Cause-de-Clérans (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
Geography General Located in the south of the Dordogne department, within the Bergeracois, the commune forms part of the Bergerac functional area. It is crossed by the Clérans, a small tributary of the Dordogne. The village is bordered by departmental road D36, which runs northeast to southwest. It lies about 6 km west-northwest of Lalinde and 15 km east of Bergerac in a straight line.
Neighboring communes Cause-de-Clérans borders six other communes: Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord (north), Pressignac-Vicq (northeast), Baneuil (southeast), Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde (south), Mouleydier (southwest), and Liorac-sur-Louyre (northwest).
Geology and relief
Cause-de-Clérans lies on the northern edge of the Aquitaine Basin, with strata reflecting marine sedimentation. It occupies a plateau of sandstone and lacustrine limestone from the Tertiary period. Outcropping layers include superficial Quaternary formations and sedimentary rocks from the Cenozoic and Mesozoic. Elevation ranges from 47 m in the southwest to 156 m in the northeast.
Landscapes
Cause-de-Clérans is part of the Central Périgord landscape unit, with a mosaic of forest, meadows, and mixed agriculture.
Hydrography The commune lies in the Dordogne basin of the Adour–Garonne hydrographic area. It is drained by the Clérans stream, which crosses east to southwest, and by the Sérouze, which borders the territory to the north for about 3 km.
Climate Cause-de-Clérans has an altered oceanic climate. At the nearby Bergerac station (1991–2020 normals), the average annual temperature was 13.2 °C and mean annual precipitation 793 mm.
Urbanism Typology As of 1 January 2024, the commune is classified by INSEE as rural with very dispersed housing and forms part of the Bergerac functional area (73 communes).
Land use In 2018, CORINE Land Cover reported land use as 56.1% forest, 25.5% meadows, 15.7% heterogeneous agriculture, and 2.8% arable land.
Sights The Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, a Romanesque church dating from the 12th century, listed as a monument historique. The ruins of the Château de Clérans (12th–15th centuries), also listed as a monument historique. The Château de Cause, a manor house recognized as a monument historique.
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See also Communes of the Dordogne department
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