Puysserampion

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Puysserampion
Puysserampion (France)
Puysserampion
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Marmande
Canton Le Val du Dropt
Community association Pays de Lauzun
Coordinates 44 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  E
height 44-116 m
surface 10.72 km 2
Residents 245 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 47800
INSEE code 47218

Mayor's office ( Mairie ) of Puysserampion

Puysserampion is a French municipality with 245 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Marmande and the canton of Le Val du Dropt (until 2015: canton of Lauzun ).

The name of the municipality is referred to in ancient documents with the Latin name Podio-arrempio . The first part means "mountain". The second part has to be synonymous in the local patois with d'abruptum ( German  rugged ). Together this means "rugged mountain".

The inhabitants are called Puysserampionais and Puysserampionaises .

geography

Puysserampion is located about 16 kilometers northeast of Marmande in the historic province of Agenais on the northern edge of the department.

Puysserampion is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Allemans-you-Dropt Roumagne
Cambes Neighboring communities Miramont-de-Guyenne
Peyriere

Puysserampion is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

Tributaries of the Dourdenne cross the territory of the municipality,

  • the Ruisseau du Mont Saint-Jean with its tributary,
    • the Ruisseau de Lapeyrière, and
  • the Ruisseau de Laprade, also called Ruisseau de Junchère.

In addition, the Ruisseau de Pontillou, a tributary of the Ruisseau du Jonquet, has its source in Puysserampion.

history

The municipality was during prehistory , then over the antiquity of Celts and during the era of the Gallo Roman culture populated.

In the 13th century a castle or was Solid house on a hill that overlooks the surrounding area. For centuries away, it belonged to the powerful Goth family. During this time, the French King Philip IV. Bertrand de Goth, Seigneur von Duras , allowed to acquire lands, including those of today's municipalities of Puysserampion, Allemans-du-Dropt and Monségur . This property was inherited by his daughter Géraude de Goth and then by her husband Raymond Lorc.

A legend tells that the castle was the residence of the Templars in the 14th century . This is supported by a letter, which reported that in 1324 the castle of Régine de Goth, Countess of Armagnac and niece of Pope Clement V was one. On April 13, 1312, Clement V ordered the dissolution of the Knights Templar and the transfer of its goods to the Hospitallers . The castle thus came into the hands of the Goth family.

Today there are no traces of the castle left. At one point their building blocks were used to build a farm in the neighborhood.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a high of around 475 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 165 inhabitants during short recovery periods until the 1970s, before settling at a level between 230 and 260 inhabitants stabilized.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 256 211 166 244 274 243 233 258 245
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. It was placed under the protection of John the Baptist in the 12th or 13th century . Some historians believe that it was built under the influence of the Knights Templar, in view of the massive architecture and the fact that John the Baptist was also the patron saint of the Templars.

Two capitals are left from the Romanesque era. The facade is crowned by a bell gable with three arcades that house the bells. Inside the church, a holy water font and a statue of the Virgin Mary made of gilded wood embellish the nave .

  • Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

  • Bell gable

  • Entrance portal

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is one of the most important economic factors in the municipality.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 26

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 29 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Puysserampion can be reached via Routes départementales 132 and 933, the former Route nationale 133 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Puysserampion ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved on April 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Puysserampion ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Notice Communale Puysserampion ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Puysserampion (47218) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Puysserampion (47218) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved April 11, 2019.