Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers

Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers ; Sent Vincenç de Jau Mostier
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Montpon-Ménestérol
Community association	Pays de Saint-Aulaye
Coordinates	45 ° 12 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 12 ′ N , 0 ° 12 ′ E
height	42-133 m
surface	16.21 km 2
Residents	250 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24410
INSEE code	24511
Website	Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers
	; Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers - the townscape with Église Saint-Vincent

Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers ( Occitan Sent Vincenç de Jau Mostier ) is a southwestern French city and a municipality (commune) with 250 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) of the far western departments of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The community consists of the main town and several hamlets (hameaux) and individual farmsteads (fermes) .

Location and climate

The place Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers is located on the north bank of the Rizonne river in the old cultural landscape of the Périgord a good 52 km (driving distance) west of Périgueux or a good 15 km southwest of Ribérac at an altitude of about 50 m . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 880 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2015
Residents	342	457	329	295	213	238

The continuous decline in population since the second half of the 19th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture ; In addition, there is the ongoing closure of small farms.

economy

The community is still largely dominated by agriculture and forestry; Viticulture, which was quite important in earlier times, hardly plays a role anymore. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers have settled in the village. Since the 1960s, some of the vacant houses have been rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .

history

There are almost no publications on the history of the place. The local parish church dates from the 12th century.

Attractions

The local castle is not far from the town center (bourg) . The two-storey building, designed in historicizing style, consists only of a residential wing ( logis ) with round corner turrets and a hipped mansard roof with neo-baroque portico windows .
The single-nave Romanesque Église Saint-Vincent dates from the 12th century. The portal zone of the church, made of precisely hewn stones, is designed according to the Charentesian model following a triumphal arch scheme, with the two outer arches being closed; the gable above was possibly raised in the 14th or 15th century. The apse and crossing tower are also made of stone . The interior of the church is kept simple; only above the crossing is an unexposed dome , the plaster of which - like that of the apse dome - is provided with joint paintings . Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1948 .