Salignac (Gironde)
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| local community | Val de Virvée | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Blaye | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 33240 | |
| Former INSEE code | 33495 | |
| Incorporation | 2016-01-01 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 former Salignac town hall |
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Salignac ( Gascon : Salinhac ) is a former French commune with 1,745 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . As a municipality, it belonged to the Arrondissement of Blaye and the canton of Le Nord-Gironde (until 2015: canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac ). The inhabitants are called Salignacais .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Aubie-et-Espessas , Saint-Antoine and Salignac were merged and have since formed the Commune nouvelle Val de Virvée .
geography
Salignac is located about 25 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 659 | 673 | 649 | 941 | 1,188 | 1,134 | 1,289 | 1,666 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre, monument historique since 2005
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, 2 volumes, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1251–1252.
Web links
Commons : Salignac - collection of images, videos and audio files
