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Country
  
France

Department
  
Dordogne

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
23.54 km²

Population
  
358 (1999)

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Thenon

INSEE/Postal code
  
24473 /24210

Local time
  
Wednesday 5:13 AM

Arrondissement
  
Périgueux

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity

Sainte-Orse is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The church of Saint Ursus (Saint Ours) dates from the 11th-12th century. The castle dates from the 15th-16th century.

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Map of 24210 Sainte-Orse, France

Village History

The first written reference of the town is the village church, "Sancta Ursa" recorded in the year 1072. The "Cassini map" of France between 1756 and 1789, shows the village under the name of "'Saint Orse"', and during the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the name was "'Orse-le-stony".

Land Marks

A number of Historic buildings are located in the town:

  • Church of Saint-Ours, 11th or 12th century Romanesque Church with a 19th-century bell tower. It is listed as a historical monument since 1970.
  • Several Merovingian sarcophagi.
  • The Church also preserves a relic of Pope John Paul II (a piece of the belt of the former Pontiff).
  • Château de Sainte-Orse, 15th and 16th centuries.
  • La Salle gentilhommiere, 18th century, today a school.
  • 18th century Manor of La Faye.
  • Château de Laudonie Den of Peyre-brune.

    • References

    Sainte-Orse Wikipedia
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