Orliac

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Orliac
Orlhac
Orliac (France)
Orliac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Vallée Dordogne
Community association Domme Villefranche-du-Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 43 '  N , 1 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 43 '  N , 1 ° 4'  E
height 139-305 m
surface 10.54 km 2
Residents 60 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24170
INSEE code 24313

Orliac - the townscape

Orliac ( Occitan Orlhac ) is a place and an asset base of a few farmsteads commune with 60 inhabitants (as at 1st January 2017) in the southeast of the southern French departments of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

The place Orliac is about 33 km (driving distance) southwest of the city of Sarlat-la-Canéda or about 71 km southeast of Périgueux at an altitude of about 250 m above sea level. d. The climate is temperate and is influenced equally by the Atlantic and the mountains of the Massif Central .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2014
Residents 316 374 213 111 51 61

The continuous population decline since the second half of the 19th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture as well as the associated loss of jobs.

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on the produce of their fields and gardens, self-sufficient ; In addition, cattle breeding, a little viticulture and the planting of chestnuts were carried out. Craftsmen, small traders and service providers settled in the village. Since the 1960s, some of the vacant houses have been used as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .

history

It is unclear whether the place was affected during the Hundred Years War (1337–1453) or during the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598). However, the fortified church suggests a dangerous situation.

Attractions

  • The village square and the adjoining streets with their old houses are extremely worth seeing.
  • The origin of the parish church of Saint-Matthieu goes back at least to the 12th century. The core of the building is a former watchtower (tour de guet) with exceptionally thick walls made of only slightly hewn rubble stones ; The flat-closing apse with three loopholes -like windows was integrated into this. In the 13th century the high, but almost windowless nave was added. The unadorned facade was given a portal in the style of the Renaissance or early Baroque in the 17th century . The unusual church building was added to the list of Monuments historiques in 1951.
  • Very close there is a dovecote (pigeonnier) .
  • A medieval-looking market and assembly hall (hall) resting on wooden supports stands on the outskirts; it was only built in 1990.
  • Immediately next to it is a fountain with a modern sculpture (La Vie) by the Italian sculptor Giovanni Carosi .

Web links

Commons : Orliac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Orliac - Map with altitude information
  2. ↑ Saint-Germain-de-Belvès / Orliac - climate tables
  3. ↑ Église Saint-Matthieu, Orliac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)