Saint-Géry (Dordogne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Dordogne | |
Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
Canton | Pays de la Force | |
Community association | Agglomération Bergeracoise | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ E | |
height | 60-148 m | |
surface | 18.71 km 2 | |
Residents | 236 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 24400 | |
INSEE code | 24420 | |
View of the center of Saint-Géry |
Saint-Gery is a French municipality with 236 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 Pays de la Force (until 2015: canton La Force ).
The name in the Occitan language is Sent Geri and is derived from St. Aegidius .
The inhabitants are called Saint Gérois and Saint Géroises .
geography
Saint-Géry is located about 20 km northwest of Bergerac in the Landais area of the historic province of Périgord .
Saint-Géry is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:
Saint-Médard-de-Mussidan | Les Lèches | |
Beaupouyet | ||
Fraisse | Bosset |
Saint-Géry is located in the catchment area of the Dordogne river .
The Lidoire , a right tributary of the Dordogne, crosses the territory of the municipality. The Martarieux, a tributary of the Isle , also irrigates Saint-Géry.
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 505 in the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 195 inhabitants with relatively short recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a phase of growth began that is still today persists.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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Residents | 274 | 258 | 233 | 203 | 207 | 193 | 205 | 217 | 236 |
Attractions
- Parish church of Saint-Gilles , replaced a previous medieval building in the 19th century
Economy and Infrastructure
Saint-Géry is located in the AOC des Bergerac zones with the Bergerac and Côtes de Bergerac appellations .
traffic
Saint-Géry can be reached via Route départementale 20.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ fiche commune SAINT GERY ( fr ) L'Union des mayors de la Dordogne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Géry ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ Notice Communale Saint-Géry ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Géry (24420) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Géry (24420) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.