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Sainte-Alvère
Sainte-Alvère (; oc, Senta Alvèra) is a town and former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons, which merged into the new commune Val de Louyre et Caudeau on 1 January 2017. 26 September 2016 The remains of the Château de Sainte-Alvère are located in the town centre. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department
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Château De Sainte-Alvère
The château de Sainte-Alvère, also known as the château de Lostanges is a medieval castle in the town of Sainte-Alvère, in the commune of Val de Louyre et Caudeau in the department of Dordogne, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France. History A first lord, Pierre de Limeuil, was mentioned in 1284. In 1448, the castle came into the possession of the Lostanges family, who owned it until the French Revolution. In 1778, the castle was described as "vast, surrounded by a beautiful moat flanked by beautiful towers, and surrounded by walls that in the past may have been its defence". In 1795, a large part of the castle was demolished, as ordered by Joseph Lakanal, administrator of the Dordogne department. Architecture Of the castle and its enclosure, several remains have survived. The ''tour maîtresse'' (master tower) is the only remnant of the actual castle. It is a circular tower high with a diamter of , composed of four levels. Often referred to as a keep, it is actually n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val De Louyre Et Caudeau
Val de Louyre et Caudeau is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former communes of Cendrieux and ''Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent, Les Bâtons''. ''Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent, Les Bâtons'' was the result of the merger of the communes of Sainte-Alvère and Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons on 1 January 2016. 22 October 2015, page 28. See also *Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France.
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Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons
Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons (; oc, Senta Alvèra e Sent Laurenç deus Bastons) was a short-lived commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. The commune was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Sainte-Alvère and Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val de Louyre et Caudeau Val de Louyre et Caudeau is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former communes of Cendrieux and ''Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent, Les Bâtons''. ''Sainte-Alvère-Sai .... 26 September 2016 See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dordogne
Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named after the river Dordogne, which runs through it. It corresponds roughly to the ancient county of Périgord. In January 2019, Dordogne had a population of 413,223. History The county of Périgord dates back to when the area was inhabited by the Gauls. It was originally home to four tribes. The name for "four tribes" in the Gaulish language was "Petrocore". The area eventually became known as the county of Le Périgord and its inhabitants became known as the Périgordins (or Périgourdins). There are four Périgords in thDordogne * The "Périgord Vert" (Green Périgord), with its main town of Nontron, consists of verdant valleys in a region crossed by many rivers and streams;. * The "Périgord Blanc" (White Périgord), situated around the dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Dordogne Department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * *Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux * Communauté de communes des Bastides D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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