Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire

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Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire
Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire (France)
Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire
local community Boulazac Isle Manoire
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Coordinates 45 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  E
Post Code 24330
Former INSEE code 24439
Incorporation January 1, 2016
status Commune déléguée

Former town hall and museum of Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire

Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire ( Occitan : Sent Laurenç de Manoire ) is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune Boulazac Isle Manoire with 995 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . The inhabitants are called Saint-Laurentais .

With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Atur , Boulazac and Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire were merged and have since formed the Commune nouvelle Boulazac Isle Manoire. The municipality of Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire belonged to the Arrondissement of Périgueux and the canton of Isle-Manoire (until 2015: canton of Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac ).

geography

Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire is located around six kilometers east-southeast of the city center of Périgueux in the Périgord countryside . The Manoire river crosses the area, as does the A89 autoroute and the départementale 6089 route, the former national road 221.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 377 397 535 568 706 765 858 933
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Laurent church with choir from the 12th century and later additions, monument historique since 1986
  • Manor house from the 18th century, today's town hall
  • Charterhouse of La Croix Rouge

Personalities

  • Roland Dumas (* 1922), City Councilor of Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire (1989–1995), Foreign Minister (1980s)

Web links

Commons : Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire  - Collection of images, videos and audio files