Saint-Matré

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Saint-Matré
Saint-Matré (France)
Saint-Matré
local community Porte-du-Quercy
region Occitania
Department Lot
Arrondissement Cahors
Coordinates 44 ° 24 '  N , 1 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 24 '  N , 1 ° 7'  E
Post Code 46800
Former INSEE code 46278
Incorporation 1st January 2019
status Commune déléguée

View of the center of Saint-Matré

Saint-Matré is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune of Barguelonne-en-Quercy with 136 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitania region . The place belonged to the arrondissement of Cahors and the canton of Puy-l'Évêque .

The decree of September 28, 2018 established the incorporation of Le Boulvé as Commune déléguée together with the former communes of Le Boulvé , Fargues and Saux into the Commune nouvelle Porte-du-Quercy with effect from January 1, 2019 . The administrative headquarters are in Le Boulvé.

The inhabitants are called Saint-Matréens and Saint-Matréennes .

geography

Saint-Matré is located about 26 km west of Cahors in the Quercy Blanc area of the historic province of Quercy on the southwestern border with the neighboring Tarn-et-Garonne department .

Saint-Matré is surrounded by three neighboring municipalities and two communes déléguées of Porte-du-Quercy:

Sérignac
Saux
(Porte-du-Quercy) 		Neighboring communities Le Boulvé
(Porte-du-Quercy)
Montaigu-de-Quercy
(Tarn-et-Garonne) 		Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc

Saint-Matré is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River . The Ruisseau de Saint-Matré, a tributary of the Lot , has its source in the local area. The Rivièrette and the Vigor, tributaries of the Boudouyssou , also irrigate the local area.

history

Between 1790 and 1794 the municipality of Coulourgues was incorporated.

Population development

After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to an initial high of around 390 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the community experienced stagnation in size with short recovery phases.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 165 185 137 139 151 122 134 110 136
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

Chapel of Coulourgues

The small Romanesque chapel is dedicated to St. Benedict. It was built in the 13th century and very little has been changed. The chapel has a holy water font from the 17th or 18th century. The interior flooring is from the same era. The visible timbers are made of wood.

Miraval Castle

Jacques de Viguié, seigneur of the land and of Coulourgues, paid homage to the French king in 1663 for his fiefdom and his Miraval castle. The remains of a chimney in one of the basement rooms prove the age of the building, which can probably be dated to the 16th century. A document proves the viticulture on his property since the establishment. The current property is operated as a winery, since 2008 as an organic cultivation.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Matré  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N ° 46-2018-089 ( fr , PDF) Département Lot. Pp. 11-13. December 27, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lot ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ruisseau de Saint-Matré ( fr ) eaufrance. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ La Rivièrette ( fr ) eaufrance. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ Le Vigor ( fr ) eaufrance. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b Notice Communale Saint-Matré ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Saint-Matré (46278) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ Saint-Matré, Au cœur du vignoble ( fr ) Tourist offices of the Query Blanc. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ Château de Miraval ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved May 13, 2019.