Trémolat
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Périgord Central | |
| Community association | Bastides Dordogne-Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 53 ' N , 0 ° 50' E | |
| height | 41-186 m | |
| surface | 14.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 652 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24510 | |
| INSEE code | 24558 | |
.jpg) View of town with Saint-Nicolas church |
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Trémolat ( Occitan Tremolat ) is a southwestern French community with 652 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
Location and climate
Trémolat is located at an altitude of about 50 m in the landscape of the Périgord noir on the right bank of the Dordogne in a strategic position between two river loops (cingles) . About 35 km (driving distance) separate the place from Bergerac in the west and about 43 km from Sarlat-la-Canéda in the east . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 825 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 |
| Residents | 893 | 917 | 776 | 575 | 571 | 652 |
As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the population fell to the lows in the 1950s to 1990s.
economy
For centuries, the population of the village lived on agriculture, self-sufficient , which also included viticulture and a little cattle breeding. Some of the wine produced was exported in barrels on rafts and / or barges across the Dordogne and the ports on the Gironde to England. Today - in addition to retail and handicrafts - tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) plays an important role in the city's economic life.
history
Monks of the monastery of Saint-Cybard in Angoulême founded a settlement in Trémolat as early as the 9th century. From it both the Romanesque abbey church of Saint-Nicolas and - over the centuries - the present-day place developed.
Attractions
Saint-Nicolas church
The church was recognized as a monument historique as early as 1913 .
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Saint-Hilaire church
The former parish church of Saint-Hilaire , built of quarry and house stones , dates from the 12th century and stands in the middle of a cemetery. Your west portal jumps out slightly forwards from the otherwise completely unadorned west facade; It shows a portal vestments that have been stepped down several times with corresponding archivolts ; The conclusion is a figurative console frieze with ominous ( apotropaic ) heads. The facade is surmounted by an unadorned bell gable. The church consists of a single nave nave with barrel vaults and a - later added - widened and apse-free choir area with a Gothic ribbed vault . The church was only classified as a monument historique in 2010 .
Tourism and leisure
The vicinity of Trémolat offers a wide range of leisure activities: swimming, canoeing, fishing, etc. For hikers there are beautiful views of the river bends of the Dordogne.
Personalities
The monk and priest Eparchius ( Cybard von Angoulême ) is said to come from the area around Trémolat, according to tradition.
Others
Claude Chabrol shot his film " The Butcher " ( Le Boucher ) in Trémolat in 1970 .
literature
- Thorsten Droste : Périgord. Dordogne and Quercy. The landscapes in the heart of south-west France. DuMont, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7701-4003-6 , pp. 144 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trémolat - climate tables
- ↑ Église Saint-Nicolas, Trémolat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Église Saint-Hilaire, Trémolat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)