Salignac-Eyvigues

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Salignac-Eyvigues
Eyrignac manor garden

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Salignac-Eyvigues
Coordinates: 44°58′31″N 1°19′24″E / 44.9753°N 1.3233°E / 44.9753; 1.3233Coordinates: 44°58′31″N 1°19′24″E / 44.9753°N 1.3233°E / 44.9753; 1.3233
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Salignac-Eyvigues
Intercommunality Salignacois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Dubois
Area
  Land1 45.00 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 1,140
  Population2 Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 24516 / 24590
Elevation 120–314 m (394–1,030 ft)
(avg. 280 m or 920 ft)

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.
Eyrignac manor garden

Salignac-Eyvigues is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It includes the 17th century Eyrignac Manor (French: Manoir d'Eyrignac), which has a remarkable garden, originally established in the 18th century, surrounding the manor house on a hill, with water coming from seven springs. Only a pavilion, fountains and basins remain from the original garden. In the 1960s, the new owner, Giles Sermadiras de Cuzols de Lile, created a new garden, inspired by gardens from the Renaissance and Italian gardens to the end of the 18th century. The garden features topiary sculptures, vistas, fountains, statues, and an avenue of vases.[1][2]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1968 888    
1975 863−2.8%
1982 942+9.2%
1990 964+2.3%
1999 1,007+4.5%
2008 1,140+13.2%

See also

References

  1. "Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac" (in French). Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. Retrieved 26 December 2008. 
  2. "Webpage". Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac. Retrieved 26 December 2008. 
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