Sainte-Orse
| Sainte-Orse | |
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Post office and town hall | |
  Sainte-Orse | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Sainte-Orse | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′16″N 1°04′35″E / 45.2044°N 1.0764°ECoordinates: 45°12′16″N 1°04′35″E / 45.2044°N 1.0764°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Thenon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Camille Géraud |
| Area1 | 23.54 km2 (9.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 375 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24473 / 24210 |
| Elevation |
163–292 m (535–958 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Orse is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. The church of Saint Ursus (Saint Ours) dates from the 11th-12th century. The castle dates from the 15th-16th century.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 445 | — |
| 1968 | 486 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 460 | −5.3% |
| 1982 | 404 | −12.2% |
| 1990 | 372 | −7.9% |
| 1999 | 358 | −3.8% |
| 2008 | 375 | +4.7% |
Village History
The first written reference of the town is the village church, "Sancta Ursa" recorded in the year 1072.[1] The "Cassini map" of France between 1756 and 1789, shows the village under the name of "'Saint Orse"', and during the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the name was "'Orse-le-stony".[2]
Land Marks
A number of Historic buildings are located in the town:
- Church of Saint-Ours, 11th or 12th century Romanesque Church with a 19th-century bell tower. It is listed as a historical monument since 1970.[3]
- Several Merovingian sarcophagi.[4]
- The Church also preserves a relic of Pope John Paul II (a piece of the belt of the former Pontiff).
- Château de Sainte-Orse, 15th and 16th centuries.[5]
- La Salle gentilhommiere, 18th century, today a school.
- 18th century Manor of La Faye.
- Château de Laudonie Den of Peyre-brune.
See also
References
- ↑ Chantal Tanet and Tristan Hordé, "Dictionary of the place names of the Périgord", (Fanlac, 2000), p.381.
- ↑ Notice Comunale.
- ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00082882 Monuments historiques] entry at French Ministry of Culture.
- ↑ Monuments historiques ministère français de la Culture.
- ↑ Guy Penaud, Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord (Sud Ouest, 1996) p. 255.
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