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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Total population
2,615
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is on the south bank of the Dordogne.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The town was founded in 1076, near a priory where Sainte Foy was venerated. The town grew rapidly, and it was renamed to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande in 1363 to distinguish it from towns with similar names in the region. A lot of the town is made from medieval buildings which date back to the 15th century. The town was known for its wine trade and port, where ships left and carried caskets of wine to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. During the French reformation in the 16th century, Sainte-Foy became a centre of Calvinism, known as "Little Geneva"; held by the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion, the town was fought over by both sides. Even after Protestant worship was banned by the 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau, the faith continued to be practised in secret, and in 1828, it became the location of one of the first Protestant schools established in France since 1685.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves711
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves683
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves666
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves645
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves571
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves546
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves424
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves370
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2019-04-067 km ENE of Chevanceaux, France
- M 4.5 — 2019-03-205 km NNE of Montendre, France
- M 2.6 — 2006-09-306 km ENE of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
- M 3.4 — 2005-01-314 km SE of Mareuil, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 33402
- Department
- 33
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,507
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr