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Sainte-Orse
Sainte-Orse
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	; ; ; ; ; Sainte-Orse; ; ; ; Show map of France; ; ; ; ; ; Sainte-Orse; ; ; ; Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine; ;
	Coordinates: 45°12′16″N 1°04′35″E / 45.2044°N 1.0764°E / 45.2044; 1.0764Coordinates: 45°12′16″N 1°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 .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal; (2008–2014) ;	Camille Géraud
Area 1;	23.54 km2 (9.09 sq mi)
Population (2008)2;	375
• Density	16/km2 (41/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.; 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sainte-Orse is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The church of Saint Ursus (Saint Ours) dates from the 11th-12th century. The castle dates from the 15th-16th century.

Population

Historical population
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%

Village history

The first written reference of the town is the village church, "Sancta Ursa" recorded in the year 1072.^[1] The "Cassini map" of France between 1756 and 1789, shows the village under the name of "'Saint Orse"', and during the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the name was "'Orse-le-stony".^[2]

Landmarks

A number of historic buildings are located in the town:

Church of Saint-Ours, 11th or 12th century Romanesque Church with a 19th-century bell tower. It is listed as a historical monument since 1970.^[3]

Several Merovingian sarcophagi.^[4]

The Church also preserves a relic of Pope John Paul II (a piece of the belt of the former Pontiff).

Château de Sainte-Orse, 15th and 16th centuries.^[5]

La Salle gentilhommiere, 18th century, today a school.

18th century Manor of La Faye.

Château de Laudonie Den of Peyre-brune.

References

INSEE

^ Chantal Tanet and Tristan Hordé, "Dictionary of the place names of the Périgord", (Fanlac, 2000), p.381.

^ Notice Comunale.

^ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00082882 Monuments historiques] entry at French Ministry of Culture.

^ Monuments historiques ministère français de la Culture.

^ Guy Penaud, Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord (Sud Ouest, 1996) p. 255.

External links

Sainte-Orse on the Quid site

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[1] Chantal Tanet and Tristan Hordé, "Dictionary of the place names of the Périgord", (Fanlac, 2000), p.381.

[2] Notice Comunale.

[3] ttp://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00082882 Monuments historiques] entry at French Ministry of Culture.

[4] Monuments historiques ministère français de la Culture.

[5] Guy Penaud, Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord (Sud Ouest, 1996) p. 255.

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Sainte-Orse
Commune
Post office and town hall
Location of Sainte-Orse
Sainte-Orse Show map of France Sainte-Orse Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°12′16″N 1°04′35″E / 45.2044°N 1.0764°E / 45.2044; 1.0764Coordinates: 45°12′16″N 1°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 .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal (2008–2014)	Camille Géraud
Area ¹	23.54 km² (9.09 sq mi)
Population (2008)²	375
• Density	16/km² (41/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. ²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.