Sainte-Trie

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Sainte-Trie
Sent Trían
Sainte-Trie (France)
Sainte-Trie
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Haut-Périgord Noir
Community association Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort
Coordinates 45 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 12 ′  E
height 167-276 m
surface 10.91 km 2
Residents 110 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24160
INSEE code
Website Sergeac

Sainte-Trie - Saint-Trojan Church

Sainte-Trie ( Occitan Sent Trian ) is a place and several hamlets (hamlets) existing and farmsteads community with 110 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) to the east of the southern French departments of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Sainte-Trie is a good 64 km (driving distance) north of the city of Sarlat-la-Canéda or a good 48 km northeast of Périgueux at an altitude of about 235 m above sea level. d. The climate is temperate and is influenced equally by the Atlantic and the mountains of the Massif Central .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2014
Residents 234 458 366 183 148 109

The continuous population decline in the first half of the 20th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture as well as the associated loss of jobs.

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on the produce of their fields and gardens, self-sufficient ; In addition, cattle breeding, a little viticulture and the planting of chestnuts were carried out. Craftsmen, small traders and service providers also settled in the village. Since the 1960s, some of the vacant houses have been used as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .

history

A church in Sainte-Trie is attested as early as 1047 under the name Ecclesia Sancti Trojani ; the name, feminized over time, refers to St. Trojan of Saintes .

Attractions

  • The origin of the parish church of Saint-Trojan dates back to the 12th century; the portal still dates from this time. The other parts were renewed in the centuries that followed. The facade with its two-part bell gable is imposing and reinforced with buttresses . Inside the single-nave church there is a wooden Pietà from the 13th and a stone reclining figure ( gisant ) from the 14th century; the latter has been recognized as a monument historique since 1947 .
  • In the municipality, but about five kilometers southeast of Sainte-Trie on the Dalon stream at an altitude of about 185 m above sea level. d. M. are the ruins of the medieval Cistercian - Dalon Abbey .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Sainte-Trie - Map with altitude information
  2. Brive-la-Gaillarde / Sainte-Trie - climate tables
  3. Sainte-Trie - Gisant in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. Dalon Monastery - Map with altitude information