Beynac-et-Cazenac
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Beynac-et-Cazenac
|commune status = Commune
|image = 1 Beynac-et-Cazenac 2016.jpg
|caption = Beynac and its château by the river Dordogne
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Beynac-et-Cazenac (Dordogne).svg
|arrondissement = Sarlat-la-Canéda
|canton = Sarlat-la-Canéda
|INSEE = 24040
|postal code = 24220
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality =
|coordinates = {{coord|44.8411|1.1447|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 53
|elevation max m = 288
|area km2 = 12.74
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Beynac-et-Cazenac ({{IPA|fr|bɛnak e kaznak}}; {{langx|oc|Bainac e Casenac}}) is a village located in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
The medieval Château de Beynac is located in the commune.
The village is classified as one of Les plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages of France).{{Cite web|url=http://www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/spip.php?article7&lang=en|title=archive.ph|website=archive.ph|accessdate=23 November 2022|archive-date=4 May 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070504110348/http://www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/spip.php?article7&lang=en|url-status=dead}}
Geography
The commune lies on the banks of the river Dordogne {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
History
Historically the first mention of Beynac dates to 1115 when Maynard de Beynac made a gift to the sisters at Fontevrault Abbey. Simon de Montfort seized the château at the end of the 12th century, but the people of Beynac recovered their château thanks to the intervention of Philippe Auguste in 1217. The château stayed in possession of the family de Beynac until 1753 when the de Beynac family became extinct in male line with Pierre last marquis of Beynac{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ml7OAAAAMAAJ&q=%22dernier+marquis+de+Beynac%22|title=Bulletin de la Société historique et archéologique du Perigord|first=Société historique et archéologique du|last=Périgord|date=23 November 1916|accessdate=23 November 2022|via=Google Books}} who married in 1727 Anne-Marie Boucher and had two daughters: Julie de Beynac, married to the marquis de Castelnau, and Claude-Marie de Beynac, married in 1761 to Christophe Marie de Beaumont du Repaire.Grand Armorial de France tome 2, page 116. The family de Beaumont du Repaire added "Beynac" to its name and took the courtesy title of "marquis de Beaumont-Beynac"{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QewIAQAAIAAJ&q=BEAUMONT-BEYNAC+(Marquis+dA,+...+Titre+emprunt%C3%A9+(courtoisie)|title=A quel titre?|date=23 November 1970|publisher=Cahiers nobles|accessdate=23 November 2022|via=Google Books}} One of the descendants sold the château in 1961.
In 1827, the communes of Beynac and Cazenac were merged under the current name.
Population
{{Historical populations
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|1962|355
|1968|410
|1975|411
|1982|460
|1990|498
|1999|506
|2008|514
|2018|546
}}
Beynac-et-Cazenac - View from South - 01.jpg|View from the South
Street in Beynac-et-Cazenac 04.jpg|A little street in the village
Beynac-et-Cazenac - Rue Costa del Port - 2.jpg|Another street
Castle of Beynac 13.jpg|The castle
Beynac-et-Cazenac - Château - 07.jpg|View of the castle in late afternoon
Beynac-et-Cazenac - Château - 05.jpg|Inside the castle – Périgord States' Hall
Beynac-et-Cazenac - View from the castle - 03.jpg|View of river Dordogne from the castle
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.beynac-et-cazenac.com Beynac-et-Cazenac website, in English]
- [http://www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/fr/beynac-et-cazenac Beynac-et-Cazenac on the site of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, in English]
- [http://www.ladordogne.info Beynac-et-Cazenac accommodation, in English]
- [http://www.beynac-et-cazenac.fr Official Beynac-et-Cazenac website, in French]
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{{Les Plus Beaux Villages de France}}
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