of the Upper Paleolithic, about 3 km from the place. There are also several abris (half-caves) in the vicinity with paleolithic sites from the Magdalenian , including Abri Audi, Abri Chadourne, Abri Pataud, Gorge d'Enfer (with the bas-relief of a fish on the ceiling).
- Grotte du Grand Roc , stalactite cave
- National Museum of Prehistory ( Musée National de la Préhistoire ). Here is a collection of the numerous archaeological discoveries throughout the region.
- Tayac
- The fortified church (Église forteresse Saint Martin) in the approx. 3 km north-west located district of Tayac is an extraordinary example of church and defense architecture from the high and late Middle Ages - ie from the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). The facade is dominated by a rectangular bell gable (clocher mur) with a battlement above ; a multi-pass arch spans the Roman archivolt portal , which has been stepped back several times . The outer walls of the nave are pierced by small loopholes-like windows. The eastern end is also surmounted by a high battlement, on the south side of which there is a stair tower . The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1895 .
Tayac - facade of the fortified church
dto. - Portal
dto. Window with wattle arch
East Side
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- Sireuil
- The km north-eastern village in 5 Sireuil located Église Saint-Martin is a Romanesque church with a polygonal broken apse . A later built-in Gothic portal is on the south side. While the apse and crossing are vaulted, the nave is only covered with an open roof truss. The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1895 .
Web links
- Tourism information (English)
- National Museum of Prehistory (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tursac - climate tables
- ↑ RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS N ° 24-2018-034 ( fr , PDF) Dordogne department. Pp. 72-76. October 17, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Les Eyzies / Tayac - Église Saint-Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Les Eyzies / Sireuil - Église Saint-Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)