Mouzens (Dordogne)
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| local community | Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ' N , 1 ° 1' E | |
| Post Code | 24220 | |
| Former INSEE code | 24298 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption |
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Mouzens ( Occitan : Mosens ) is a village and a commune déléguée in the southwestern French municipality of Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens with 233 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .
location
Mouzens is about 100 m above sea level. d. M. on the north bank of the Dordogne river about 25 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of Sarlat-la-Canéda or almost 50 kilometers east of Bergerac . The lovely town of Belvès is only 10 kilometers south.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 214 | 186 | 202 | 196 | 227 | 238 | 239 |
In the 19th century, the place usually had well over 500 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture have led to a significant population decline since then.
economy
Up to the present day agriculture plays the biggest role in the economic life of the community: The viticulture that was formerly also practiced here was, however, completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis; Tobacco and corn are also on the decline. Instead, the cultivation of walnut and chestnut trees as well as various types of fruit has been discovered again - including the newly added kiwi fruit . Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
The place is first mentioned in 1333; at that time the place belonged to the English crown. The local manorial rule was exercised by the Seigneurs de Monsec , who belonged to different families and whose castle is a good kilometer north of the village.
On January 1, 2016, the Commune nouvelle Coux et Bigaroque-Mouzens was formed with the then neighboring municipality of Coux-et-Bigaroque .
Attractions
- The little church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption stands by the cemetery. It is a rather unadorned building from the 15th or 16th century with a flat apse made of stone masonry , which is still attributed to the 12th century. In contrast, the west tower was not built until the end of the 19th century. The single nave is vaulted; the rear wall of the apse is covered by a simple baroque altarpiece with a central crucifixion image.
- The Château de Monsec ( 44 ° 51 ′ 5.7 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 59.7 ″ E ) is first mentioned in the 14th century; The two-wing and two-storey building today, however, dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and impresses with its harmonious proportions, in which late medieval and Renaissance elements are combined. The different window types are noteworthy. The castle was recognized as a monument historique in 2005 . The separately standing castle chapel is a neo-Gothic building from the 19th century.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château de Monsec, Mouzens in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)