Pessac-sur-Dordogne
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Libourne | |
Canton | Les Coteaux de Dordogne | |
Community association | Castillon-Pujols | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ E | |
height | 3–106 m | |
surface | 7.78 km 2 | |
Residents | 449 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 33890 | |
INSEE code | 33319 | |
Website | http://www.pessacsurdordogne.fr/ | |
![]() Town hall (Mairie) of Pessac-sur-Dordogne |
Pessac-sur-Dordogne is a French village with 449 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Libourne and the canton Les Coteaux de Dordogne (until 2015 Pujols ). The inhabitants are called Pessacais .
geography
Pessac-sur-Dordogne is located about 52 kilometers east of Bordeaux on the Dordogne , which borders the municipality in the north. Pessac-sur-Dordogne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Seurin-de-Prats in the north and north-west, Eynesse in the north and north-east, Saint-Avit-de-Soulège in the east, Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong in the south-east, Gensac in the South and Juillac in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 588 | 576 | 534 | 490 | 471 | 463 | 469 | 494 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Pessac-sur-Dordogne
- Saint-Vincent church from the 12th century
- 19th century Protestant church
- Montbreton Castle from the 14th century, alterations from the 17th century
- Manor house of La Bernède from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, since 2007 Monument historique
- Vidasse Castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 17th and 19th centuries
- Ribebon Castle from the 17th century
- Carbonneau Castle from the 19th century
- Beaupoil tower from the 14th century
- Moustelat watermill from the 18th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1173-1175.