Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches

Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches
local community	Brantôme en Périgord
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Coordinates	45 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E
Post Code	24310
Former INSEE code	24530
Incorporation	1st January 2019
status	Commune déléguée
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches

Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches ( Occitan Cencenac e Puei de Forchas ) is a former French community with 236 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) of the North department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). The municipality belonged to the Arrondissement Nontron (until 2015 Périgeux ) and the canton Brantôme .

geography

Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches is fourteen kilometers north-north-west of Périgueux in the Périgord .

Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities and delegated municipalities:

Valeuil (Commune déléguée)	Brantôme en Périgord (Commune déléguée)
		Eyvirat (Commune déléguée)
Biras	Château-l'Évêque	Agonac

history

In 1829 the municipalities of Sincenac and Puy-de-Fourches merged under the name Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches.

The decree of November 6, 2018, with effect from January 1, 2019, incorporated Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches as a Commune déléguée together with the former municipalities of Brantôme en Périgord , Eyvirat , La Gonterie-Boulouneix , Saint-Crépin-de- Richemont , Cantillac and Valeuil for the new Commune nouvelle Brantôme en Périgord .

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a high of around 505 in the first half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, a phase of stagnation set in, with the number of inhabitants falling to around 175 after a short recovery period by the 1980s before a period of moderate growth set in.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	207	221	191	176	180	193	196	239	236

Until 1821 only residents of Sencenac, from 1831 with residents of Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Gallo-Roman column from the 3rd century, classified as a Monument historique since January 27, 1948
Saint-Symphorien church in Sencenac from the 12th / 13th centuries century
Saint-Mandé-et-Notre-Dame church in Puy-de-Fourches from the 19th century
La Borie-Fricart mansion from the 16th century
Le Teyrat house