Mandacou
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| local community | Plaisance | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 43 ' N , 0 ° 33' E | |
| Post Code | 24560 | |
| Former INSEE code | 24250 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 1973 | |
 Main street in the center of Mandacou |
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Mandacou is a former French commune with the last 196 inhabitants (1968) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ).
On January 1, 1973, the former parishes Falgueyrat , Mandacou and Eyrenville merged to form the newly created parish Plaisance , with the former parishes being given the status of a Commune associée . The main town of Plaisance was Eyrenville. By resolution after the referendum on January 17, 2010, the merger was transformed into a simple merger of the three communes associées , in which the former municipalities were integrated into Plaisance.
geography
Mandacou is located about 15 km south-southeast of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord .
history
The place, located on a limestone plateau, has a prehistoric site.
Toponymy
The name of the place could be based on the Indo-namic words manda ( German height, maximum limit ) and cou ( German rocky place ).
Toponyms and mentions of Mandacou were:
- Mandaco (1464, Lenquais collection of writings),
- Mandacou (1750, map by Cassini ),
- Maudacon (1793, Notice Communale ),
- Mandacou (1801, Bulletin des Lois ).
Population development
After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 475 by the first half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the number of inhabitants fell to around 200 during short periods of recovery until the municipality was dissolved.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 224 | 196 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: EHESS / Cassini
Attractions
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens parish church
It was rebuilt in the 19th century in the style of eclecticism . The church has a bell- shaped gable and has preserved original walls and an entrance portal from the 14th century.
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens parish church
South facade
West facade
Entrance portal
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Web links
- Plaisance on the Pays de Bergerac Tourisme website (French)
- Plaisance on the association's website (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ La petite gazette ( fr , PDF) Municipality of Plaisance. S. 5. January 1, 2010. Accessed December 16, 2018.
- ↑ PLAISANCE, histoire contemporaine et histoires anciennes ( fr ) Municipality of Plaisance. S. February 3, 2010. Accessed December 16, 2018.
- ↑ a b Plaisance ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. 186, 1873. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Mandacou ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Plaisance ( fr ) Municipality of Issigeac . Retrieved December 16, 2018.