Albaret-Sainte-Marie
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | |
| Community association | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 15' E | |
| height | 767-1,139 m | |
| surface | 15.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 568 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48200 | |
| INSEE code | 48002 | |
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Albaret-Sainte-Marie (Occitan: Aubaret ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 568 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitania region .
location
The place Albaret-Sainte-Marie is located in the northeast of the Margeride mountain landscape, which belongs to the Massif Central, at an altitude of approx. 1050 m above sea level. d. M .; The closest city is Mende, about 57 kilometers south-east . The Autoroute A75 crosses the municipality in a north-south direction.
economy
For centuries, the residents of Albaret-Sainte-Marie lived largely as a self-sufficient source of income from their fields and gardens and a little cattle-raising; but also craftsmen, small traders and service professions gradually settled in the place. Agriculture still plays a central role in economic life, either directly or indirectly, but since the middle of the 20th century tourism has been added as a branch of business in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 387 | 479 | 469 | 374 | 452 | 567 |
The slight increase in population in the 20th century is mainly due to the location of the town in terms of traffic.
history
In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the Barony d'Apcher , one of several baronies in Gévaudan .
Attractions
- The parish church, built in the 13th or 14th century from precisely hewn and comparatively large stones, shows the transition from the late Romanesque to the provincial early Gothic . The undivided apse with arched windows ends at the top with a surrounding console frieze . The border between the apse and the nave is raised by an imposing bell gable ( clocher mur ), to which a side staircase leads up. The south portal with an overhanging arch with its set columns shows an overall Romanesque character. The nave wall is stabilized by buttresses .
- The town's former bakery, which was only around 20 m² in size , has been converted into a small rural museum. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest museum in the world.
outside
- The Château d'Orfeuillette ( 44 ° 52 '24 " N , 3 ° 15' 21" O ) was in the late 19th century by the doctor and Senator Theophile Roussel style Neorenaissance built. The building has been used as a hotel since 2009.
- A branch of the University of Montpellier is located in an elongated building in the immediate vicinity .
- The ruins of the medieval Château de la Garde are surrounded by dense forests about 1.5 km north of the village ( 44 ° 53 ′ 59 ″ N , 3 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ E ) above the Truyère River .
Web links
- Château d'Orfeuillette on French Wikipedia
- Albaret-Sainte-Marie, Château de la Garde - Photos + information (French)