Vélines

Vélines ( Occitan: Velinas ) is a southwestern French village with 1114 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Dordogne in the Aquitaine region.

Location

Vélines lies at an altitude of about 70 meters above sea level. inst in the west of the department of Dordogne. The nearest major town is about 36 km ( driving distance ) located east of Bergerac, the capital of the arrondissement.

Demographics

Even in the 19th century, the community had mostly between 700 and 900 inhabitants.

Economy

In earlier times, the residents of the community lived as subsistence agriculture, which included the wine and a little livestock. Since medieval times part of the wine produced in the area was shipped in barrels and on rafts or barges over the Dordogne and the ports of the Gironde to England. The soils of the municipality are now a wine region Mont Ravel, however, where apartment rentals ( gîtes ) also play an important role in the economic life of the community.

History

The Romanesque church suggests an occupation of the site since at least the Middle Ages. The old village name was Montrevel.

Attractions

• The Parish Church ( Église Saint- Martin) was originally a single-nave Romanesque building, which was, however, extended to a southern aisle in the 15th century. Both portals show clearly Gothic and late Gothic forms. The two naves separated by pillars powerful, have different vaults and windows of different sizes. The church was recognized in 1988 as a monument historique.
• The three -leaf plant of the Château de la Raye (44 ° 51 ' 39 " N, 0 ° 7' 32 " O44.8608333333330.12555555555556 ) dates from the 18th century. The complex Privately owned, was recognized in 1974 as a monument historique.
• The since the 1950s around a building of the 18th century, the Tuscan- style Jardins de Sardy are also privately owned. However, they are open during the summer months for visitors and were classified by the Conseil National des Parcs et Jardins as remarkable ( Jardin remarquable ).