Terrasson-Lavilledieu

Terrasson-Lavilledieu (Occitan: Terrasson e La Vila Dieu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The Gardens of the Imagination
Terrasson-Lavilledieu
A general view of Terrasson
Coat of arms
Location of Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Coordinates: 45°07′51″N 1°18′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementSarlat-la-Canéda
CantonTerrasson-Lavilledieu
IntercommunalityTerrassonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Delmon
Area
1
39.34 km2 (15.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,202
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24547 /24120
Elevation82–299 m (269–981 ft)
(avg. 88 m or 289 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Gardens of the Imagination (Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire)classified as a remarkable garden by the French Ministry of Cultureare situated in Terrasson. It was designed in 1996 by landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson to present thirteen tableaux of the myths and legends of the history of gardens. It uses simple natural elements; trees, flowers, water and stone to suggest the passage of mankind from nature to agriculture to the city. It uses a symbolic sacred wood, a rose garden, topiary art, and fountains to tell the story.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,398    
18002,969+23.8%
18062,880−3.0%
18212,709−5.9%
18312,935+8.3%
18362,945+0.3%
18412,893−1.8%
18463,095+7.0%
18513,220+4.0%
18563,336+3.6%
18613,234−3.1%
18663,682+13.9%
18723,680−0.1%
18763,884+5.5%
18814,078+5.0%
18863,997−2.0%
18913,864−3.3%
18963,737−3.3%
19013,627−2.9%
19063,572−1.5%
19113,794+6.2%
19213,413−10.0%
19263,570+4.6%
19313,510−1.7%
19363,657+4.2%
19463,751+2.6%
19543,684−1.8%
19624,146+12.5%
19685,528+33.3%
19756,221+12.5%
19826,305+1.4%
19906,004−4.8%
19996,182+3.0%
20086,218+0.6%
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire" (in French). Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  • "Terrasson". Office of Tourism. Retrieved 26 December 2008.



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