Saint-Genès-de-Castillon

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Saint-Genès-de-Castillon
Saint-Genès-de-Castillon (France)
Saint-Genès-de-Castillon
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Libourne
Canton Les Coteaux de Dordogne
Community association Grand Saint-Emilionnais
Coordinates 44 ° 54 '  N , 0 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 '  N , 0 ° 4'  E
height 32-98 m
surface 6.8 km 2
Residents 393 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33350
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Genès-de-Castillon

Saint-Genès-de-Castillon is a French village with 393 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ); it belongs to the Arrondissement of Libourne and the canton of Les Coteaux de Dordogne (until 2015 Castillon-la-Bataille ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Genésiens .

geography

Saint-Genès-de-Castillon is about 50 kilometers east of Bordeaux . Saint-Genès-de-Castillon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Puisseguin in the north, Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille in the northeast, Gardegan-et-Tourtirac in the east, Sainte-Colombe in the south, and Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse in the west Southwest and Montagne in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 378 454 398 402 370 389 377 393
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 19th century church
  • Flojague Castle from the 16th century
  • L'Estang Castle
  • La Jarousse Castle
  • Gravoux mansion from the 14th / 15th centuries Century ( Monument historique )

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 580.

Web links

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