Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès

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Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès
Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès coat of arms
Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès (France)
Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Agglomération Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 27'  E
height 62-163 m
surface 6.52 km 2
Residents 311 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 48 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24240
INSEE code 24357

View of the center of Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès

Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès is a French municipality with 311 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 Rofinhac des Sigolés . Several theories revolve around its origins. It could be derived from an estate that belonged to a "Rufinius" in Gallo-Roman times . Another explanation is that of an estate of an earlier villa and a vicus founded by Minister Rufinus in the fifth century. Another advocates a reference to the Fontanguillère grotto , as Raufi or Roffi means "grotto" in the old French language .

The inhabitants are called Rouffignacois and Rouffignacoises .

Gardonnette

geography

Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès is located about 10 km southwest in the catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the southern edge of the department.

Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:

Pomport Neighboring communities Monbazillac
Flaugeac
Singleyrac 		Ribagnac

Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès lies in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

The Gardonnette, one of its tributaries, forms the natural border with the southern neighboring communities Flaugeac, Singleyrac and Ribagnac. One of its right tributaries, the Ruisseau des Giroux, flows along the border with the neighboring municipality of Monbazillac to the east. The Courbarieux is another tributary of the Gardonnette and has its source in Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès before flowing along the border with the neighboring municipality of Pomport to the west.

history

The Fontanguillère cave indicates early settlement of the area, as it served as a shelter in the Paleolithic and as a burial site in the Bronze Age . In the Middle Ages Rouffignac belonged to the castellany of Puyguilhem , which was founded by Comte Guilhem, a contemporary of Charlemagne . In the 12th century, the Seigneur von Bergerac acquired the parish. In the 16th century it fell under the jurisdiction of Montcuq, which is now a hamlet of Pomport. The Bergerac castellany was divided in the 17th century and Rouffignac now belonged to the Seigneurs of Monbazillac and Bridoire, which is now a hamlet of the neighboring municipality of Ribagnac.

Toponymy

Toponyms and mentions of Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès were:

  • Roffinhac (16th century, castellany of Montcuq),
  • Roussignac (1750, map by Cassini ),
  • Rouffignac (1793, Notice Communale ),
  • Roussignac (1801, Bulletin des Lois ),
  • Rouffignac (1873, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne).

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a peak of around 360 by the first half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fluctuated between around 240 and around 360 inhabitants.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 279 253 263 281 282 284 337 345 311
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Claire

Parish Church of Saint-Claire

The Romanesque church was remodeled in the 14th century on the foundations of an earlier castle. The current bell tower emerged from its keep .

Fontanguillère grotto

The terrain was created by the creek of the Gardonnette river. The first part of the name "Font" comes from the French fontaine ( German  source ). The second part is probably a reference to the eels ( French anguilles ) in the river. Another theory is based on a derivation from the French angle ( German  corner, branching ). The grotto contained human skeletons that are still scattered here or in various museums today. Flint throwing knives and other objects have also been found here. Remnants of a dolmen have been discovered on the banks of a nearby stream, the Caborne .

Economy and Infrastructure

Sémillon grape variety, attacked by the noble rot Botrytis cinerea

Viticulture is the municipality's most important economic factor.

Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès is located in the AOC des Bergerac with the appellations Bergerac (blanc, rosé, rouge) , Côtes de Bergerac (blanc, rouge) and des Monbazillac , a dessert wine , with the appellations Monbazillac and Monbazillac Sélection de grains nobles .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 54

traffic

The Route départementale 933, the former Route nationale 133 , Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès crossed from north to south and connects the town to the north of Bergerac and with Spain in the south.

Web links

Commons : Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved on December 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Aire urbaine de Bergerac (109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Ma commune: Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Paul Vicomte de Gourgues: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Dordogne ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. Pp. 275, 1873. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  8. ^ A b Notice Communale Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès (24357) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès (24357) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ Mairie de Rouffignac de Sigoulès ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ Mairie de Rouffignac de Sigoulès ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  13. ↑ Mairie de Rouffignac de Sigoulès ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Retrieved December 23, 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 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès (24357) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2018.