Alloue

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Alloue
Alloue coat of arms
Alloue (France)
Alloue
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente-Bonnieure
Community association Charente limousine
Coordinates 46 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 31 ′  E
height 136-231 m
surface 46.54 km 2
Residents 468 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16490
INSEE code 16007

Site with Church of Notre-Dame

Alloue ( Occitan : identical) is a place and a community with 468 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of several hamlets and individual farms .

location

The place Alloue is located on the north bank of the Charente river at an altitude of about 150 m above sea level. d. M. in the northeast of the department about five kilometers south of the border with the Vienne department and thus with the Poitou . The place, however, still belongs to the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois , part of the Charente landscape and is about 62 kilometers (driving distance) to the northeast from the city of Angoulême and around 70 kilometers to the south from the city of Poitiers .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2016
Residents 1,560 1,688 1,411 1.003 531 471

The continuous decline in population in the 20th century is essentially due to the consequences of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture .

economy

The place and its surroundings were dominated by agriculture for centuries; most people lived on a self-sufficient basis . Craftsmen and small traders settled in the village and found employment through orders from the nearby lead ore mines . In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, viticulture was promoted, but - after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - it is no longer of great importance. Since the 1960s tourism has played a not insignificant role in the economic life of the municipality in the form of renting out holiday homes ( gîtes ).

history

Finds of polished stone axes and a burial mound ( tumulus ) in the hamlet of Caillauds point to a Neolithic settlement in the area; the existence of another - now disappeared - tumulus near the hamlet of Les Repaires is documented in writing. The lead mines were probably already exploited in Celtic times. During the time of Roman rule over Gaul , two Roman roads ran through the municipality as side connections to the Via Agrippa .

In 783, Rogier, Count of Limoges , donated Alloue to Charroux Abbey . A priory existed in the village from 1121 until shortly before the revolution . In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the historical province of Poitou and only became part of the Angoumois during the Revolution .

Attractions

Church and warehouse
  • The former priory church and today's parish church of Notre-Dame dates from around 1300, d. H. the transition period from the Romanesque to Gothic , to which above all the pointed barrel vaults of the side with blind arcades provided nave points. The building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1929 . The furnishings include an altar pendium made of Korduan leather from the 17th century and a polychrome framed statue of Our Lady with child from the 18th century, each of which is classified as a historical monument.
  • In the cemetery there is a stone cross from 1789, which has also been a listed monument since 2003.
  • Immediately next to the church is a narrow building with three entrances and three chambers ( cases ) above ; it was probably used by three families to store part of the harvest and tools.
  • A restored roofed wash house ( lavoir ) from the 19th century is on the outskirts.
outside
Logis de la Vergne
  • The Logis de la Vergne , about a kilometer south of the village, dates from the 15th century; however, it was changed and changed in the 17th century. In the second half of the 20th century it was the residence of actress Maria Casarès , Albert Camus' long-time lover , for a long time . The building has been classified as a monument historique since 2002 .
  • The approximately three kilometers southeast of the Château de Massignac ( 46 ° 0 ′ 6 ″  N , 0 ° 31 ′ 52 ″  E ) dates from the 15th century, but was partially revised in the 19th century. The residential wing ( corps de logis ) is framed by two lateral round towers . The privately owned building has been classified as a Monument historique since 2003 .
  • The Château de Gueuche is a country estate from the 14th century, but with fundamental changes from the 19th century. A round stair tower is in front of the residential wing. The building was recognized as a Monument historique in 2003 .
  • The Château de l'Âge is a rather insignificant manor from an architectural point of view, but due to its age (15th / 16th century) it was also recognized as a monument historique in 2003 .
  • A well hidden in the forest ( Fontaine Chez-Paire ) with a handle pump has also been a listed building since 2003.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alloue - Viticulture
  2. ↑ Église Notre-Dame, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Devant d'autel, Alloue in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Vierge à l'Enfant, Alloue in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Église Notre-Dame, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. ↑ Logis de la Vergne, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  7. ↑ Château de Massignac, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  8. ↑ Château de Gueuche, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  9. ↑ Château de l'Age, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  10. ^ Fontaine Chez-Paire, Alloue in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)