Loubejac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Canton | Vallée Dordogne | |
| Community association | Domme Villefranche-du-Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 36 ' N , 1 ° 5' E | |
| height | 135-287 m | |
| surface | 18.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 264 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24550 | |
| INSEE code | 24245 | |
 Church Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens |
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Loubejac ( Occitan : Lobejac ) is a place and a southwestern French municipality ( commune ) in the old cultural landscape of the Périgord with 264 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Loubejac is the southernmost municipality in the Dordogne department. It lies at a height of approx. 260 m above sea level. d. M. about 50 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of Sarlat-la-Canéda ; the canton capital Villefranche-du-Périgord is only about five kilometers north.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 283 | 280 | 253 | 234 | 233 | 249 | 273 |
In the 19th century the population of the municipality was between 600 and 950 people. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture have since led to a continuous decline in the population to the lows in the 1990s.
economy
The agriculture, which has been practiced for centuries for the purpose of self-sufficiency, is still of great economic importance for the community today. The viticulture, which was formerly also operated here, was completely given up after the phylloxera crisis; Tobacco and corn are also on the decline - instead, forests, fields and pastures, but also walnut , chestnut and fruit trees dominate the region in the Périgord Noir . Also, foie gras and truffles are among the best regional cuisine. Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens , consecrated in chains to Saint Peter, is a single-nave Romanesque building from the end of the 12th century, which, however - after the turmoil of the Hundred Years War - was stabilized in the 17th century by a new tower-crowned west building with mighty buttresses Corners, which could offer protection to part of the population in times of threat from robber gangs or marauding soldiers. A spiral staircase ( vis ) in a round stair tower on the south side leads to a gallery with a stone fireplace. The interior of the church houses a polychrome processional cross from the 18th century. The church was already classified as a monument historique in 1948 .
- Surroundings
- The Château de Sermet , possibly belonging to the Knights Templar or the Order of St. John , originally dates from the 14th century ( donjon ); However, it was expanded in the 16th century and adapted to contemporary tastes.
Web links
- Loubejac, Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church - photo + info (French)
- Loubejac, Château de Sermet - photo + information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, Loubejac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)