Alixan

Alixan
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Bourg-de-Péage
Community association	Valence Roman's agglo
Coordinates	44 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 2 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 2 ′ E
height	163-224 m
surface	28.28 km 2
Residents	2,509 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	89 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	26300
INSEE code	26004
Website	www.alixan-mairie.com
	; Mairie Alixan

Alixan is a commune with 2,509 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Drome region, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

geography

Alixan is located in southern France 71 kilometers southeast of Saint-Étienne , about eleven kilometers northeast of Valence , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement , and 7.2 kilometers southwest of Bourg-de-Péage , the capital of the canton , at an average altitude of 194 Meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at an altitude of 189 meters. Neighboring communities of Alixan are Châteauneuf-sur-Isère in the north-west, Chatuzange-le-Goubet in the north-east, Montélier in the south and Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence in the west. The municipality has an area of 2828 hectares. About 2200 of these are used for agriculture .

The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.

history

The fortifications and castle of Alixan were built on a molasse hill from 915 onwards. The other buildings were built in circles around the first structures, so Alixan is a circular city when viewed from the air. The place name was first mentioned in a document in 1067. At that time the village belonged to the diocese of Valence .

Great changes took place in the 19th century, parts of the old fortifications were destroyed. In 1850 Alixan lost part of the municipality to Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence.

Today Alixan consists of three rings, in the middle of which are the 12th century church of Saint-Didier and the courtyard of the castle. The castle has undergone major changes over time and is now home to the Mairie.

Population development

Since 1975 the population has doubled due to continuous growth.

The Saint Didier Church

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	1142	1149	1099	1335	1703	2080	2217	2509
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

Alixan belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of Saint Pierre des Monts du Matin in the diocese of Valence. The Gothic church of Saint-Didier from the 12th century was partly built from pebbles . The building was partially registered in the supplementary register of listed buildings in France in 1927 . The choir and the monumental entrance staircase have been classified as Monument historique since 1984 .

Local products

In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for beef (Fin gras du Mézenc) , picodon and walnuts (Noix de Grenoble) as well as protected geographical indications (IGP) for guinea fowl (Pintadeau de la Drôme) , poultry (Volailles de la Drôme) , Raviole du Dauphiné and wines with the names Collines Rhodaniennes , Comtés Rhodaniens , Drôme and Méditerranée . Rhodania means 'in relation to the Rhone , in the area of the Rhone'. The cattle from which Fin gras du Mézenc is made are fed with hay grown on the mountains of a certain area.

Personalities

Joachim-Jérôme Quiot du Passage (1775–1849), infantry general

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b La ville d'Alixan. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved March 3, 2013 (French).
↑ Saint Pierre des Monts du Matin. (No longer available online.) Diocèse de Valence, archived from the original on November 22, 2012 ; Retrieved March 3, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Église Saint-Didier on ladrometourisme.com in French, accessed on March 16, 2015.
↑ Entry No. 26004 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ Rhodanien -ienne. In: cnrtl.fr. Center national de ressources textuelles et lexicales, 2012, accessed on March 3, 2013 (French).
↑ Le fin Gras du Mézenc. Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée. Association Fin Gras du Mézenc, accessed March 3, 2013 (French).

[annu-1] La ville d'Alixan. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved March 3, 2013 (French).

[2] Saint Pierre des Monts du Matin. (No longer available online.) Diocèse de Valence, archived from the original on November 22, 2012 ; Retrieved March 3, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[3] Église Saint-Didier on ladrometourisme.com in French, accessed on March 16, 2015.

[4] Entry No. 26004 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[5] Rhodanien -ienne. In: cnrtl.fr. Center national de ressources textuelles et lexicales, 2012, accessed on March 3, 2013 (French).

[6] Le fin Gras du Mézenc. Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée. Association Fin Gras du Mézenc, accessed March 3, 2013 (French).