Montagrier

Montagrier ; Mont Agrier
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Brantôme
Community association	Pays Ribéracois
Coordinates	45 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ E
height	68-207 m
surface	14.04 km 2
Residents	516 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	37 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24350
INSEE code	24286
Website	Montagrier
	; Montagrier - the village with the Sainte-Madeleine church

Montagrier ( Occitan Mont Agrier ) is a southwestern French town and one from the main town, two villages (hamlets) and several individual farms (fermes) existing municipality (commune) with 516 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the northwest of the department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ).

Location and climate

The town of Montagrier is located on an approx. 145 m high hill above the river Dronne in the cultural landscape of the Périgord about 21 km (driving distance) northwest of Périgueux or just 15 km east of Ribérac . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 900 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2015
Residents	850	913	702	477	443	523

The continuous population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture ; Added to this is the ongoing abandonment of small farms.

economy

The community is still largely dominated by agriculture and forestry, although viticulture, which was quite important in earlier times, only plays a subordinate role. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers have settled in the village. Since the 1960s, some of the vacant houses have been rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .

history

In the place, which was fortified in Gallo-Roman times, a castle (château) - which has now disappeared - was built in the 8th century . Only the Porte Wiridel remains of the medieval city wall . In the 11th / 12th A priory church of the Benedictine Abbey of Brantôme was built in the 19th century . Montagrier was in the hands of the English for a long time during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453).