Saint-Georges-de-Montclard

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Saint-Georges-de-Montclard
Coat of arms of Saint-Georges-de-Montclard
Saint-Georges-de-Montclard (France)
Saint-Georges-de-Montclard
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Périgord Central
Community association Isle et Crempse en Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 37'  E
height 62-189 m
surface 13.68 km 2
Residents 291 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24140
INSEE code 24414

View of the center of Saint-Georges-de-Montclard with the castle

Saint-Georges-de-Montclard (locally and Saint-Georges-de-Montclar ) is a French municipality with 291 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Périgueux (until 2016: Bergerac ) and the canton of Périgord Central (until 2015: Canton of Villamblard ).

The name in the Occitan language is Sent Jòrgi de Montclar and is derived from St. George . The Occitan word montclar means "mountain from which one can see clearly".

The inhabitants are called Montclardais and Montclardaises .

geography

Saint-Georges-de-Montclard is located about 30 km south-southwest of Périgueux and about 15 km northwest of Bergerac in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Périgord .

The community has two town centers a few kilometers apart, Saint-Georges with the parish church and Montclard with the town hall ( Mairie ) and the castle.

Saint-Georges-de-Montclard is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:

Saint-Martin-des-Combes Clermont-de-Beauregard
Campsegret Neighboring communities Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix
Lamonzie-Montastruc Liorac-sur-Louyre

Saint-Georges-de-Montclard is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

The Caudeau , a right tributary of the Dordogne, crosses the territory of the commune together with its tributaries, the Ruisseau de Saint-Georges, which rises in Saint-Georges-de-Montclard, and the Ruchelle.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 815 in the mid-19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to a level of around 260 inhabitants with brief recovery periods until the 1970s, before the beginning of the The 21st century saw moderate growth that continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 314 273 263 262 258 268 260 278 291
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Parish church of Sainte Rita from the 11th century
  • Montclar Castle from the 15th century, inscribed as a Monument historique
  • La Beaureille mansion from the 16th century, inscribed as a monument historique

  • Parish Church of Sainte Rita

  • Montclar Castle

Economy and Infrastructure

Trade and services are the main economic drivers of the community.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 37

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 39 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Saint-Georges-de-Montclard can be reached via Routes départementales 21 and 39, as well as secondary roads that branch off from Route nationale 21 . This forms the Périgueux – Bergerac transport axis.

The commune is connected to other communes in the department by a line on the Transpérigord bus network from Périgueux to Bergerac.

Patrick Esclafer de La Rode 1998

Personalities

  • Patrick Esclafer de La Rode, born on August 6, 1944 in Angoulême , died on February 22, 2015 in Périgueux, was a French historian and genealogist . He was the owner of the Montclard Castle.
  • Ariane Lumen, born on February 17, 1963 in Bergerac, is a painter and lives in Saint-Georges-de-Montclard.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Georges-de-Montclard  - 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 GEORGES DE MONTCLAR ( fr ) L'Union des mayors de la Dordogne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Aire urbaine de Bergerac (109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Saint-Georges-de-Montclard ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Georges-de-Montclard ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ Notice Communale Saint-Georges-de-Montclard ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Montclard (24414) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Montclard (24414) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  9. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ Patrick Esclafer de La Rode pour l'histoire - biography ( fr ) Royauté-News. April 18, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ Lumen Ariane ( fr ) Artistes en Dordogne. December 17, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2019.