Pérignac (Charente-Maritime)

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Pérignac
Pérignac (France)
Pérignac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Thénac
Community association Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates 45 ° 37 ′  N , 0 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 37 ′  N , 0 ° 28 ′  W
height 3–91 m
surface 27.56 km 2
Residents 1,017 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 37 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17800
INSEE code 17273
Website www.perignac17.com

Pérignac - Saint-Pierre Church

Pérignac is a western French municipality with 1017 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Pérignac is at an altitude of about 35 meters above sea level. d. M. and at a distance of about 25 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Saintes in the cultural landscape of the Saintonge . The canton's capital, Pons , is about ten kilometers to the southwest. Other places with impressive Romanesque churches are just a few kilometers away: Biron , Bougneau , Échebrune , Chadenac , Avy , Marignac u. a.

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 907 878 867 964 966 972 1008

In the first half of the 19th century the place had well over 2,000 inhabitants, but the number of inhabitants steadily declined afterwards due to the phylloxera crisis and the loss of jobs due to the increasing mechanization of agriculture .

economy

Agriculture (grain and wine) still plays the major role in the economic life of the commune, which is part of the Fins Bois vineyards in the Cognac region. But tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) has also become an important factor in the municipality's economic life.

history

Small finds from the Neolithic to the Roman period were discovered in the municipality . In addition, the remains of the foundations of a Gallo-Roman country estate ( villa rustica ) were uncovered. As can be deduced from the existence of a Romanesque church, Pérignac was also settled in the Middle Ages.

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Pérignac (Charente-Maritime)

  • The most important attraction of Pérignac is the defensive-looking church of Saint-Pierre, which was recognized as a monument historique as early as 1907 .

Others

  • Diagonally in front of the church is a stone cross from the 17th century, which in its structure and overall character is strongly reminiscent of the Hosanna crosses widespread in the region , but in this case - because of the depiction of the crucified - is called Calvaire .
  • In the village there is a roofed washing area ( lavoir ) from the 19th century.

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 601-602.
  • Thorsten Droste : Poitou. Western France between Poitiers and Angoulême - the Atlantic coast from the Loire to the Gironde. DuMont, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-7701-4456-2 , pp. 225f.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Pierre, Pérignac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)