Villefranche-du-Périgord
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Canton | Vallée Dordogne | |
| Community association | Domme Villefranche-du-Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 155-301 m | |
| surface | 24.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 693 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24550 | |
| INSEE code | 24585 | |
 Villefranche - Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Church |
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Villefranche-du-Périgord ( Occitan : Vilafranca de Perigòrd) is a southern French municipality with 693 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the extreme south of the Périgord noir . Until 1893 the place was called Villefranche-de-Belvès.
location
Villefranche-du-Périgord is located in the Périgord noir about 65 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Bergerac and a good 43 kilometers southwest of Sarlat-la-Canéda . There is a train station in the neighboring town of Loubejac .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 844 | 808 | 799 | 827 | 806 | 774 | 704 |
history
Villefranche is considered the oldest bastide of the Périgord: It was built in 1261 by William of Bagneux on behalf of Alfons of Poitiers (from 1241 Count of Poitou and from 1249 Count of Toulouse ), brother of King Louis IX. founded as a military and civil bulwark against the English. In 1463 - after heavy destruction during the Hundred Years War - the French King Louis XI. the reconstruction of the town and confirmed the old privileges (tax exemption, etc.). In the Huguenot Wars of the 16th century, the place was fought over again.
Attractions
- There are still some arcade houses from the 13th and 14th centuries on the town square. Most of the houses, however, date from the 16th to 19th centuries.
- The brick pillars of the market hall (17th / 18th century) carry a heavy wooden roof structure that was reconstructed in the 20th century. The dimensions for bread, grain, etc. can still be seen on some pillars.
- The neo-Romanesque church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption was built in 1864 by Paul Abadie , the later architect of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris.
- The so-called Tour des Consuls dates back to the 16th century.
- A small museum ( Maison de Châtaignier ) shows the centuries-long importance of chestnuts , nuts and mushrooms for the nutrition of the population in Périgord noir.
- The small Romanesque church of Saint-Étienne-des Landes, located about four kilometers to the east, dates from the 12th century and was the parish church of the former town; it is surrounded by a small cemetery. The simple Romanesque church building is made of roughly hewn rubble stones and has a bell gable above the transition from the nave to the apse - probably added or renewed in the Baroque period . In the largely plastered interior remains of late Gothic frescoes have been preserved; the furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries is also noteworthy. In 2002 the church was declared a monument historique .
Festivals
Every year towards the end of October, the town celebrates a harvest festival in honor of the chestnuts and mushrooms.
Personalities
The monk Aimoin de Fleury (approx. 950-1008), a medieval chronicler, was born in Villefranche.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Étienne-des-Landes, Villefranche-du-Périgord in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
literature
- Thorsten Droste : Périgord. Dordogne and Quercy. The landscapes in the heart of south-west France. DuMont, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7701-4003-6 , p. 185.
