Varennes (Dordogne)

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Varennes
Varennes (France)
Varennes
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Lalinde
Community association Communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 50 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′  N , 0 ° 41 ′  E
height 25-103 m
surface 4.05 km 2
Residents 467 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 115 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24150
INSEE code 24566
Website www.varennes-dordogne.fr

Town hall ( Mairie ) of Varennes

Varennes is a French municipality with 467 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bergerac and the canton of Lalinde .

The name in the Occitan language is Varenas and means "dry land", "undeveloped soil" or "light soil". Another name is that for the hunting ground of a seigneur .

The inhabitants are called Varennois and Varennoises .

geography

Varennes is located about 16 km east-southeast of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord .

Varennes is surrounded by the five neighboring municipalities:

Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde Baneuil
Saint-Agne Neighboring communities Couze-et-Saint-Front
Lanquais

Varennes lies in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river on its left bank. The Couzeau flows into the Dordogne on the territory of the municipality, the Ruisseau de la Biède forms the border with the neighboring municipality of Saint-Agne to the west, before it also flows into the Dordogne.

Population development

After the beginning of the records, the population rose in the middle of the 19th century to an initial high of 340. In the following period a decline set in until the 1920s, which caused the number of inhabitants to drop to 170 inhabitants during short recovery phases. This was followed by an increase to around 230 inhabitants until the 1930s. After the Second World War , the population fell slightly, but entered a phase of at times strong growth that ended in the 1970s with a high of around 485 inhabitants. Another period of stagnation followed until the turn of the millennium, when another phase of growth set in, which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 254 383 483 424 377 384 445 445 467
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011
Parish Church of Saint-Avit

Attractions

  • Parish church of Saint-Avit , Romanesque building from the 12th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Trade and services are the main economic drivers of the community.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 25

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 24 pupils in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Varennes can be reached via Routes départementales 37, 37E1 and 37E2.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Varennes ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ fiche commune VARENNES ( fr ) L'Union des mayors de la Dordogne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Varennes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Notice Communale Varennes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Varennes (24566) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Varennes (24566) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  8. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 23, 2019.