Saint-Astier (Dordogne)

Saint-Astier Sench Astier
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Saint-Astier (main town)
Community association	Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord
Coordinates	45 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  E
height	58–222 m
surface	34.25 km 2
Residents	5,492 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	160 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24110
INSEE code	24372
Website	Saint-Astier
Saint-Astier - town view with river Isle

Saint-Astier ( Occitan Sench Astier ) is a small town and a French municipality with 5492 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of the main town as well as some hamlets (hameaux) and individual farms (fermes) .

Location and climate

The town of Saint-Astier is located on the west bank of the Isle in the cultural landscape of the Périgord at an altitude of about 75  m . The city of Périgueux is about 20 km (driving distance) to the north-west; the small town of Ribérac is located approx. 25 km south-east. The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality from Bordeaux to Brive-la-Gaillarde . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 860 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2015
Residents	1,985	2,826	2,942	3,933	5,098	5,530

The sustained population growth of the small town is to a large extent due to immigration from the rural areas in the area as a result of the increasing mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms.

economy

Residents of the community lived for centuries as self by the Agriculture and Forestry (cereals, charcoal); Fruit and vegetables were grown in the hotel's own gardens or offered at the market. The lime-rich subsoil has formed the basis for a nationwide important building material industry ( building lime , stucco and gypsum ) since the 19th century . The city has several health and educational institutions.

history

The proven history of the area goes back to the Stone Age . But Gallo-Roman finds were also made; the name of the city goes back to a hermit of the 6th century who was venerated as a saint, named Asterius . In 849 the place was invaded by the Normans . The first known churches in the town were built in the 10th and 11th centuries. In 1219 the place was fortified.

Attractions

Saint-Astier church

• Saint-Astier church, built in the 11th century, rebuilt in the 15th century, monument historique since 1910
• Forest chapel (Chapelle des Bois) from the 17th century, rebuilt in the 19th century, Monument historique since 2007
• Château de Bruneval
• Manoir de Brouillaud , Monument historique since 1979
• 19th century Château de Crognac
• Manoir d'Excideuil
• Repaire de Fareyrou or Chartreuse de Fareyrou , built in the 16th century, monument historique since 2008
• Manoir des Ferrières
• 15th century Château de la Batud
• Manoir de Petit-Puy
• Château de Puyferrat , monument historique since 1862
• Château du Puy-Saint-Astier from the 15th century, rebuilt in the 17th / 18th century. Century, Monument historique since 1988; with pigeon tower

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  Chapel in the forest

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  Château de Bruneval

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  Chartreuse de Fareyrou

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  Towers of the Château de la Batud

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  Château du Puy-Saint-Astier

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  Maison à tourelle in the Passage du Marché

Partnerships

• A partnership with the Laotian community of Kengkok has been maintained through the Collège de Saint-Astier since 1969 .
• A parish partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Annone Veneto since 2017.

Personalities

• Jacqueline Robin (1917-2007), pianist
• Norbert Aujoulat (1946–2011), prehistoric

Web links

Commons : Saint-Astier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saint-Astier - Map with altitude information
2. ↑ Saint-Astier - Climate tables
3. ↑ Saint-Astier - History and Economy
4. ↑ Saint-Astier - Église in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
5. ↑ Saint-Astier - Chapelle des Bois in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
6. ↑ Saint-Astier - Château du Puy-Saint-Astier in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
7. ↑ Saint-Astier - Chartreuse de Fareyrou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
8. ↑ Saint-Astier - Château de Puyferrat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
9. ↑ Saint-Astier - Château du Puy-Saint-Astier in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)