Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud

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Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud
Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud (France)
Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud
local community Eyraud-Crempse-Maurens
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Coordinates 44 ° 57 '  N , 0 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '  N , 0 ° 27'  E
Post Code 24140
Former INSEE code 24427
Incorporation 1st January 2019
status Commune déléguée

Former town hall ( Mairie ) of Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud

Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud is a village and a former French community with 179 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 decree of September 25, 2018, with effect from January 1, 2019, incorporated Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud as the Commune déléguée together with the former municipalities of Maurens , Laveyssière and Saint-Julien-de-Crempse to form the Commune nouvelle Eyraud-Crempse -Maurens feast . The administrative headquarters are in Maurens.

The name in the Occitan language is Sent Joan d'Eiraud and is derived from John the Baptist .

The inhabitants are called Saint-Jean-d'Eyrois and Saint-Jean-d'Eyroises .

geography

Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud is located about 35 km southwest of Périgueux and about 12 km north-northwest of Bergerac in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the Landais area of the historic province of Périgord .

Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud is surrounded by the five neighboring municipalities and delegated municipalities:

Église-Neuve-d'Issac Beleymas
Neighboring communities Saint-Julien-de-Crempse
(Commune déléguée)
Laveyssière
(Commune déléguée) 		Moors
(Commune déléguée)

coat of arms

The coat of arms can be interpreted as follows: Silver water flows from the golden mascaron in the middle. This indicates that the river Eyraud has its source in the local area. The coat of arms in the left ( heraldic right ) upper corner shows a bridge with three arches. It is the coat of arms of the Pontbriand de Montréal family, who had jurisdiction over Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud during the Ancien Régimes .

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 530 in the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud decreased to 160 inhabitants with brief recovery periods until the 1980s ceased a brief period of moderate growth that lasted until the beginning of the 19th century. Since then, there has been a slight decline in the population again.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 223 211 192 160 166 185 194 188 179
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

  • View of the choir

  • Caville mansion

Web links

Commons : Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N ° 24-2018-033 ( fr , PDF) Dordogne department. Pp. 42-46. September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Mairie de Saint Jean d'Eyraud ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Notice Communale Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud (24427) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 22, 2019.