Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Pays de Montaigne et Gurson (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Foyen | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ' N , 0 ° 13' E | |
| height | 7-167 m | |
| surface | 18.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,498 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 136 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33220 | |
| INSEE code | 24335 | |
| Website | http://www.port-sainte-foy.info/ | |
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Port-Sainte-Foy-et- Ponchapt is a small French town with 2,498 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt is located in southwest France, 63 kilometers east of Bordeaux , 22 kilometers west of Bergerac , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement , and 7.6 kilometers east of Vélines , the capital of the canton, on a middle one Height of 87 meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at a height of 17 meters. Neighboring municipalities of Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt are Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh in the west, Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire in the northeast, Saint-André-et-Appelles in the south and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande in the South-east on the other bank of the Dordogne . The municipality has an area of 1832 hectares.
The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
Originally, Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt was the port of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. The small village has been a meeting place for people since the Stone Age , as numerous finds of stone utensils on flint attest. The municipality of Port-Sainte-Foy was created in 1859 through the merger of the municipalities of Saint-Avit-de-Tizac , Le Canet and La Rouquette . In 1960 the village of Ponchapt was incorporated and the municipality was given its current name.
In 1940 some families from Plobsheim in Alsace fled from the German occupiers to Port-Sainte-Foy, which is why the two communities maintain a special friendship to this day.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1594 | 1798 | 1872 | 2093 | 2222 | 2345 | 2223 | 2498 |
Culture and sights
A 1st century Gallo-Roman villa was destroyed in the 3rd century and rebuilt in the 4th century. Later on, until 1850, this building was used for religious purposes. Five 4th century Christian mosaics were found in the building. In 1926 they were listed as “ historical monuments ”.
Fauga Castle was built in the 18th century. It was built by a Protestant family. In the basement there was an escape route to the hamlet of La Rouquette. The building consists of a main house with two side wings, to the west of which there is a round tower. A kitchen with a Louis quinze fireplace has been preserved in the left wing of the castle . The right wing previously served as a cowshed and ends with an older building that is closed off by a round tower. In 1989 the castle was entered in the additional list of "historical monuments".
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt belongs to the Roman Catholic community Communauté des deux Rives du Pays Foyen ('the two banks of the Foy countryside'), which is part of the parish of Sainte Marie en Périgord Foyen of the diocese of Périgueux and Sarlat .
The Catholic Church of Ponchapt was originally the chapel of a castle. The castle was destroyed in the French Revolution (1789-1799). A hundred meters north of the church there is a source believed to be miraculous. The chapel and spring were on a historic part of the Camino de Santiago . Shortly before the start of the revolution, the chapel was enlarged, a bell tower was added and it was declared the parish church of Ponchapt. Until 1924 the church was surrounded by a cemetery, which was then taken out of town. Since the community was created through a merger of several localities, there are a total of three Catholic churches.
The first Protestant church was established as early as 1591 in the course of the Reformation . It existed until 1677. A second church was built in 1827 and destroyed in a flood in 1843. A third church was built in 1866 and consecrated in 1870 in the presence of 22 Protestant pastors. This building is no longer used for church services today. There is a Protestant church and a Protestant museum in the neighboring parish of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
There is also a mosque in Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2009, 34.3 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 8.7 percent of the employees were unemployed .
There is a primary school and a kindergarten in the community. The nearest train station is in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. The nearest airport is Bergerac Airport, 15 miles away .
The municipal area are controlled appellations (AOC) for Bergerac - and Montravel -wines and protected geographical indications (PGI) for veal (Veau du Limousin) , lamb (Agneau du Périgord) , ham (Jambon de Bayonne) , ducks for foie gras ( Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest) , strawberry (Fraise du Périgord) , prunes the type Prunus domestica duck d' called Pruneau d'Agen and wines called Périgord .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b La ville de Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved February 27, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 24335 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Sainte Marie en Périgord Foyen. Diocèse Périgueux et Sarlat, accessed February 27, 2013 (French).
- ^ Marie France W: Église de Ponchapt. In: terresdefoy.com. Communauté des deux Rives du Pays Foyen, November 9, 2012, accessed on February 27, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Nos églises - Paroisse Ste. Marie en Périgord Foyen. (No longer available online.) Diocèse Périgueux et Sarlat, archived from the original on March 2, 2016 ; Retrieved February 27, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Emmanuel Espanol, Pierre Muller: Port Sainte Foy: l'ancien temple. In: Les temples protestants de France. association Huguenots de France, accessed February 27, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Mosquée de la Paix. Retrieved February 27, 2013 (French).
- ^ Commune: Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt (24335). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on February 27, 2013 (French).
