Montignac Toupinerie

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Montignac Toupinerie
Montignac-Toupinerie (France)
Montignac Toupinerie
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Marmande
Canton Les Coteaux de Guyenne
Community association Pays de Lauzun
Coordinates 44 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 21'  E
height 60-137 m
surface 8.31 km 2
Residents 149 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47350
INSEE code 47189

Montignac Toupinerie is a French municipality with 149 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Marmande and the canton of Les Coteaux de Guyenne (until 2015: canton of Seyches ).

geography

Montignac-Toupinerie is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Marmande in the historic province of Agenais on the north-western edge of the department.

Montignac-Toupinerie is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Miramont-de-Guyenne
Seyches Neighboring communities Armillac
Puymiclan Saint-Barthélemy-d'Agenais

Montignac-Toupinerie is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

Le Trec de la Greffière, one of its tributaries, and the Ruisseau de Lacouresse, a tributary of the Canaule , have their source in the municipality.

history

The congregation came from two parishes, the first mentions of which go back to the 11th century. Until 1803 they were united as a branch of Saint-Barthélemy-d'Agenais.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 485 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to 100 inhabitants with short recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a phase of moderate growth began, which is still today persists.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 220 180 150 146 120 110 122 141 149
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

Parish Church of Notre-Dame in Montignac

It was built in the 16th century. The pentagonal choir is provided with a ribbed vault , the nave with a paneled ceiling .

Parish Church of Saint Martin in Toupinerie

The church is made of exposed tuff . Its apse is flat. The entrance portal has an archivolt from the 11th and 12th centuries. A massive bell gable with two bells rises above it .

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture, with a focus on growing crops, is one of the city's major economic drivers.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 17

traffic

Montignac-Toupinerie can be reached via the route départementale 228, 279 and 315.

Web links

Commons : Montignac-Toupinerie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ma commune: Montignac-Toupinerie ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c d Montignac Toupinerie ( fr ) Tourist office of the Pays de Lauzun municipal association. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Notice Communale Montignac-Toupinerie ( fr ) École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Montignac-Toupinerie (47189) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Montignac-Toupinerie (47189) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 2, 2019.