Granges-d'Ans | |
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| Coordinates:45°12′45″N1°07′09″E / 45.2125°N 1.1192°E /45.2125; 1.1192 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Canton | Haut-Périgord Noir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jacques Mignot[1] |
Area 1 | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 150 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24202 /24390 |
| Elevation | 198–338 m (650–1,109 ft) (avg. 244 m or 801 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Granges-d'Ans (French pronunciation:[ɡʁɑ̃ʒdɑ̃s];Occitan:Granges d'Ans) is acommune in theDordognedepartment inNouvelle-Aquitaine in southwesternFrance. As part of thePays d'Ans, it shares a link with the neighbouring communes ofBadefols-d'Ans,La Boissière-d'Ans,Chourgnac d’Ans,Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans andSaint-Pantaly-d'Ans.
Since 1999, the Granges d'Ans and its neighbouring communes in Pays d'Ans have been twinned with the Belgian town ofAns.[3] It is reported that in the14th 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 inBelgium (Prince-Bishopric of Liège at the time).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 314 | — |
| 1975 | 259 | −2.71% |
| 1982 | 227 | −1.87% |
| 1990 | 209 | −1.03% |
| 1999 | 208 | −0.05% |
| 2009 | 163 | −2.41% |
| 2014 | 160 | −0.37% |
| 2020 | 143 | −1.85% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.[5] Over 60% of the population in 2020 were over the age of 60.[4] 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).[6]
The nearest train stations areGare de La Bachellerie (9 km) andGare de Thenon (10 km). TheTER Nouvelle-Aquitaine services ofSNCF connect directly withBordeaux andBrive.[9]
A bus service fromPerigueux operated byTransperigord servesHautefort.[10]
Adjacent to theLa Bachellerie junction of theA89 autoroute is an area forride sharing ("Aire de covoiturage Chasselines")
TheINSEE 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).[11]
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