Salignac-Eyvigues

Salignac-Eyvigues
Eyrignac manor garden
Coat of arms
Salignac-Eyvigues
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Salignac-Eyvigues
Coordinates: 44°58′31″N 1°19′24″E / 44.9753°N 1.3233°ECoordinates: 44°58′31″N 1°19′24″E / 44.9753°N 1.3233°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Salignac-Eyvigues
Intercommunality	Salignacois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Dubois
Area^1	45.00 km^2 (17.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,140
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	24516 / 24590
Elevation	120–314 m (394–1,030 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Eyrignac manor garden

Salignac-Eyvigues is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It includes the 17th century Eyrignac Manor (French: Manoir d'Eyrignac), which has a remarkable garden, originally established in the 18th century, surrounding the manor house on a hill, with water coming from seven springs. Only a pavilion, fountains and basins remain from the original garden. In the 1960s, the new owner, Giles Sermadiras de Cuzols de Lile, created a new garden, inspired by gardens from the Renaissance and Italian gardens to the end of the 18th century. The garden features topiary sculptures, vistas, fountains, statues, and an avenue of vases.^[1][2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1968	888	—
1975	863	−2.8%
1982	942	+9.2%
1990	964	+2.3%
1999	1,007	+4.5%
2008	1,140	+13.2%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE

1. "Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac" (in French). Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
2. "Webpage". Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac. Retrieved 26 December 2008.