Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Canton | Vallée de l'Homme | |
| Community association | Vallée de l'Homme | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 62–260 m | |
| surface | 13.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 425 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24290 | |
| INSEE code | 24443 | |
 Main street, Manoir de la Salle on the left |
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Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is a commune with 425 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French region of Aquitaine in the Dordogne department . It is classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( Most Beautiful Villages in France ).
In the village on the Vézère between Montignac and Les Eyzies there is among the oldest in the Périgord belonging Romanesque church from the 12th century, moreover, the Manoir de la Salle in the 14th century and the Château de Clérans from the 16th century.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 319 | 345 | 334 | 390 | 427 | 490 | 434 | 429 |
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Attractions
The stone-roofed parish church of Saint-Léon once belonged to a small Benedictine priory and stands on the foundations of a Gallo-Roman villa. Inside, the cross-shaped church space closes off with a choir vaulted by a semi-dome and two side apses; Romanesque frescoes can be seen in the apse and in the south chapel . From the outside, the three apses and the square tower of the building form an architecturally balanced unit.
The Manoir de la Salle is located at the entrance to the village, in a park right next to the thoroughfare. The small castle was built from field stones and still has a square donjon covered with stone slabs from the time it was built. The private Château de Clérans stands directly on the Vézère and features high roofs and ornate ridges . A high wall leaves a narrow path along the river bank.
Manoir de la Salle
On the banks of the Vézère, church tower
Château de Clérans
Château de Clérans
Personalities
The Cologne painter Heribert C. Ottersbach regularly spends part of the year in Saint-Léon.
literature
- Susanne Böttcher (Ed.): Périgord, Dordogne, Limousin. (= The Green Guide. ) Travel-House-Media, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8342-8995-7 , p. 293.
- Jean-Luc Aubarbier, Michel Binet: Lovable Périgord. Ouest-France, Rennes 1990, ISBN 2-7373-0299-4 , p. 51.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
- ^ Museum Frieder Burda