Pérignac (Charente)

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Pérignac
Pérignac (France)
Pérignac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement cognac
Canton Charente Sud
Community association 4B Sud Charente
Coordinates 45 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  E
height 77-189 m
surface 25.52 km 2
Residents 462 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16250
INSEE code 16258

Town center and church

Pérignac is a western French community with 462 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Pérignac is located about 28 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of Angoulême in the cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 160 meters above sea level. d. M. The rivers Né and Arce flow through the municipality in the north and south.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 528 501 467 430 475 485 518 464

In the first half of the 19th century the population of the community fluctuated around 1000; As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants then fell continuously to the lows in the 1970s and 1980s.

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants of the community lived on agriculture as self-sufficient; the soils of the municipality belong to the fins bois of the Cognac wine-growing region and so there are several vineyards in the vicinity of the place. Tourism in the form of rental of holiday homes has also contributed to the municipality's income since the 1970s.

history

In the Middle Ages, Pérignac was on a branch line of the Camino de Santiago ( Via Turonensis ) leading via Angoulême .

Attractions

Church Saint-Germain and Saint-Protais
  • The parish church of Saint-Germain et Saint-Protais is a Romanesque building from the 12th century, the outer walls of which, made of roughly worked rubble stones , were reinforced and raised in the 13th century by buttresses in order to be able to draw in a (new?) Vault inside; On this occasion, the facade of the building was renewed and gothicized . The apse, which is extended to the east by a choir bay, with its blind arcade structure and five windows with inserted columns is largely preserved in its original form ; the surrounding console frieze shows the original height of the eaves . At the end of the 19th century, the church received a neo-Romanesque crossing tower , which is modeled on the cathedral of Angoulême . The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1907 . Some historical furnishings are also listed, including some medieval capitals , a bell from 1687 and the like. a. (→ web link).
  • A former poor house ( aumônerie ) for pilgrims has been preserved. Nearby stands a monolithic octagonal column shaft and a calvary cross with a crucifix on a stepped base framed by medieval capitals .
  • The Château de Lerse is located in the south of the municipality and takes its name from the Arce river. The building complex, which dates from the late 15th and 16th centuries and is in an idyllic location, is privately owned.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eglise Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais, Pérignac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)