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

department in

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

in southwestern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

. As part of the

Pays d'Ans In France, a ''pays'' () is an area whose inhabitants share common geographical, economic, cultural, or social interests, who have a right to enter into communal planning contracts under a law known as the Loi Pasqua or LOADT (''Loi d'Orientatio ...

, it shares a link with the neighbouring communes of Badefols-d'Ans, La Boissière-d'Ans, Chourgnac d’Ans,

Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located on the river Auvézère, about 30 km east of Périgueux and 50 km north of Sarlat-la-Canéda Sarlat-la-Cané ...

and

Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans ( Limousin: ''Sent Pantali d'Ans'') is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans Cubjac-Auv� ...

Twin town

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

Ans Ans or ANS or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Ans, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium * Ans, Denmark, a village in Denmark * Angus, Scotland, UK; a council area by its Chapman code * Ainsdale railway station, England, UK (by station code ...

. 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

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

(

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

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 Soue is a small river in the Dordogne department of France. It is a tributary of the Blâme and part of the Dordogne basin. It is long. The river rises in the commune of Granges-d'Ans Granges-d'Ans (; oc, Granges d'Ans) is a commune in th ...

* 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 leve ...

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 *

Joseph Lachaud de Loqueyssie Joseph Lachaud de Loqueyssie (1 October 1848 – 17 February 1896) was a French politician who was deputy of Tarn-et-Garonne in 1877–81. Early years Joseph-Eugène-Albert de Lachaud de Loqueyssie was born on 1 October 1848 in Montauban, Tarn- ...

, 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 Thenon is a railway station 2 km north of Thenon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Coutras - Tulle railway line. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by SNCF. Train services The station is served ...

(10 km). The TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine services of SNCF connect directly with

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture ...

and

Brive Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of oc, Briva la Galharda) is a Communes of France, commune of France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze Departments of France, department. It has around ...

. A bus service from Perigueux operated by Transperigord serves Hautefort. Adjacent to the

La Bachellerie La Bachellerie (; oc, La Bachalariá) is a commune in the Dordogne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (adm ...

junction of the

A89 autoroute The A89 autoroute is an autoroute in central France. It is known as the ''La Transeuropéenne''. It connects Bordeaux (from Libourne) and Lyon (at Limonest) via Clermont-Ferrand. Its total length is 544 km (338 mi). The project start ...