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|INSEE = 33539 |
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|postal code = 33870 |
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|mayor = Jacques Legrand<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |
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|mayor = Jacques Legrand |
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|term = 2020–2026 |
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|intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais|CA Libournais]] |
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'''Vayres''' ({{IPA |
'''Vayres''' ({{IPA|fr|vɛjʁ}}; {{langx|oc|Vairas}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Arrondissement of Libourne]], in the [[Gironde]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] in southwestern [[France]]. |
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== Etymology == |
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The name Vayres comes from Varatedo, the property of someone named Varus during the [[Gallo-Roman culture|Gallo-Roman]] period.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dupuy |first=Michèle |title=Les grandes heures de l'Aquitaine |language=fr}}</ref> |
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In 1060 the parish of ''Sanctus Johannes de Vayras'' is attested and the area is mentioned again in the 13th and 14th centuries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visites en Aquitaine - Région Aquitaine |url=http://visites.aquitaine.fr/vayres|access-date=29 November 2014 |language=fr}}</ref> |
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==Population== |
==Population== |
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|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-33539#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref> |
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1962|1853| |
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1968|1845 |
|1968 |1845 |
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1975|2295 |
|1975 |2295 |
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1982|2361 |
|1982 |2361 |
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1990|2491 |
|1990 |2491 |
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1999|2631 |
|1999 |2631 |
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2008|3280 |
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|2007 |3215 |
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|2012 |3543 |
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|2017 |3956 |
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== Location == |
== Location == |
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Vayres is located in the [[Entre-Deux-Mers|Entre-deux-Mers]] [[Natural regions of France|natural region of France]] on the left bank of the [[Dordogne (river)|Dordogne]], in the Bordeaux attraction area making it a [[satellite village]] of [[Bordeaux]] and the nearby town of [[Libourne]]. |
Vayres is located in the [[Entre-Deux-Mers|Entre-deux-Mers]] [[Natural regions of France|natural region of France]] on the left bank of the [[Dordogne (river)|Dordogne]], in the Bordeaux attraction area making it a [[satellite village]] of [[Bordeaux]] and the nearby town of [[Libourne]]. Despite Vayre's location 70 km from the Atlantic cost, the village still gets waves on the Dordogne through a process known as [[Tidal bore]]s. |
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Vayres is located 6.6 |
Vayres is located 6.6 km west of Libourne, 12.4 km south-west of [[Saint-Émilion]] and 21.5 km north-east of Bordeaux. The village in the proximity of Vayres on the left bank are: [[Arveyres]] to the south-east, [[Saint-Germain-du-Puch]] to the south, [[Beychac-et-Caillau]] to the south-west, [[Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac]] to the west and [[Izon, Gironde|Izon]] to the north. And on the right bank are: [[Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac]] to the north-east and [[Fronsac, Gironde|Fronsac]] to the east.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Géoportail |url=https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.geoportail.gouv.fr}}</ref> |
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== Transportation == |
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The commune is accessible via exit number 7 titled "Vayres et Izon" (Vayres and Izon) and exit number 8 titled "Vayres, Arveyres, Saint-Germain-du-Puch et Libourne" (Vayres, Arveyres, Saint-Germain-du-Puch and Libourne) on the [[A89 autoroute]]. |
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=== By rail === |
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The line [[Gare d'Austerlitz|Paris-Austerlitz]] to [[Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station|Bordeaux-Saint-Jean]] passes through Vayres stopping at "[[Gare de Vayres"]] (Vayres rainway station). |
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==Sights== |
==Sights== |
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* The [[Château de Vayres]] (Vayres Castle) |
* The [[Château de Vayres]] (Vayres Castle) was remodeled by the 16th-century French engineer [[Louis de Foix]], deceased 1611.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Château de Vayres |url=https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00083856 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.pop.culture.gouv.fr}}</ref> |
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[[File:Château de Vayres - vue aérienne.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the chateau]] |
[[File:Château de Vayres - vue aérienne.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the chateau]] |
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The castle was sold in 1583 by King [[Henry III of Navarre]] largely ruined, to [[Ogier de Gourgue]], in charge of the treasury of [[Guyenne]], a friend of philosopher and political thinker [[Michel de Montaigne]]. Ogier de Gourge commissioned a well-known architect, [[Louis de Foix]], who was building the [[Cordouan lighthouse]] and had worked for a few years for the king of Spain [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]]. |
The castle was sold in 1583 by King [[Henry III of Navarre|Henry IV of Navarre]] largely ruined, to [[Ogier de Gourgue]], in charge of the treasury of [[Guyenne]], a friend of philosopher and political thinker [[Michel de Montaigne]]. Ogier de Gourge commissioned a well-known architect, [[Louis de Foix]], who was building the [[Cordouan lighthouse]] and had worked for a few years for the king of Spain [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]]. |
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== History == |
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Vayres has been inhabited since [[Ancient history|antiquity]]. It was located on the [[Roman roads|Roman road]] that connected Burdigala, now Bordeaux to Vesunna, now [[Périgueux]]. At the time it was a camp and market but gradually developed due to its location on a rocky outcrop overlooking the [[confluence]] between the Gestas and the Dordogne on which the castle was built. Vayres was a [[Barony (county division)|Barony]], then a Marquisat where the [[Seigneur]]s were rich and powerful. The first written records of the Seigneurs of Vayres were the statements of various donations (Frenchs: états de donations diverses), written between [[1060]] and [[1086]]. In the 11th century the Seigneurs from the Gombaud family owned Vayres and [[Lesparre-Médoc]]. An archbishop of Bordeaux also had this name at the end of the 10th century. During the [[French Revolution]] the parish of Saint-Jean de Vayres became the commune of Vayres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historique des communes |url=https://archives.gironde.fr/|website=GAEL (Gironde Archives en ligne) |page=67}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 26 October 2024
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| Coordinates: 44°53′53″N 0°18′47″W / 44.8981°N 0.3131°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| Canton | Le Libournais-Fronsadais |
| Intercommunality | CA Libournais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Legrand[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,204 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33539 /33870 |
| Elevation | 2–39 m (6.6–128.0 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vayres (French pronunciation: [vɛjʁ]; Occitan: Vairas) is a commune in the Arrondissement of Libourne, in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Etymology
[edit]The name Vayres comes from Varatedo, the property of someone named Varus during the Gallo-Roman period.[3]
In 1060 the parish of Sanctus Johannes de Vayras is attested and the area is mentioned again in the 13th and 14th centuries.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,845 | — |
| 1975 | 2,295 | +3.17% |
| 1982 | 2,361 | +0.41% |
| 1990 | 2,491 | +0.67% |
| 1999 | 2,631 | +0.61% |
| 2007 | 3,215 | +2.54% |
| 2012 | 3,543 | +1.96% |
| 2017 | 3,956 | +2.23% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Location
[edit]Vayres is located in the Entre-deux-Mers natural region of France on the left bank of the Dordogne, in the Bordeaux attraction area making it a satellite village of Bordeaux and the nearby town of Libourne. Despite Vayre's location 70 km from the Atlantic cost, the village still gets waves on the Dordogne through a process known as Tidal bores.
Vayres is located 6.6 km west of Libourne, 12.4 km south-west of Saint-Émilion and 21.5 km north-east of Bordeaux. The village in the proximity of Vayres on the left bank are: Arveyres to the south-east, Saint-Germain-du-Puch to the south, Beychac-et-Caillau to the south-west, Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac to the west and Izon to the north. And on the right bank are: Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac to the north-east and Fronsac to the east.[6]
Transportation
[edit]The commune is accessible via exit number 7 titled "Vayres et Izon" (Vayres and Izon) and exit number 8 titled "Vayres, Arveyres, Saint-Germain-du-Puch et Libourne" (Vayres, Arveyres, Saint-Germain-du-Puch and Libourne) on the A89 autoroute.
By rail
[edit]The line Paris-Austerlitz to Bordeaux-Saint-Jean passes through Vayres stopping at "Gare de Vayres" (Vayres rainway station).
Sights
[edit]- The Château de Vayres (Vayres Castle) was remodeled by the 16th-century French engineer Louis de Foix, deceased 1611.[7]
The castle was sold in 1583 by King Henry IV of Navarre largely ruined, to Ogier de Gourgue, in charge of the treasury of Guyenne, a friend of philosopher and political thinker Michel de Montaigne. Ogier de Gourge commissioned a well-known architect, Louis de Foix, who was building the Cordouan lighthouse and had worked for a few years for the king of Spain Philip II.
History
[edit]Vayres has been inhabited since antiquity. It was located on the Roman road that connected Burdigala, now Bordeaux to Vesunna, now Périgueux. At the time it was a camp and market but gradually developed due to its location on a rocky outcrop overlooking the confluence between the Gestas and the Dordogne on which the castle was built. Vayres was a Barony, then a Marquisat where the Seigneurs were rich and powerful. The first written records of the Seigneurs of Vayres were the statements of various donations (Frenchs: états de donations diverses), written between 1060 and 1086. In the 11th century the Seigneurs from the Gombaud family owned Vayres and Lesparre-Médoc. An archbishop of Bordeaux also had this name at the end of the 10th century. During the French Revolution the parish of Saint-Jean de Vayres became the commune of Vayres.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Dupuy, Michèle. Les grandes heures de l'Aquitaine (in French).
- ^ "Visites en Aquitaine - Région Aquitaine" (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Géoportail". www.geoportail.gouv.fr. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Château de Vayres". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Historique des communes". GAEL (Gironde Archives en ligne). p. 67.
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