Groléjac

Groléjac is a commune with 636 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Dordogne in the Aquitaine region; it belongs to the administrative district of Sarlat -la -Caneda and Canton Domme.

Geography

The municipality is situated approximately 60 kilometers south-east of Périgueux and 40 km north-west of Cahors on the south bank of the Dordogne River. You already borders on the neighboring department of Lot in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Neighboring municipalities are:

• Carsac- Aillac in the north,
• Veyrignac in the east,
• Saint- Cirq- Madelon in the southeast (department Lot )
• Nabirat in the south and
• Domme in the West.

The municipality is bounded on the north by the river Dordogne in principle, only the area around the hamlet of Le Peyron, which lies on the right bank, is an exception to the general northern limit. Right on the river of the district of Le Port is the port, The municipal seat is around one kilometer from the Dordogne River and is crossed by the creek Marcillande, which flows into the Dordogne and in his mouth portion the name Germaine leads. This stream was dammed in the southern municipality to a lake and there is a leisure center ( Base de Loisirs du Marais ) built.

Transport links

Groléjac is situated on the D704 road department, which runs from Gourdon to Sarlat -la -Caneda, while spanning the Dordogne with a cable-stayed bridge. In the neighboring village of Domme, the airfield Sarlat- Domme is.

Demographics

Attractions

• Église Saint- Léger church from the 12th century - Monument historique
• Gisement préhistorique Mousterian de la Gane, Prehistoric Abri from the epoch of the Mousterian - Monument historique