Brantôme, Dordogne

Coordinates: 45°21′54″N 0°38′59″E / 45.365°N 0.6497°E / 45.365; 0.6497
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Brantôme
Part of Brantôme en Périgord
Abbey of Brantôme and its bell tower
Abbey of Brantôme and its bell tower
Coat of arms of Brantôme
Coat of arms
Location of Brantôme
Map
Brantôme
CommuneBrantôme en Périgord
Area
1
34.65 km2 (13.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
2,125
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
24310
Elevation94–208 m (308–682 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-brantome.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brantôme (French pronunciation:

pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, runs through Brantôme. The commune, which retains its picturesque atmosphere, is situated along the river Dronne
.

History

The commune started to develop on an island encircled by a sweep of the river

Viking rovers who had advanced along the Dordogne and Isle rivers to the Dronne. The abbey was rebuilt towards the end of the tenth century and again in 1465 and in 1480 after the end of the Hundred Years' War
.

Its

Pierre de Bourdeille (abbot from 1558–1614), a soldier and writer better known by his title as Abbé Brantôme, whose diplomacy saved the abbey and its commune from the Huguenot forces of Gaspard de Coligny on two occasions in 1569 during the Wars of Religion. At the French Revolution
, the abbey was secularised as a bien national, the last seven monks pensioned and its rich library dispersed.

Geography

The Côle forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which flows southwestward through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 1,966—    
1968 1,991+1.3%
1975 2,026+1.8%
1982 2,101+3.7%
1990 2,080−1.0%
1999 2,043−1.8%
2008 2,159+5.7%

Sights

See also

  • Communes of the Dordogne département

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 14 December 2015 (in French)
  3. Viollet-le-Duc
    included a drawing of it in his Dictionnaire to illustrate the entry "clocher".

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