Champagne-et-Fontaine (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃paɲ e fɔ̃tɛn]; Occitan: Champanha e Fontanas) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Champagne-et-Fontaine | |
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 The church in Fontaines | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Champagne-et-Fontaine  | |
  Champagne-et-Fontaine  Champagne-et-Fontaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′21″N 0°19′05″E / 45.4225°N 0.3181°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Ribérac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Devars[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 347 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24097 /24320 |
| Elevation | 77–169 m (253–554 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Champagne-et-Fontaine is the birthplace of Philip I of France.
Geography edit
The Lizonne flows southwestward through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its western border.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 655 | — |
| 1968 | 600 | −8.4% |
| 1975 | 511 | −14.8% |
| 1982 | 477 | −6.7% |
| 1990 | 415 | −13.0% |
| 1999 | 431 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 409 | −5.1% |
| 2013 | 405 | −1.0% |
| 2018 | 381 | −5.9% |
Villages, hamlets, and localities edit
- Ambournet
- au Montey
- au Paris
- au Petit Bois
- au Rouge
- aux Pêcheries
- Basse Foucaudie
- Bois des Chambres
- Carabin
- Champagne
- Château de la Ligerie
- Château du Clauzurou
- Chaumont
- Chez Bidou
- Chez le Tard
- Chez Peillou
- Chez Robin
- Chez Trinquet
- Combe du Prieur
- Cormeille
- Espinasse
- Fombouille
- Fontaine
- Fontaine de Notre-Dame
- Grange du Breuil
- Grange du Mazac
- Grange Neuve
- Grelet
- Gué de Pompeigne
- Haute Foucaudie
- Jaufrenie
- Jovelle
- la Boige
- la Borie
- la Bourelie
- la Croix du Rapt
- la Divinie
- la Faye
- la Feuillade Basse
- la Feuillade Haute
- la Forêt
- la Genevrière
- la Richardie
- la Vaure
- la Vergne
- l'Âge
- Lardinie
- le Cluzeau
- le Combeau
- le Gouyot
- le Grafeuil
- le Grand Clos
- le Luc
- le Mazac
- le Nept
- le Pas de Fontaine
- le Petit Breuil
- le Petit Cluzeau
- le Petit Ferrier
- le Petit Rochat
- le Pigeonnier
- le Quinze
- le Repaire
- le Roc
- le Vivier
- les Bigonnies
- les Chaumes
- les Écures
- les Gacheries
- les Gagneries
- les Gravelles
- les Grilles
- les Jarriges
- les Jartres
- les Mottes
- les Vergnes
- Maine Vignau
- Maison Neuve
- Moulin Chaudeau
- Moulin de Rochat
- Moulin du Vivier
- Pas Vieux
- Plantigarde
- Pompeigne
- Puy de Versac
- Puy Tirel
- Ruisseau de Fontaine
- Saint-Morézi
- Saumont
- Terres du Fougereau
- Veyrines
- Villard
Personalities edit
For some twenty years the family of Charles de Gaulle owned a country home there called La Ligerie where de Gaulle spent his summers as a youngster. The de Gaulle family sold La Ligerie in 1920.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Entry on La Ligerie in the Dictionnaire amoureux de De Gaulle, by Michel Tauriac, published by Plon, Paris, 2010
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