Saint-Jory-las-Bloux

Saint-Jory-las-Bloux ; Sent Jòri las Blos
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Community association	Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord
Coordinates	45 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 58 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 58 ′ E
height	123-242 m
surface	16.94 km 2
Residents	236 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24160
INSEE code	24429
	; Saint-Jory-las-Bloux - Castle (château) and dovecote (colombier)

Saint-Jory-las-Bloux ( Occitan Sent Jòri las Blos ) is a southern French municipality with a total of 236 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (before 2016 Aquitaine ). It consists of the main town and several hamlets (hameaux) and individual farms (fermes) .

Location and climate

The place Saint-Jory-las-Bloux is a good 35 km (driving distance) northeast of Périgueux in the wooded Périgord vert at an altitude of about 195 m . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 940 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2015
Residents	301	683	441	326	255	238

The population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms.

economy

In earlier centuries the residents lived on the yields of their fields, pastures and gardens as self-sufficient. The community is still largely agriculturally oriented, with livestock also playing a significant role. Craftsmen and small service providers have settled in the village itself. Since the 1960s, some vacant houses have been rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .

history

The first mention of the name Sanctus Georgius de las Blos comes from the 13th century; It is unclear whether a place or just a commandery of the Knights Templar or St. John already existed at that time.

Attractions

The single-nave church of the village is dedicated to St. Consecrated to George ; she acted in the 13./14. Century as a chapel of a commandery of the Order of Malta and hides two painted "mourning bands" ( litres funeraires ) with the coats of arms of the later landlords (seigneurs) in the flat, closed choir area . The overall rather simple church building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1961 .

The immediately adjacent Château de Saint-Jory originally dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. Century; the core building ( logis ) was in the 17./18. Century renewed. The complex still has three late medieval stair towers . There is a simple cubic pigeon house (colombier) with a pyramid roof on the castle grounds .