Razac-de-Saussignac

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Razac-de-Saussignac
Razac-de-Saussignac (France)
Razac-de-Saussignac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Agglomération Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 17 ′  E
height 26-141 m
surface 11.58 km 2
Residents 332 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24240
INSEE code 24349

Center of Razac-de-Saussignac

Razac-de-Saussignac is a French municipality with 332 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Sud-Bergeracois (until 2015: Canton Sigoulès ).

The name in the Occitan language is Rasac de Saussinhac , which is derived from an estate that belonged to a "Rhetius" in Gallo-Roman times .

The inhabitants are called Razacois and Razacoises .

geography

Razac-de-Saussignac is located approx. 20 km southwest in the catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the southwest border with the neighboring Gironde department .

Razac-de-Saussignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal
(Gironde) 		Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire
(Gironde) 		Gardonne
Neighboring communities Saussignac
Ligueux
(Gironde) 		Monestier

Razac-de-Saussignac is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

The Seignal , one of its left tributaries, forms the natural border with the western neighboring communities of the Gironde department. The Ruisseau de Fonlade is a tributary of the Seignal and has its source in Razac-de-Saussignac.

The Ruisseau des Gouttes, also called Marmant on the upper reaches, is a tributary of the Moiron and crosses the area of ​​the municipality.

history

In Gallo-Roman times, there was a handsome villa at the site of today's center , which was probably destroyed by the Sarrazen in the eighth century . From the eighth century until the end of the Ancien Régime , Razac was dependent on Saussignac . During the French Revolution , the two parishes were dissolved to form one parish with the seat in Saussignac. Due to the Concordat of 1801 , services were reintroduced in both parishes. The chaplain from Saussignac led the masses in Razac until the end of the restoration . The municipality of Razac became independent from Saussignac in 1836. The pastor of Saussignac remained the parish administrator in Razac until 1845 .

Toponymy

Toponyms and mentions of Razac-de-Saussignac were:

  • Eccl. de Rezaco (1555, fief of the Sarlat diocese ),
  • Razat (1750, map by Cassini ),
  • Razac (1793, Notice Communale ),
  • Razac-de-Saussignac (1836).

Population development

When the community was founded, the population peaked at 670. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 275 inhabitants during short periods of recovery until the 1980s, before a period of growth began that has recently stagnated.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 327 310 282 274 308 332 365 352 332
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint Barthélemy

It was rebuilt in 1860, but has retained its 11th century foundations and its Romanesque shape. Its special feature is the semicircular apse with two flanking apsidioles.

Bellevue Palace

The castle was rebuilt around 1630 on the previous fiefdom of the Grands Négrauds. The estate, also known as the Artudière mansion, was directly subordinate to the French king and consisted of several buildings. The main house with a rectangular floor plan is framed by two square pavilions . Various plants have enlarged the country estate. Ancillary buildings were built behind the main house to form a courtyard. The owner families of the castle were successively the Papus, Brugières, Maillard-Dascols, then the Lambert de Thénac. The castle is now privately owned and cannot be visited.

Chabrier Castle

It was built in 1640 on the ruins of an earlier castle, which was destroyed in the Hundred Years War in 1345 by troops of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster , Earl of Derby , when attacking the neighboring castle of Fayolle. The castle consists of a central residential wing to which two side wings adjoin. The specialty of the castle are its wine cellars, some of which are carved into the rock. Today the castle continues its important operation as a winery.

Economy and Infrastructure

AOC Saussignac wine bottle

Viticulture is the municipality's most important economic factor.

Razac-de-Saussignac is located in the AOC areas of Bergerac with the appellations Bergerac (blanc, rosé, rouge) , Côtes de Bergerac (blanc, rouge) and Saussignac , a dessert wine .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 48
Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

  • The long-distance hiking trail GR 654 from Namur in Belgium via Vézelay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port leads together with the GR 6 through the center of Razac-de-Saussignac. It follows the Via Lemovicensis, one of the four Camino de Santiago in France.

traffic

The Route départementale 4 crosses the territory of the municipality from north to south and connects Razac-de-Saussignac in the north with the neighboring community of Gardonne on the road axis Bergerac Bordeaux and in the south with the neighboring municipality of Monestier.

Route départementale 14 crosses the area of ​​the municipality from west to east and connects Razac-de-Saussignac in the west with the neighboring municipality of Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal and in the east with Saussignac.

Web links

Commons : Razac-de-Saussignac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Aire urbaine de Bergerac (109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Razac-de-Saussignac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Razac-de-Saussignac ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 264, 1873. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  7. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ a b Notice Communale Razac-de-Saussignac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Razac-de-Saussignac (24349) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Mairie de Razac de Saussignac ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ Château de Bellevue ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ Château de Chabrier ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  13. ^ Mairie de Razac de Saussignac ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  15. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Razac-de-Saussignac (24349) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ La voie de Vézelay ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ GR6 - Randonnée de Ste Foy-la-Grande (Gironde) à Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (Dordogne) ( fr ) gr-infos.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.