Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac

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Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac
Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac (France)
Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Communes de Portes Sud Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 43 '  N , 0 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 43 '  N , 0 ° 42'  E
height 88-162 m
surface 5.68 km 2
Residents 126 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 22 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24560
INSEE code 24441

Town hall ( Mairie ) of Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac

Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac is a French municipality with 126 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Sud-Bergeracois (until 2015: canton Issigeac ).

The name in the Occitan language is Sent Lèon de Sijac and is derived from Saint Leo. The addition is used to distinguish the municipality of the same name in Périgord .

The inhabitants are called Saint Léonnais and Saint Léonnaises .

geography

Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac is located approx. 22 km southeast of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the southern edge of the department.

Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac is surrounded by the five neighboring municipalities:

Bardou Naussannes
Boisse Neighboring communities Beaumontois en Périgord
Faurilles

Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac is located in the catchment area of ​​the Garonne River . The Bournègue , a tributary of the Dropt , crosses the territory of the commune together with its tributary, the Pontet.

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of 430 in the first half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, a phase of stagnation set in until the 1980s, which caused the number of inhabitants to drop to 105 inhabitants with short recovery phases. before it stabilized at a level of around 120 inhabitants, which is still held today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 153 137 114 105 119 121 119 114 126
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité parish church , replaced a previous building in the 19th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Vineyard of the AOC Côtes de Bergerac

The municipality's economic activities are viticulture, agriculture, handicrafts and the hotel industry.

Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac is located in the AOC des Bergerac with the appellations Bergerac (blanc, rosé, rouge) and Côtes de Bergerac (blanc, rouge) as well as the Périgord nut oil.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 16

traffic

Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac can be reached via Routes départementales 19 and 23.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Fiche Commune SAINT LEON D'ISSIGEAC ( fr ) L'Union des Maires de la Dordogne. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ Notice Communale Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac (24441) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac ( fr ) Communauté de communes des Portes Sud Périgord. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac (24441) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 9, 2019.