Varennes (Dordogne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Dordogne | |
Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
Canton | Lalinde | |
Community association | Communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord | |
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 | 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 |
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Residents | 254 | 383 | 483 | 424 | 377 | 384 | 445 | 445 | 467 |
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.
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Varennes ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ fiche commune VARENNES ( fr ) L'Union des mayors de la Dordogne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Varennes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Notice Communale Varennes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Varennes (24566) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Varennes (24566) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 23, 2019.