Ambleville (Charente)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Charente-Champagne | |
| Community association | Grand Cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 34-95 m | |
| surface | 5.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 180 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16300 | |
| INSEE code | 16010 | |
 Ambleville - Saint-Pierre Church |
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Ambleville is a southwestern French community with 180 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Ambleville lies at an altitude of about 40 to 50 meters above sea level. d. M. about 21 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Cognac . Neighboring municipalities of Ambleville are Segonzac (8.5 kilometers north), Saint-Preuil (8 kilometers northeast), Lignières-Sonneville (3.5 kilometers east), Criteuil-la-Magdeleine (3.5 kilometers south), Verriéres (4, 5 kilometers northwest) and Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né (9 kilometers northwest).
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 332 | 286 | 234 | 215 | 214 | 207 | 186 |
At the first census in France in 1793, the place had 345 inhabitants; in the middle of the 19th century there were around 450. As a result of the phylloxera crisis , the population fell back to around 350 at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
economy
Agriculture and especially viticulture have always played an important role in the Charente villages. While cereals, vegetables and oilseeds ( sunflowers ) were mainly grown for their own needs, one could earn good money with the export of wine (later also brandy) to England, Scotland and other countries in Northern Europe, although the winegrowers with the less Part of the earnings had to be satisfied. Today the south bank of the Charente near Ambleville is part of the Grande Champagne location within the large Cognac wine-growing area.
history
Small Neolithic finds were made in the area of the municipality ; Roman or Gallo-Roman evidence has not yet been discovered. As the local church shows, Ambleville was settled in the Middle Ages; a certain Ramnulphe d'Ambleville is documented for the year 1239 and an Arnaud d'Ambleville for the year 1311 ; another Seigneur d'Ambleville was a companion in arms of Joan of Arc . But the place remained largely untouched by the events of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598) and the French Revolution .
Attractions
- The church of Saint-Pierre in the 12th century, a former priory of the Benedictine and was dependent on the Abbey of Baignes . In contrast to the nave, the west facade, made of precisely hewn stones, plays with the motif of three arches that are often encountered in south-west France, which are raised here. The portal zone, on the other hand, has only one arch and shows a multiple downgraded, tympanum-free and non-figurative archivolt portal . The interior of the church, with a single nave, is spanned by a barrel vault; The outer walls and vaults are plastered. The crossing area and the late Gothic rib-vaulted flat choir are separated from the nave by a high choir arch - the choir arch also has a supporting function and absorbs the weight of the crossing tower . The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1984 .
- After the destruction during the popular uprising against the salt tax ( gabelle ) (1548), only sparse remains of the former castle ( Château d'Ambleville ) from the 14th century, located about one kilometer to the north, have been preserved in the foundation walls of an estate, but even these were placed under protection as Monument historique in 1986 .
- There are several fountains ( puits ) and wash houses ( lavoirs ) not far from the village .
- A wayside cross from the 19th century (?) Rises at a crossroads , the octagonal shaft of which is provided with fluting , which is filled in the lower area (so-called 'pipes'). It was registered as a Monument historique in 1986 .
Personalities
Jacques Roux, a vicar from Ambleville, nicknamed Curé Rouge , accompanied King Louis XVI. on January 21, 1793 on his way to the guillotine .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Sainte-Pierre, Ambleville in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Église Sainte-Pierre, Ambleville in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château, Ambleville in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Croix de chemin, Ambleville in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
