Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Le Réolais and Les Bastides | |
| Community association | Rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 42 ' N , 0 ° 5' E | |
| height | 38-107 m | |
| surface | 55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,788 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33540 | |
| INSEE code | 33506 | |
| Website | http://www.sauveterre-de-guyenne.eu/ | |
 Market square and Notre-Dame church |
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Sauveterre-de-Guyenne ( Occitan Sauvatèrra de Guiana ) is a French town with 1,788 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the canton of Le Réolais et Les Bastides and lies in the valley of the river Vignague .
history
The bastide from which Sauveterre-de-Guyenne emerged is dated to 1281.
The village belonged from February 17, 1800 to September 10, 1926 to the Arrondissement de La Réole , then to the Arrondissement Langon . In 1965, the former communities of Le Puch , Saint-Léger-de-Vignague and Saint-Romain-de-Vignague were incorporated.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1676 | 1681 | 1557 | 1644 | 1715 | 1792 | 1754 | 1788 |
Economy and Infrastructure
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is located on Route nationale 670, a national road.
The city is located in the Entre-deux-Mers wine region and has its own tourist office .
Attractions
- Church of Our Lady
- The old city gate is classified as a monument historique .
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Partner communities
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1494-1499.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sauveterre-de-Guyenne - notice communal. In: Cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 19, 2010 (French).
- ^ Sauveterre-de-Guyenne. In: Base Mérimée. Ministère de la culture, accessed August 19, 2010 (French).