Saussignac

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Saussignac
Saussignac coat of arms
Saussignac (France)
Saussignac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Sud-Bergeracois
Community association Agglomération Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E
height 30-151 m
surface 8.97 km 2
Residents 428 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 48 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24240
INSEE code 24523

View of the center of Saussignac

Saussignac is a French municipality with 428 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 Sigoulès ).

The name in the Occitan language is Saussinhac . Several theories revolve around its origins. It could come from an estate that belonged to a "Celsinius" in Gallo-Roman times . Another explanation is the derivation of the Latin expression "Saracenorum ignis" ( German  fire of the Saracens ).

The inhabitants are called Saussignacois and Saussignacoises .

geography

Saussignac is located about 15 km southwest of Bergerac in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the southwestern edge of the department.

Saussignac is surrounded by the four neighboring communities:

Gardonne
Razac-de-Saussignac Neighboring communities Gageac-et-Rouillac
Monestier

Saussignac is located in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river .

Tributaries of the Seignal irrigate the area of ​​the municipality,

  • the Ruisseau de la Malaise and
  • the Moiron, which rises in Saussignac, together with its tributary,
    • the Marmant, which is also called Ruisseau des Gouttes on its upper reaches.

history

As with many villages in the Périgord, it was a Gallo-Roman villa from which Saussignac evolved, as its remnants attest. In the Middle Ages , the flourishing village belonged to the Seigneurie of Bergerac and the parish church to the Abbaye aux Dames Saintes in Saintes . In 1286, Marguerite Rudel, a noble lady from Bergerac, gave the village and its jurisdiction to a member of the noble family d'Estissac. The parish had existed since the 11th century. At the end of the 18th century, the area was raised to a baronate and then included four parishes, Saussignac, Razac, Monestier and Sainte-Croix . In the 19th century the parish of Razac was merged with that of Saussignac. The municipality of Razac became independent from Saussignac in 1836.

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to a peak of around 1370 by the first half of the 19th century. After the split from Razac-de-Saussignac in 1836, the community lost over half its size. In the period that followed, the number of residents fluctuated between 400 and 450 inhabitants.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 451 476 432 399 378 411 409 423 428
Until 1831 with residents of Razac-de-Saussignac
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Saussignac Castle
  • Parish church of Saint-Martin , neo-Gothic new building from the 19th century to replace a previous church that was first mentioned in the 11th century
  • Saussignac Castle from the 17th century
  • Fayolle Castle from the 17th century built on foundations from the 15th century
  • Lenvège Castle from the 13th century
  • La Mongie mansion from the 16th century
  • 16th century mansion Les Reclauds

Economy and Infrastructure

AOC Saussignac wine bottle

Saussignac is located in the AOC areas of Bergerac with the appellations Bergerac (blanc, rosé, rouge) , Côtes de Bergerac (blanc, rouge) and Saussignac , a dessert wine .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 58

education

The municipality has a public preschool and primary school with 41 students in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Saussignac can be reached via Routes départementales 4 and 14.

Web links

Commons : Saussignac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Saussignac ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved on December 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Aire urbaine de Bergerac (109) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Ma commune: Saussignac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b Notice Communale Saussignac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune Saussignac (24523) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saussignac (24523) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  10. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 19, 2019.