Sainte-Terre

Sainte -Terre ( Occitan: Senta Terra ) is a southwestern French village with 1871 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Gironde department in the region of Aquitaine.

Location

Sainte -Terre is located at a height of about ten meters above sea level. inst and about 300 meters north of the Dordogne. The distance to Libourne is about 15 km ( driving distance ) in a northwesterly direction; to Saint -Émilion there are about ten kilometers. Sainte -Terre was on a branch line of the Camino de Santiago.

Demographics

In the 19th century the place had mostly around 2,000 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in the wine after it came to a sharp decline in population.

Economy

In the field of community Wine has for centuries. The wines produced are now marketed through the appellations of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur (AOC ). In the shallow and of small canals traversed the shore areas along the lower reaches of the Dordogne one sees still several fishermen who specialize among other things on the catch of lampreys; a lamprey can also be seen in the coat of arms. The rental of apartments ( gîtes ) and the cultural and wine tourism also play an important role in the revenue of the municipality.

History

The legendary tradition begins in the time of the Crusades. A returnee from Palestine brought allegedly with a little soil from there, which he scattered on the highest point of the town - at first about it was a small chapel, which was later expanded into a church.

Attractions

• The Parish Church ( Église Saint -Alexis ) is a single-nave building of the 12th century with later additions - the aisles for example, come only from the 19th century and the west facade with its portal are creations of the 15th century. The portal shows a late Gothic Blend - centered arch and a basket arch than the upper closure of the entrance. In the zone above there is a round window for exposure of the nave. It is a two-piece - also inflated by an ogee arch - the bell tower of the facade. The nave consists of two yokes; the yoke immediately before the choir is from the original chapel is vaulted with a dome. The church was recognized in 1925 as a monument historique.

• The Château de Lavagnac, a building from the 18th century, is located on the outskirts. Two chunky -looking corner towers with a square base frame the central living area (corps de logis ). This is two stories and has a highly drawn and abgewalmtes mansard roof with five Lukarnenfenstern, of which the mean is increased; behind hid originally the spaces for the service staff, which were later used as storage rooms.