Neuvic (Dordogne)
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Neuvic Nuòu Vic |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
| Canton | Vallée de l'Isle (main town) | |
| Community association | Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 51-187 m | |
| surface | 25.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,589 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 139 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24190 | |
| INSEE code | 24309 | |
| Website | www.mairieneuvic.fr | |
Neuvic ( Occitan : Nuòu Vic , also: Neuvic-sur-l'Isle ) is a French municipality with 3589 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Périgueux and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Vallée de l'Isle . The inhabitants are called Neuvicois .
geography
Neuvic lies on the right bank of the Isle of River and its tributaries Vern and Salembre . The neighboring communities of Neuvic are Saint-Germain-du-Salembre in the north and north-west, Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle in the north-east, Grignols in the east, Vallereuil in the south-east, Saint-Séverin-d'Estissac in the south, Sourzac in the south-west as well as Douzillac to the west.
The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality from Bordeaux to Brive-la-Gaillarde .
history
The name Novo Vicus stands for German new place . The community is likely to have originated around 1000.
On 26 July 1944, the community was from the train station on the Resistance of the train robbery Neuvic performed, the resistance fell at the 2.28 billion francs in the hands.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,668 | 2,669 | 2,880 | 2,782 | 2,737 | 3,315 | 3,508 | 3,601 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church, Romanesque church with apse from the 19th century
- Neuvic Castle (also Mellet Castle ) from the 16th century with a chapel from the 17th century, Monument historique , today a special school for mentally handicapped children
- Frateau Castle from the 13th and 14th centuries, alterations from the 17th century, ruins
- Puy-Pont Castle, ruin
- Neuvic Botanical Garden
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Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Canadian community of Sainte-Béatrix in the province of Québec . The municipality is also partnered with the British Testbourne Parish in Hampshire (England) via the canton of Neuvic .
