Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire
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local community | Boulazac Isle Manoire | |
region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Dordogne | |
Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
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)