Granges-d'Ans (; oc, Granges d'Ans) is a

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in the

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 af ...

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in southwestern

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. As part of the Pays d'Ans, it shares a link with the neighbouring communes of Badefols-d'Ans, La Boissière-d'Ans, Chourgnac d’Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans and Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans.

Twin town

Since 1999, the Granges d'Ans and its neighbouring communes in Pays d'Ans have been twinned with the Belgian town of

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. It is reported that in the 14th century, the lord of Hautefort-en-Périgord, an overlord from all over the region, is said to have married one of his daughters to a Lord of Ans in

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(

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at the time).

Population

The population of Granges d'Ans has halved since the 1960s and is substantially lower than its historical peak of over 700 in the period 1840–1890. Over 73% of the 2016 population are now over the age of 44 and 53% are female. There is also a secondary population indicated by the housing statistics that show 38% of houses are secondary or vacation homes (55% are primary residences and 7% are vacant).

Historical buildings

* Chateau de Redon: 14th century fortified house originally owned by Teyssières family and acquired by Georges Johnston in 1818. * Église Saint-Martin: St Martins church is a 13th-century catholic church.

River

* Soue * The tributary of the

Auvézère The Auvézère (; Occitan dialect: ''Auvesera'') is a 112 km long river in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is a tributary of the river Isle, which is itself a tributary of the Dordogne. Geography The river begins at above sea lev ...

running through the Grotte de Tourtoirac rises in Loqueyssie in Granges d'Ans

Famous people

* Georges Johnston (1773–1844), Landowner of Scottish extraction and Captain in Napoleonic army (aide de camp of General Andre Briche. Father of

Georges de Peyrebrune Mathilde-Marie Georgina Élisabeth de Peyrebrune (also known as George de Peyrebrune or Georges de Peyrebrune, and Judicis de la Mirandole; pseudonyms Hunedelle, Marco, and Petit Bob; 18 April 1841 – 1917) was a key French proto-feminist Belle ...

* Joseph Lachaud de Loqueyssie, French politician married in Granges d'Ans and became owner of Château de Redon

Public transport

The nearest train stations are Gare de La Bachellerie (9 km) and Gare de Thenon (10 km). The

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services of

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connect directly with

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and

Brive Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of oc, Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the agglomeration was 75 ...

. A bus service from Perigueux operated by Transperigord serves

Hautefort Hautefort (; oc, Autafòrt) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was part of the former province of Périgord. History The ancient fortress dates back to the early Middle Ages, as proved by t ...

. Adjacent to the

La Bachellerie La Bachellerie (; oc, La Bachalariá) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. The French sprinter, journalist and writer Guy Lagorce was born in La Bachellerie in 1937. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne d ...

junction of the

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is an area for

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("Aire de covoiturage Chasselines") The INSEE statistics report that none of the working population utilise public transport for work (75% use car or other vehicle and 25% report no transport or foot).