Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac

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Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac
Coat of arms of Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac
Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac (France)
Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Périgord Central
Community association Isle et Crempse en Périgord
Coordinates 45 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 30 ′  E
height 77-186 m
surface 6.14 km 2
Residents 112 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24140
INSEE code 24422
Website www.saint-hilaire-destissac.fr

Park with a fountain in front of the parish church of Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac

Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac is a French commune of 112 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 Alari d'Estiçac and is derived from St. Hilary of Poitiers . The addition "Estissac" probably comes from an estate that belonged to an "Asticius" in Gallo-Roman times .

The inhabitants are called Saint-Hilairois and Saint-Hilairoises .

geography

Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac is located about 25 km southwest of Périgueux and about 20 km north of Bergerac in the Landais area of the historic province of Périgord .

Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:

Saint-Jean-d'Estissac
Issac Neighboring communities Villamblard
Beleymas

Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

The Crempse , a tributary of the Isle , crosses the area of ​​the parish along with its tributaries, the Roy and the Estissac.

coat of arms

The coat of arms can be interpreted as follows: The coat of arms in the heraldic top right corner reminds of the parish belonging to the former Estissac castellan . The green background indicates the Landais forest , in whose territory the municipality is located. The figure shows St. Hilary, bishop of Poitiers and patron saint against snakebite. For this reason, snakes are shown on both sides.

Population development

After the beginning of the records, the population rose in the middle of the 19th century to a high of around 425. In the following period the size of the community decreased with short recovery phases up to the 1980s to around 85 inhabitants, before it reached a level of around 110 inhabitants, which is still maintained today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 127 111 89 87 110 114 112 111 112
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006
Parish Church of Saint-Hilaire

Attractions

  • Parish church of Saint-Hilaire from the 12th century, inscribed as a Monument historique
  • La Rigaudie Castle from the 12th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture with the factors arable and livestock is the most important economic factor in the municipality.

Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac is located in the AOC zone of the Périgord nut oil.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 12

traffic

Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac can be reached via Routes départementales 4 and 38 as well as secondary roads that branch off from Route départementale 39.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac  - 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. ↑ a b c Mairie de Saint Hilaire d'Estissac ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Notice Communale Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac (24422) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac (24422) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 11, 2019.