Sainte-Orse | |
|---|---|
 Post office and town hall | |
 Location of Sainte-Orse | |
  Sainte-Orse  Sainte-Orse | |
| Coordinates:45°12′16″N1°04′35″E / 45.2044°N 1.0764°E /45.2044; 1.0764 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Canton | Haut-Périgord Noir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patrick Delaugeas[1] |
Area 1 | 23.54 km2 (9.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 346 |
| • Density | 14.7/km2 (38.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24473 /24210 |
| Elevation | 163–292 m (535–958 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Orse (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃.t‿ɔʁs];Occitan:Senta Orsa) is acommune in theDordognedepartment inNouvelle-Aquitaine in southwesternFrance. The church of Saint Ursus (Saint Ours) dates from the 11th-12th century. The castle dates from the 15th-16th century.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 445 | — |
| 1968 | 486 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 460 | −5.3% |
| 1982 | 404 | −12.2% |
| 1990 | 372 | −7.9% |
| 1999 | 358 | −3.8% |
| 2008 | 375 | +4.7% |
The first written reference of the town is the village church, "Sancta Ursa" recorded in the year 1072.[3] The "Cassini map" ofFrance between 1756 and 1789, shows the village under the name of "'Saint Orse"', and during therevolutionary period of theNational Convention (1792-1795), the name was "Orse-le-Pierreux".[4]
A number of historic buildings are located in the town:
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