Salignac-Eyvigues

Salignac-Eyvigues
Commune
Eyrignac manor garden
Coat of arms of Salignac-Eyvigues Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Jacques Ferber
Area1	45.00 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)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.

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Eyrignac manor garden

Salignac-Eyvigues (French pronunciation: ​[saliɲak ɛviɡ]; Occitan: Salanhac e Aivigas) 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.

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