Alleuze
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Alleuze Aleusa |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Canton | Neuvéglise | |
| Community association | Saint-Flour Community | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 58 ′ N , 3 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 740-1,004 m | |
| surface | 22.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 216 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15100 | |
| INSEE code | 15002 | |
 Castle in Alleuze |
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Alleuze ( Occitan : Aleusa ) is a central French city and a municipality with 216 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
location
The place Alleuze is at an altitude of about 870 m above sea level. d. M. on the river of the same name, Alleuze , which flows into the Truyère just a few kilometers later . The distance to Saint-Flour is only approx. 12 km (driving distance) in a northerly direction.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 895 | 589 | 507 | 323 | 193 | 209 |
The population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the lack of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture .
economy
For centuries, the village of Alleuze served the exclusively agriculturally oriented and self- sufficient hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads in the area as a center of handicrafts, trade and services. Since the middle of the 20th century tourism has played a not insignificant role for the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
Little is known about the history of the place. During the Hundred Years War (1337–1453) the castle and church were badly affected. Even during the Huguenot War (1562–1598), at least the castle suffered renewed damage.
Attractions
- The Château d'Alleuze , standing on a hilltop, towers over the town. It was built in the 14th century as a military outpost of the city of Saint-Flour and belonged to the Bishops of Clermont . But only a few years later it fell into the hands of the English or their allied highwaymen during the Hundred Years War. During or after their eviction, it was set on fire by the inhabitants of Saint-Flour in 1405, but rebuilt a few years later (1411). In 1575 the Huguenots took possession of the castle. Architecturally, it consists of a multi-storey donjon as the core structure, which is surrounded by four round towers . The castle ruins were recognized as a monument historique in 1927 .
- On a neighboring hill stands the Saint-Illide church , a building from the 11th or 12th century, which was largely destroyed by marauding soldiers in 1390 and only rebuilt at the beginning of the 15th century; only the apse is still in its original condition. The multi-tiered entrance portal is on the south side. The nave has a wooden ceiling; the roof is covered with stone shingles ( lauzes ). The building, which was expanded to include a west tower in the 19th century, has been recognized as a monument historique since 1927 .
Web links
- Alleuze, Château - Photos + Info (French)
- Alleuze, church - photo + brief information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château d'Alleuze, Alleuze in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Chapelle Saint-Illide, Alleuze in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)