Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac ; Rofinhac e Sent Sarnin de Relhac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée de l'Homme
Community association	Vallée de l'Homme
Coordinates	45 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 59 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 59 ′ E
height	116-304 m
surface	59.9 km 2
Residents	1,603 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24580
INSEE code	24356
Website	http://rouffignac-perigordnoir.fr/
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Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac ( Occitan : Rofinhac e Sent Sarnin de Relhac ) is a municipality with 1603 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in France in Dordogne , in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda and the canton of Vallée de l'Homme (until 2015: canton of Montignac ). The inhabitants are called Rouffignacois .

geography

Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac is located about 24 kilometers southeast of Périgueux in the Périgord. Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac is surrounded by the neighboring communities Milhac-d'Auberoche in the north and north-west, Fossemagne in the north, Bars in the north-east, Plazac in the east, Fleurac in the south-east, Mauzens-et-Miremont in the south and south-west, Saint-Félix-de-Reillac-et-Mortemart in the south-west and Saint-Geyrac in the west and north-west.

history

During the Second World War , the municipality of Rouffignac was almost completely destroyed by members of the Brehmer division . The act of revenge was preceded by the kidnapping of two officers of the division by the Resistance in the vicinity of the village. Both escaped unscathed. On March 31, 1944, the residents were driven from the village, the place was then looted and the buildings set on fire. Only the church in the village center and a few neighboring buildings were spared. There were no civilian deaths, twelve people were deported. The village was rebuilt according to old plans and honored by General Charles de Gaulle with the Croix de guerre . Since 1947 the village has had the status of a "Village Martyr". A memorial plaque is in the open market hall by the village square.

In 1973 the municipalities of Saint-Cernin-de-Reillac and Rouffignac were merged.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,608	1,439	1,474	1,429	1,465	1,484	1,537	1,569
Source: Cassini and INSEE