Dordogne
Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...
in southwestern
France
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. As part of the Pays d'Ans, it shares a link with the neighbouring communes of
Badefols-d'Ans
Badefols-d'Ans (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France
France, ...
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 cod ...
. 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
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(
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial Estate, so the bishop of Liège, as ...
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 60% of the population in 2020 were over the age of 60. There is also a secondary population indicated by the housing statistics that show 33% of houses are secondary or vacation homes (53% are primary residences and 13% 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, flows through Sainte-Orse and empties into the Blâme o ...
* The tributary of the
Auvézère
The Auvézère (; Occitan dialect: ''Auvesera'') is a 112 km long river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It is a tributary of the river Isle, which is itself a tributary of the Dordogne.
Geography
The river begins at above sea ...
* 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-e ...
, French politician married in Granges d'Ans and became owner of Château de Redon
TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine
TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the regional rail network serving the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER Aquitaine, TE ...
services of
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...
connect directly with
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
and
Brive
Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of ), commonly known as simply Brive, 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 agglome ...
Hautefort
Hautefort (; ) 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 the first doc ...
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 st ...
is an area for
ride sharing
Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, and prevents the need for others to have to drive to a location themselves. Carpooling is considered a Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) service.
By hav ...
("Aire de covoiturage Chasselines")
The INSEE statistics report that none of the working population utilise public transport for work (74% use car or other vehicle and 26% report no transport or foot).
See also
*
Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France
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