Salon (Dordogne)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
| Canton | Périgord Central | |
| Community association | Le Grand Périgueux | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 131-246 m | |
| surface | 16.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 277 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24380 | |
| INSEE code | 24518 | |
| Website | salon | |
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Salon ( Occitan Sala ) is a southwestern French town and one from the main village and several hamlets (hamlets) and individual farms (fermes) existing municipality (commune) with 277 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the northwest of the department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle -Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ).
Location and climate
Salon is located on the Vern river in the cultural landscape of the Périgord about 25 km (driving distance) south of Périgueux or a good 37 km northeast of Bergerac at an altitude of about 145 m . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 880 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2015 |
| Residents | 578 | 713 | 474 | 264 | 234 | 275 |
The continuous decline in population in the late 19th and 20th centuries is essentially due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture ; Added to this is the ongoing abandonment of small farms.
economy
The community is still largely agricultural and forestry ( chestnut ); Viticulture, which was quite important in earlier times, only plays a subordinate role. 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
The local parish church dates from the 12th century; the place name El Sala is found for the first time in a document from the 13th century.
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Attractions
- salon
- The Église Saint-Saturnin , built mostly from rubble stones with the exception of the corner stones and the belt arches , is dedicated to St. Consecrated Saturninus of Toulouse . After a fire, probably caused by the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598), the almost square apse was rebuilt in significantly larger and higher dimensions. The barrel-vaulted nave with its side blind arcades , on the other hand, largely corresponds to the original Romanesque state.
- Château Missier
- The Chapelle Sainte-Quitterie , also made of quarry stones, is St. Consecrated to Quiteria ; it is located in the north of the municipality and dates from the 16th century.
