Saint-Géry (Dordogne)

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Saint-Géry
Saint-Géry (France)
Saint-Géry
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Pays de la Force
Community association Agglomération Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E 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 Neighboring communities
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
Residents 274 258 233 203 207 193 205 217 236
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006
Parish Church of Saint-Gilles

Attractions

  • Parish church of Saint-Gilles , replaced a previous medieval building in the 19th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Vineyard of the AOC Côtes de Bergerac

Saint-Géry is located in the AOC des Bergerac zones with the Bergerac and Côtes de Bergerac appellations .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 22

traffic

Saint-Géry can be reached via Route départementale 20.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ fiche commune SAINT GERY ( fr ) L'Union des mayors de la Dordogne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Géry ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Notice Communale Saint-Géry ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Géry (24420) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Géry (24420) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.