Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Ribérac
Community association	Communes du Pays Ribéracois
Coordinates	45 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ E
height	74-198 m
surface	16.38 km 2
Residents	716 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	44 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24600
INSEE code	24455
	; View of the center of Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac is a French municipality with 716 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Périgueux and the canton of Ribérac .

The name in the Occitan language is Sent Martin de Ribairac and is derived from Saint Martin of Tours . The addition "de Ribérac" was added in the 19th century.

The inhabitants are called Saint Martinois and Saint Martinoises .

geography

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac is located about 30 km west-northwest of Périgueux and about 2.5 km southeast of Ribérac in its Unité urbaine in the Ribéracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the western edge of the department.

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac is surrounded by the six neighboring municipalities:

	Ribérac	Saint-Méard-de-Drône
Vanxains		Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône
	Siorac-de-Ribérac	Saint-Sulpice-de-Roumagnac

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac is located in the catchment area of the Dordogne river .

The Peychay and Ribéraguet, tributaries of the Dronne , cross the territory of the municipality.

history

The area of the municipality was settled since Gallo-Roman times . The name of the parish was first mentioned in the 13th century. Since the Middle Ages , the settlement extended around a noble seat, which had jurisdiction over the parish. After it had been a seigneurie of the Aydie family in the Ancien Régime , Saint-Martin-de- Ribérac was attached to Ribérac at the beginning of the French Revolution , although its own administration was retained. In 1851 the community finally became independent.

Population development

Immediately after gaining independence, the municipality reached its peak in population in 1851 with around 1,550 inhabitants. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to around 595 inhabitants with short recovery phases until the 1980s, before a phase of moderate growth set in, which is still ongoing today.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	658	647	611	594	607	654	676	705	716

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish church of Saint-Martin from the 12th century
Les Gérauds mansion, a 19th century Chartreuse
Manor La Veille Basse, a Chartreuse with the oldest parts from the 15th century

Parish Church of Saint Martin
Les Gérauds mansion
La Veille Basse manor house

Economy and Infrastructure

Logo of the Charentes-Poitou butter

The focus of the municipality's economic activities is on agriculture and small businesses.

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac is located in the AOC zones of the Charentes-Poitou , Charentes and Deux-Sèvres butter varieties as well as the Noix du Périgord , the walnuts of the Périgord, and the nut oil of the Périgord.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 47

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 44 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac can be reached via Routes départementales 13, 43 and 709, the former Route nationale 709 , which connects the municipality with Ribérac in the northwest and with Bergerac in the southeast.

The commune is connected to other communes in the department by a line from the Transpérigord bus network from Périgueux to Ribérac.

Personalities


Guy de Larigaudie 1932		Monument in honor of Guy de Larigaudie in Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac

Jean Jacoupy, born on April 28, 1761 in Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac, died on May 27, 1848 in Bordeaux , was a Catholic priest. In 1802 he was appointed Bishop of Agen by Napoleon Bonaparte .

Guillaume Boulle de Larigaudie, known under the name of Guy de Larigaudie, born on January 18, 1908 in Paris , died in the Second World War on May 11, 1940 in Musson , Belgium , was a French scout , writer, explorer, emcee and journalist. He spent much of his youth in the Les Gérauds mansion, which belonged to his family.