Theme Week Dordogne – Coulounieix-Chamiers
Thursday, 23 July 2020 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Château des Izards © Père Igor/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Coulounieix-Chamiers (
Occitan :
Colonhés e Champs Niers ) is a
municipality in the
French region of
Aquitaine with 7,700 inhabitants. It is located in the
Dordogne department , belongs to the
Arrondissement Périgueux and is part of the
canton of
Coulounieix-Chamiers . The inhabitants are called
Colomniérois .
The River Isle forms the northern boundary of the municipality, which lies in the white Périgord . Coulounieix-Chamiers is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Perigueux in the north and northeast, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac in the east and southeast, Coursac in the south and southwest and Marsac-sur-l’Isle in the west. The A89 autoroute forms the southern border of the municipality.
Église Saint-Michel de Coulounieix © Père Igor/cc-by-sa-4.0
Attractions include:
Campniac grotto, Neolithic sepulchral site
Château de la Rolphie from the 16th century
Château des Izards with park, today’s cultural center
Château de Plague from the 16th and 17th centuries
La Maladrerie, “English house”, a siechen house used since the 12th century, partly for lepers, monument historique since 1907
Saint-Michel church (in Coulounieix) from the 14th century
Church of Notre-Dame de l’Immaculée-Conception (in Chamiers) from the 20th century
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