Aillas
| Aillas | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Le Réolais and Les Bastides | |
| Community association | Réolais en Sud Gironde | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 29-138 m | |
| surface | 35.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 822 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33124 | |
| INSEE code | 33002 | |
 Aillas Town Hall |
||
Aillas is a municipality with 822 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Lande-Girondine , a highland in the Gironde department in southwest France . In the local dialect of Gascony , the Gascon , the church will Alhars called. The residents are known as Aillassais . The city of Bordeaux is 64 kilometers northwest, the canton capital Auros seven kilometers northwest of Aillas.
history
The Latin name was "Aliaceus" or "Alliaceus". The settlement is later mentioned as "Alius" and in the 13th century as "Ailas". Under the Visigoths , Waillas , as Aillas was called back then, was a central place with a traditional market.
In 1851 Aillas was involved in forming the new community of Sigalens .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049 | 939 | 790 | 690 | 656 | 672 | 724 | 822 |
Attractions
- The Romanesque church Notre-Dame ( Monument historique ) from the 12th century belonged to the Knights Templar .
- Castle ruins (Monument historique)
- The castle, called Château des Péricots , from the 17th century stands in the Vallée de la Bassanne .
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Aillas
traffic
The D 9 crosses Aillas from north to south. In the south-west, Aillas is affected by the A62 autoroute . The nearest train station on the Bordeaux - Sète line of the SNCF is 14 kilometers from Aillas in La Réole .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 87-89.
