Vélines

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Vélines
Velinas
Vélines coat of arms
Vélines (France)
Vélines
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Pays de Montaigne et Gurson
Community association Montaigne Montravel et Gurson
Coordinates 44 ° 52 '  N , 0 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 52 '  N , 0 ° 7'  E
height 10-113 m
surface 10.47 km 2
Residents 1,102 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 105 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24230
INSEE code 24568

Saint Martin Church

Vélines ( Occitan : Velinas ) is a southwestern French municipality with 1102 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Vélines is about 70 meters above sea level. d. M. in the west of the Dordogne department . The closest larger city is Bergerac , the capital of the arrondissement, about 36 kilometers (driving distance) to the east .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 838 937 929 918 1068 1093 1164 1131

Even in the 19th century, the community usually had between 700 and 900 inhabitants.

economy

In earlier times, the inhabitants of the community lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture and a little cattle farming. Since medieval times, some of the wine produced in the area has been shipped to England in barrels and on rafts or barges via the Dordogne and the ports on the Gironde . The soils of the municipality are now part of the Montravel wine-growing region , but the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ) also plays an important role in the economic life of the municipality.

history

The Romanesque church suggests that the place has been settled since the Middle Ages at the latest. The old place name was Montrevel .

Attractions

Jardins de Sardy
  • The parish church of Saint-Martin was originally a single-nave Romanesque building, but a southern aisle was added in the 15th century . Both portals clearly show Gothic or late Gothic forms. The two naves are separated from each other by mighty pillars, have different vaults and windows of different sizes. The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1988 .
  • The three-wing complex of the Château de la Raye ( 44 ° 51 ′ 39 ″  N , 0 ° 7 ′ 32 ″  E ) dates from the 18th century. The privately owned building complex was recognized as a Monument historique in 1974 .
  • The Jardins de Sardy , designed around an 18th century building in the Tuscan style since the 1950s, are also privately owned. However, they are open to visitors in the summer months and have been classified as remarkable ( Jardin remarquable ) by the Conseil national des Parcs et Jardins .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Martin, Vélines in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Château de la Raye, Vélines in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)