Île Barbe
| Île Barbe | ||
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| Waters | Saone | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 47 '50 " N , 4 ° 49' 54" E | |
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| length | 571 m | |
| width | 136 m | |
| surface | 4.9 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 170 m | |
| Residents | 50 1020 inhabitants / km² |
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The Île Barbe is an island in the Saône . It has been part of the city of Lyon since 1963 and is located in the north of the 9th arrondissement in the Saint-Rambert quarter . Its Latin name was insula barbara ("wild island").
location
The island, which belongs to the former municipality of Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe , which was incorporated into Lyon in 1963, can be reached via a bridge built in 1827. There are several bus routes.
history
Already in the 5th century a St. Monastery consecrated to Martin von Tours , which at times also bore the name Saint-Loup . After repeated devastation in the years 676, 725 and 945 by Sarrazenen and others, the monastery was rebuilt every time - also because of the support of the bishops of Lyon . Having become Benedictine in the 11th century, it acquired properties in the Dauphiné , Provence , Bresse and Forez .
In 1549 the monastery was secularized; the monks became canons . Devastated in 1562 by the Protestants under the leadership of François de Beaumont, Baron des Adrets , the monastery was closed in 1742 and 1781 - long before the French Revolution .
Of the three medieval churches ( Saint-Loup , Notre-Dame and Sainte-Anne ), only the Notre-Dame church, built in the 11th century but later modified and dedicated to the accommodation of pilgrims , has survived . The ruins of the Saint-Loup church still stand.
Attractions
- The island is a popular destination for the people of Lyon. There are several restaurants.
- The abbey buildings, some of which have been preserved but are now privately owned, were recognized as Monument historique in 1991 and 1993 .
- The Notre-Dame church and its adjoining cloister ( cloître ) were built between the 11th and 13th centuries. The building was recognized in 1993 as a monument historique .
literature
- J. Picot: La seigneurie de l'abbaye de l'Ile-Barbe. Lyon, 1953
- J. Picot: Ile barbel. DHGE, XXV, 1995, pp. 811-817
- J.-F. Reynaud: Le monastère de l'Ile-Barbe et le bourd de Saint-Rambert. in: Saint-Rambert, un culte régional depuis l'époque mérovingienne. Histoire et archeologie, Paris 1995, pp. 49-60
Web links
- Île Barbe - Photos + Info (French)
- Île Barbe, Chapelle Notre-Dame - photo + information (French)
- Île Barbe, former abbey - photos + brief information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chatelard, Île Barbe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Église Notre-Dame, Île Barbe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)