Veyrines-de-Vergt

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Veyrines-de-Vergt
Veyrines-de-Vergt (France)
Veyrines-de-Vergt
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Périgord Central
Community association Agglomération Le Grand Périgueux
Coordinates 45 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 46 ′  E
height 139-254 m
surface 11.91 km 2
Residents 256 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24380
INSEE code 24576

Town hall ( Mairie ) of Veyrines-de-Vergt

Veyrines-de-Vergt is a French commune of 256 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 Périgueux and the canton of Périgord Central (until 2015: canton of Vergt ).

The name in the Occitan language is Veirinas de Vern . The Occitan veirina means "glass factory".

The inhabitants are called Veyrinois and Veyrinoises .

geography

Veyrines-de-Vergt is located approx. 20 km southwest of Périgueux and approx. 30 km northeast of Bergerac in the Périgord central area of the historic province of Périgord .

Veyrines-de-Vergt is surrounded by the three neighboring communities:

salon
Saint-Michel-de-Villadeix Neighboring communities
Val de Louyre and Caudeau

Veyrines-de-Vergt lies in the catchment area of ​​the Dordogne river . The Caudeau , one of its right tributaries, marks the southern section of the border with the neighboring municipality of Val de Louyre et Caudeau.

Population development

The highest number of inhabitants with 780 was reached right at the beginning of the records at the end of the 18th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to 175 inhabitants with short recovery phases by the 1970s, before a phase of moderate growth set in, which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 228 213 175 185 192 176 201 248 256
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish partnership

Veyrines-de-Vergt has had a partnership with Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm in the Canadian province of Québec since 1996 through the former canton of Vergt .

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Romanesque building from the 12th century
  • Les Bourginel castle from the 15th century
  • Les Tilleuls mansion, an 18th century chartreuse

  • Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

  • Les Tilleuls mansion

Economy and Infrastructure

Polytunnels in strawberry fields near Veyrines-de-Vergt

The main economic activities of the municipality are the cultivation of strawberries and the development of "green" tourism.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 33

traffic

Veyrines-de-Vergt can be reached via Routes départementales 42 and 42E2.

Web links

Commons : Veyrines-de-Vergt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord ( fr ) Départementrat des Dordogne. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dordogne ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Veyrines-de-Vergt ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ Notice Communale Veyrines-de-Vergt ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Veyrines-de-Vergt (24576) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ Le comité de jumelage du Pays vernois a 20 ans ( fr ) Sud Ouest . June 14, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Veyrines-de-Vergt ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Veyrines-de-Vergt (24576) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 16, 2019.