Échebrune

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Échebrune
Échebrune (France)
Échebrune
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Pons
Community association Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates 45 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 28 ′  W
height 29-107 m
surface 17.08 km 2
Residents 485 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17800
INSEE code 17145

Échebrune - View of town with church

Échebrune is a western French community with 485 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Échebrune is about 68 meters above sea level. d. M. and about nine kilometers east of the canton capital Pons in the old cultural landscape of the Saintonge . From Saintes the place is about 28 kilometers in a southeast direction; from Cognac it is about 20 kilometers to the south-west. Other places with impressive Romanesque churches are only a few kilometers away: Pérignac , Bougneau , Berneuil , Avy , Chadenac , Biron , Marignac u. a.

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 505 507 476 440 451 491 406

economy

The main source of income for the locals is still agriculture (grain, wine and a little cattle and pasture farming). Viticulture was greatly reduced in the second half of the 19th century due to the infestation of the vines by phylloxera . Nevertheless, the place belongs to the Fins Bois of the wine region Cognac . Tourism too, i. H. primarily the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ) plays a certain role in the economic life of the municipality.

history

No information is available on the history of Échebrune. The exceptionally well-preserved and imposing village church - due to a second portal on the south side, formerly a priory church with high probability - shows, however, that the place was not entirely insignificant in the Middle Ages.

Attractions

Church and stone cross

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Échebrune

Saint-Pierre church

Others

  • Immediately south of the church, d. H. Probably in the former cemetery, a simple monolithic round pillar with an unpainted and unadorned cross stands on a square stone base . Due to the complete lack of decorative elements, the monument can hardly be dated. It could be a simple medieval Hosanna cross .
  • A calvary cross ( calvaire ) standing about 250 meters from the town center on a multi-stepped round substructure is dated to the 15th or 18th century. On a shaft made up of ten profiled stone drums, about 2.20 meters high, there is a multi-tiered structure that ends in a cross. The monument has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1949 .
  • The surrounding area, consisting of a mixture of (wine) fields and forest, is ideal for walks and hikes. Some winemakers also offer wine and cognac tastings ( dégustations ) on request .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 595.
  • Thorsten Droste : Poitou. Western France between Poitiers and Angoulême - the Atlantic coast from the Loire to the Gironde. DuMont, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-7701-4456-2 , p. 224.

Web links

Commons : Échebrune  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Calvaire, Echebrune in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)