Saint-Seurin-de-Prats
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Saint-Seurin-de-Prats Sent Sieurin de Prats |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Pays de Montaigne et Gurson | |
| Community association | Montaigne Montravel et Gurson | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 3-15 m | |
| surface | 5.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 494 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 89 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24230 | |
| INSEE code | 24501 | |
 Saint-Seurin-de-Prats - Saint-Seurin Church |
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Saint-Seurin-de-Prats ( Occitan : Sent Sieurin de Prats ) is a southwestern French community with 494 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Saint-Seurin-de-Prats is located on the north bank of the Dordogne at an altitude of about 10 meters above sea level. d. M. in the far west of the Dordogne department near the border with the Gironde department . The closest larger city is Bergerac , the capital of the arrondissement, about 39 kilometers (driving distance) to the east .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 514 | 461 | 451 | 476 | 491 | 488 | 494 | 494 |
As early as the 19th century, the number of inhabitants fell from around 950 in 1800 to around 575 in 1900.
economy
In earlier times, the inhabitants of the community lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture and a little cattle farming. Since medieval times, some of the wine produced in the area has been shipped in barrels and on rafts or barges via the Dordogne and the ports on the Gironde to England and Northern Europe. The ripened on the bottoms of the municipality wines on appellations Montravel , Bergerac , Côtes de Bergerac and Perigord markets, but the apartment rentals (plays gîtes ) also play an important role in the economic life of the community.
Attractions
- The parish church ( Église Saint-Seurin ) is an imposing neo-Romanesque building with a transept from the mid-19th century, the facade design of which makes use of the repertoire of forms of the medieval churches of the Charente and Saintonge . The facade is raised by a bell gable, the three-arched design of which is reminiscent of a triumphal arch scheme, which is so popular in southwest France .
- In the open space next to the church there is a claw stand ( travail ) for cleaning and caring for the hooves of working animals (horses and oxen).
- The Château de Prats ( 44 ° 49 ′ 34 ″ N , 0 ° 3 ′ 53 ″ E ) is a two-storey classicist building from the second half of the 18th century. A striking feature is the portico designed with four columns with Ionic capitals and roofed by a triangular gable . The privately owned building was recognized as a Monument historique in 1974 .
- There are three other country estates in the vicinity of the village: Château de Montvert (17th century), Château de Pitray (18th century), and Château du Vigneau (18th century). A half-timbered dovecote ( pigeonnier ) on four supports belongs to the Château de Montvert .
Web links
- Saint-Seurin-de-Prats and surroundings - photos + information (French)
- Saint-Seurin-de-Prats and surroundings - map, photos + facts & figures (French)
- Saint-Seurin-de-Prats, castles and church - photos + brief information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château de Prats, Saint-Seurin-de-Prats in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)