Saint-Mesmin, Dordogne

French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Mesmin
région=Aquitaine
département=Dordogne
arrondissement=Périgueux
canton=Excideuil
insee=24464
cp=24270
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=1.20611111111
latitude=45.3530555556
alt moy=300 m
alt mini=182
alt maxi=415 m
hectares=2958
km²=29.58
sans=284
date-sans=1999
dens=9
date-dens=1999

Saint-Mesmin is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the north-west corner of the Dordogne department. The village is located 55 km north-west of Périgueux. Most of the area is woodland, the remainder of the area is made up of farmland, mainly producing beef, cereals and other crops.

History

From the creation of the departments in 1790 Saint-Mesmin was first included in the Corrèze department. Three years later in 1793 it joined the Dordogne department. During the Napoleonic Wars, the population plunged and did not return to the 1,000s level until the mid 1810s. The population remained stable until the beginning of World War I, the largest population that the census recorded was 1,159 in 1831. The population declined slowly as residents moved to larger towns and cities. Since the end of World War II, the population has gradually been declining with the exception of a slight recovery in the mid to late 1960s.

Population

ites of interests

The gorges of the Auvézère

The gorge has a spring by the Plateau de Millevaches. It is situated in a valley 100 metres above and contains limestone rocks. It offers a countryside of cascades.

The Puy des Ages is one of the two Natural Sensible spaces in Dordogne. Le Puy is a horse by the communes of Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes and St-Mesmin, it has a rocky ledge stretching 1.5 km in length and is 415 m above sea level. Le Puy offers a countryside that features plants along with mystle. The orientation table which was built in 1993 and the guide to the countryside with the Auvézère trail in support.

ee also

*Communes of the Dordogne department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."

External links

* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=24464 Saint-Mesmin on the l'Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=24464&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Saint-Mesmin in the INSEE site]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Saint-Mesmin Saint-Mesmin on the Quid site]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=24464 Location of Saint-Mesmin in the map of France]
* [http://www.saint-mesmin.com]
* [http://www.moulin-mesmin.eu]