Vergt-de-Biron

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Vergt-de-Biron
Al Vèrn
Vergt-de-Biron (France)
Vergt-de-Biron
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Lalinde
Community association Communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Coordinates 44 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 51'  E
height 111-209 m
surface 16.17 km 2
Residents 194 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24540
INSEE code 24572

City Hall ( Mairie ) of Vergt-de-Biron

Vergt-de-Biron is a French municipality with 194 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Bergerac and the canton Lalinde (until 2015: canton Monpazier ).

The name in the Occitan language is Al Vèrn and means " alder ".

The inhabitants are called Vernois and Vernoises .

geography

Vergt-de-Biron is located approx. 40 km southeast of Bergerac in the Bergeracois area of the historic province of Périgord on the southern border with the neighboring Lot-et-Garonne department .

Vergt-de-Biron is surrounded by the eight neighboring municipalities:

Parranquet
(Lot-et-Garonne) 		Saint-Cassien Gaugeac
Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal
(Lot-et-Garonne) 		Neighboring communities Biron
Dévillac
(Lot-et-Garonne) 		Paulhiac
(Lot-et-Garonne) 		Gavaudun
(Lot-et-Garonne)

Vergt-de-Biron lies in the catchment area of ​​the Garonne River .

The Dropt , one of its right tributaries, crosses the northern area of ​​the municipality.

The Laussou, a tributary of the Lède , also irrigates the municipality along with its tributaries,

  • the Ruisseau de la Fontaine de Saint-Jean and
  • the Ruisseau de la Fontaine Biron, which rises in Vergt-de-Biron, together with its tributary,
    • the Ruisseau de Vergt, which rises in Vergt-de-Biron.

history

In 1827 the municipality of Vergt-de-Biron was integrated into the municipality of Biron. In 1840 Vergt-de-Biron became an independent municipality again with the addition of the hamlets of Bertis in the south and Saint-Cernin in the northeast of what is now the municipality.

Population development

After regaining independence in 1840 with a larger area, the number of inhabitants showed a high of 715. In the following period, a decline set in until the 1970s, which let the number of inhabitants fall to around 170 inhabitants during short recovery phases before it settled on a level of around 190 residents stabilized.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 207 188 171 181 190 182 189 183 194
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Parish church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Vergt-de-Biron from the 12th century
  • Saint-Cernin Chapel in Saint-Cernin from the 12th century
  • Parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Bertis from the 14th century
  • Allée du Point du Jour , dolmen

  • Parish church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Vergt-de-Biron

  • Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Bertis

  • Dolmen

Economy and Infrastructure

Vergt-de-Biron is in the AOC zone of the Périgord nut oil.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 24

education

The municipality has a public pre-school with 20 students in the 2018/2019 school year.

traffic

Vergt-de-Biron can be reached via Routes départementales 2 (104 in the Lot-et-Garonne department), 2E (272 in the Lot-et-Garonne department), 53, as well as 235 (Lot-et-Garonne department) and 255 ( Lot-et-Garonne department).

Personalities

Pierre Bellemare, born on October 21, 1929 in Boulogne-Billancourt ( Hauts-de-Seine department ), died on May 26, 2018 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine department), was a French writer , presenter and producer for the French Watch TV. During his last years he lived at his home in Vergt-de-Biron for a while.

Web links

Commons : Vergt-de-Biron  - 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. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Vergt-de-Biron ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ a b Notice Communale Vergt-de-Biron ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Vergt-de-Biron (24572) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Vergt-de-Biron (24572) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  8. ^ École maternelle ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ Pierre Bellemare (1929–2018) ( fr ) Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Willy Moreau: "Pierre Bellemare était une figure du village de Monpazier": the habitants rendent hommage à l'animateur ( fr ) Radio France . May 27, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.