Monsaguel

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Monsaguel
Monsaguel (France)
Monsaguel
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Communes de Portes Sud Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 44 '  N , 0 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 44 '  N , 0 ° 35'  E
height 62-173 m
surface 11.57 km 2
Residents 152 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24560
INSEE code 24282

View of the center of Monsaguel

Monsaguel is a French municipality with 152 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Sud-Bergeracois (until 2015: canton Issigeac ).

The name in the Occitan language is Monsaguèl , which could be a toponymous diminution of "Monsac". An alternative explanation is the derivation of the name from the Latin words mons ( German  mountain, mountains ) and sagus ( German  fortune telling ).

The inhabitants are called Monsaguelois and Monsagueloises .

geography

Monsaguel is located about 15 km southeast of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the southern edge of the department.

Monsaguel is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Bouniagues Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde
Saint-Perdoux Neighboring communities
Plaisance Issigeac

Monsaguel is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne and Garonne rivers .

The Conne , a tributary of the Dordogne, forms in sections the natural border with the northern neighboring municipality of Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde. The Cendronne, a tributary of the Banège, has its source in the commune.

history

Monsaguel was in the Middle Ages from the duchy of Gascony pending. During the Hundred Years War , the Conte Modon de Montbarron resisted the English . But there is no trace of this conflict in Monsaguel. A bull from Pope Eugene III. from 1153 mentions that the churches of Monsaguel belong to the Abbey of Sarlat .

There was a railway line between Bergerac and Marmande with stations in the neighboring parishes of Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde and Issigeac, which crossed the north-eastern area of ​​Monsaguel. However, operations were discontinued shortly after the Second World War .

Toponymy

Toponyms and mentions of Monsaguel were:

  • S. Maria de Monsaguel (1153, bull from Pope Eugene III),
  • Montsaguel (1268),
  • Mons Saguellus (1298, common rights of Issigeac, according to the collection of the Abbé de Lespine),
  • Mons Sagellus (1365, castellany of the Périgord, according to the collection of the Abbé de Lespine),
  • Montsaguel (1750, map by Cassini ),
  • Monsaguel (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des Lois ),
  • Montsaguel (1873, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne).

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a peak of around 430 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 90 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1970s, before a phase of moderate growth began. that continues today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 155 114 92 113 125 129 148 164 152
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

The Romanesque church was built in the 12th century. It has a bell that weighs more than 350 kg. This was consecrated in 1833 after the previous bell was lost during the French Revolution . The rectory now serves as a popular ballroom.

L'Aubespin Castle

L'Aubespin Castle

During the Huguenot Wars in the 16th century, the property was probably equipped with a developed defense system. The construction of the manor house could go back to the 15th century, a redesign to the 17th century. While today only the main residential wing has been preserved, the cadastre from 1823 shows two other buildings. In the north-western corner, a building that has now been destroyed was laid out in an L-shape. Its rounded end indicates an oven. In the southwest the cadastre shows a barn. The group of buildings were surrounded by a wall. A square tower has been added to the residential wing at the south-east and north-west corner. From the 12th century until the French Revolution, the property belonged to the Laurière family. Shortly after the revolution, it came into the hands of the Sorailles family from Villeneuve-sur-Lot , who still owned it in 1903. In 1963 the property was acquired by the Marie family. The manor house, the remains of the barn and the entire site have been inscribed as a monument historique since March 9, 2009 . The castle is owned by a private person and is not open to the public.

Economy and Infrastructure

Vineyard of the AOC Côtes de Bergerac

Viticulture, handicrafts, trade and tourism are the most important economic factors in the municipality.

Monsaguel is located in the AOC areas of Bergerac with the appellations Bergerac (blanc, rosé, rouge) and Côtes de Bergerac (blanc, rouge) .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 30

sport and freetime

The Boucle de Monsaguel circular route is 9.6 km long with a difference in altitude of 38 m. It leads from the center through the area of ​​the municipality u. a. past L'Aubespin Castle.

traffic

The National Route 21 forms the Bergerac – Agen traffic axis in this area and runs through Monsaguel parallel to the southeastern municipal boundary. Route départementale 14 passes through the center of Monsaguel and crosses the territory of the municipality from north to south-east. It connects Monsaguel in the north with Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde, in the southeast with Issigeac.

Web links

Commons : Monsaguel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c d Camille Beau: Monsaguel ( fr ) Accessed December 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ fiche commune Monsaguel ( fr ) L'Union des mayors de la Dordogne. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Monsaguel ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Mairie de Monsaguel ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. Pp. 209, 1873. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  7. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ a b Notice Communale Monsaguel ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Monsaguel (24282) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Monsaguel (24282) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ a b Monsaguel ( fr ) Communauté de communes des Portes Sud Périgord. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ Manoir de l'Aubespin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . September 22, 2015. Accessed December 7, 2018.
  13. ↑ Château de l'Aubespin ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ Mairie de Monsaguel ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Monsaguel (24282) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  17. ↑ Boucle de Monsaguel ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière (IGN). August 1, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.