Sainte-Radegonde (Dordogne)

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Sainte-Radegonde
Coat of arms of Sainte-Radegonde
Sainte-Radegonde (France)
Sainte-Radegonde
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Communes de Portes Sud Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  E
height 72-113 m
surface 4.81 km 2
Residents 62 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24560
INSEE code 24492

Parish Church of Sainte-Radegonde

Sainte-Radegonde is a French municipality with 62 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Sud-Bergeracois (until 2015: canton Issigeac ).

The name in the Occitan language is Senta Radegonda and is derived from the holy Radegundis .

geography

Sainte-Radegonde is located about 25 km south-east of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic Périgord province on the southern border with the neighboring Lot-et-Garonne department .

Sainte-Radegonde is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:

Boisse Faurilles
Cavarc
(Lot-et-Garonne) 		Neighboring communities Beaumontois en Périgord
Doudrac
(Lot-et-Garonne) 		Mazières-Naresse
(Lot-et-Garonne)

Sainte-Radegonde is located in the catchment area of ​​the Garonne River .

The Bournègue , a tributary of the Dropt , crosses the territory of the commune along with its tributaries,

  • the Pissarot,
  • the Pontillou and
  • the Ruisseau de Roumanou.

coat of arms

The coat of arms can be interpreted as follows: the lion is reminiscent of the former English bastide , the stars of the cloak that St. Radegundis wore according to legend, the three irises of the symbols of the French queen.

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 390 in the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, a phase of stagnation set in until the turn of the millennium, which increased the number of inhabitants to a level of around 60 with short recovery phases which is held to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 115 95 71 86 76 63 61 57 62
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Romanesque parish church of Sainte-Radegonde from the 12th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 10

traffic

Sainte-Radegonde can be reached via Routes départementales 14 and 19.

Web links

Commons : Sainte-Radegonde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Sainte-Radegonde ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mairie de Sainte Radegonde ( fr ) Pays de Bergerac Tourisme. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Notice Communale Sainte-Radegonde ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Sainte-Radegonde (24492) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Sainte-Radegonde (24492) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 9, 2019.