Lusignan-Petit
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | Le Confluent | |
| Community association | Confluent et Coteaux de Prayssas | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 46-198 m | |
| surface | 7.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 362 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47360 | |
| INSEE code | 47154 | |
Lusignan-Petit is a French commune with 362 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the department of Lot-et-Garonne .
geography
Lusignan-Petit is located in southwest France, 10 kilometers northwest of Agen and 2 kilometers southwest of Lake Négenou ( Lac de Négenou ) between Lot and Garonne in the Pays des Coteaux Dorés . Neighboring municipalities of Lusignan-Petit are Prayssas in the north, Madaillan in the northeast, Colayrac-Saint-Cirq in the southeast and Saint-Hilaire-de-Lusignan in the south. The municipality covers 735 hectares, the mean height is 122 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 156 meters.
Lusignan-Petit is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
In the field of Lusignan-Petit is a priory, which was to abbey of Aurillac belonged. The building was destroyed during the Huguenot Wars (1566).
| year | 1806 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Residents | 529 | 471 | 321 | 261 | 204 | 206 | 245 | 279 | 273 |
Lusignan-Petit had the most inhabitants in 1806 (529), after which the population slowly decreased and reached its low in 1968 with 204 inhabitants.
Attractions
The Notre-Dame church was completely renovated in 1557. The bell tower was rebuilt in 1821–1822 after the old bell tower collapsed in 1815. Some restoration work was carried out in the second half of the 19th century. Accordingly, the furniture of the church dates from the 16th and 19th centuries.
Lusignan-Petit has a fountain from 1833 and a covered public washhouse built in 1876.
In Mirassou, a so-called lieu-dit (place that bears the name ...) of Lusignan-Petit, there is a square limestone pigeon house that was built in 1690. In 1792 it was partially destroyed when it was connected to a residential building.
The moulin de Sabrecul windmill was probably built in the 18th century. It is recorded on the maps of Jean Dominique Comte de Cassini . It was completely restored in the 20th century.
economy
A large part of the population works in agriculture. Important branches of business are viticulture , agriculture and fruit growing. The municipal area are protected geographical indications (PGI) for domestic ducks for foie gras (Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest) , poultry (Volailles de Gascogne) , ham (Jambon de Bayonne) , prunes the type Prunus domestica d'Ente with the Designation Pruneau d'Agen and wines with the designation Agenais and Comté Tolosan .
Web links
- Lusignan-Petit on cartesfrance.fr in French
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tourism Office of the Canton of Prayssas (French). Accessed October 24, 2009.
- ↑ a b Le village de Lusignan-Petit. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 25, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b Entry No. 47154 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Lusignan-Petit on cassini.ehess.fr in French.
- ↑ Entry No. 47154 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Lusignan-Petit. Le moulin de Sabrecul aux journées du Patrimoine (French). Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ↑ Lusignan-Petit on aoc-igp.fr in French.