Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas

Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas
Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas
Commune
	The church in Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas
	Location of Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas
	Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas
	Coordinates: 44°47′54″N 0°06′39″W / 44.7983°N 0.1108°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Les Coteaux de Dordogne
Intercommunality	Castillon Pujols
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Gauthier
Area 1	7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population (2021)	339
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33488 /33420
Elevation	2–88 m (6.6–288.7 ft) ; (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	436	—
1968	442	+1.4%
1975	382	−13.6%
1982	396	+3.7%
1990	377	−4.8%
1999	369	−2.1%
2008	344	−6.8%

Geography

The commune contains a number of farms, vineyards, homes and a medieval church (pictured). It is a short walk to Rauzan, the next commune over, to the south. The ruins of the castle in Rauzan are visible from Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas. The nearest train station from Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas is located in Libourne. Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas is bounded to the north by Dordogne and the Gamage river.

History

A cemetery that dates to the Merovingian dynasty was discovered in the commune's heart in 1986, showing that Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas has been inhabited for a great length of time.