Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens

Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
Commune
	The town hall in Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
	Location of Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
	Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
	Coordinates: 44°52′31″N 0°11′21″W / 44.8753°N 0.1892°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Les Coteaux de Dordogne
Intercommunality	Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yvan Dumonteuil
Area 1	18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,319
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33480 /33330
Elevation	1–20 m (3.3–65.6 ft) ; (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is one of eight municipalities forming the jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion, which is a UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity for its historic vineyard landscape that has survived intact and in use.

Geography

Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens is located 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Bordeaux, between Libourne and Branne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,180	—
1968	1,219	+3.3%
1975	1,304	+7.0%
1982	1,625	+24.6%
1990	1,613	−0.7%
1999	1,583	−1.9%
2008	1,504	−5.0%

Economy

The main activity of the town is related to viticulture.

Sights

The Peyrefitte menhir is the largest menhir of Aquitaine. It was classified as a historical monument in 1889.

References

INSEE

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

Official website

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[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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