Valojoulx

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Valojoulx
Valaujors
Valojoulx (France)
Valojoulx
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Vallée de l'Homme
Community association Vallée de l'Homme
Coordinates 45 ° 1 '  N , 1 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 '  N , 1 ° 9'  E
height 72-267 m
surface 11.79 km 2
Residents 271 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24290
INSEE code 24563
Website Valojoulx

Valojoulx - Saint-Pantaléon Church

Valojoulx ( Occitan Valaujors ) is a place and several hamlets (hamlets) existing and farmsteads community with 271 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the far east of the southern French departments of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Valojoulx is located in a side valley of the Vézère almost 50 km (driving distance) southeast of the city of Périgueux or about 21 km northeast of Sarlat-la-Canéda at an altitude of about 95 m above sea level. d. M. The Lascaux cave is a good 7 km north. The climate is temperate and is influenced equally by the Atlantic and the mountains of the Massif Central .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2014
Residents 448 570 376 232 208 275

The continuous population decline in the first half of the 19th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture as well as the associated loss of jobs. The renewed increase in population towards the end of the millennium is due to the proximity to the Vézère valley, which is open to tourists and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on the produce of their fields and gardens, self-sufficient ; cattle breeding and a little viticulture were also carried out. Craftsmen, small traders and service providers also settled in the village. Since the 1960s, some empty houses have been used as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) . There are several fish farming basins further up in the valley .

history

The valley of the Vézère is world-famous for its prehistoric cave paintings and small discoveries have also been made in the adjacent valley of the Turançon . A wine vessel comes from ancient times.

The first mention of the place name Volugou can be found in a document from the 13th century.

Attractions

Field stone huts (cabanes)
  • The single-nave former priory church of Saint-Pantaléon was built around 1160/80, but it was partially renewed and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries. The bell tower is accompanied by a stair tower with an exceptionally square floor plan; a Gothic chapel adjoins this. The choir area with its flat apse is higher than the nave because it was extended by an escape room during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). The church building, covered with stone shingles (lauzes) , has been recognized as a monument historique since 1974 .
  • Up the valley there are two interconnected, partially reconstructed field stone huts (cabanes) . Since the 17th century they were mostly used to guard the vineyards or fields in the period shortly before or during the grape harvest . They too have been recognized as Monuments historiques since 1991 .
  • The Paleolithic Gisement de la Combe is located on private property and is of interest only to specialists. Nevertheless, it was classified as a Monument historique in 1935 .
  • There are several privately owned country estates ( châteaux or manoirs ) in the municipality .

Personalities

  • The French admiral Charles Platon (1886-1944), who worked for the Vichy regime , was shot dead on August 28, 1944 in the municipal area of ​​Valojoulx after being captured by members of the Resistance and subsequent transfer to the Americans.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Valojoulx - map with altitude information
  2. ↑ Montignac / Valojoulx - climate tables
  3. ↑ Valojoulx - Église Saint-Pantaléon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Valojoulx - Cabanes jumelées en pierre sèche in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Valojoulx - Gisement de la Combe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)