Arre (Gard)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
| Canton | Le Vigan | |
| Community association | Pays Viganais | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 58 ′ N , 3 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 308-880 m | |
| surface | 7.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30120 | |
| INSEE code | 30016 | |
,_Arre_river,_bridge_and_church.JPG) View of Arre and the Arre River |
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Arre is a French commune of the department Gard in the region Occitania . Administratively it is assigned to the Arrondissement of Le Vigan .
geography
The village with 287 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located 88 kilometers west-northwest of Nîmes in a wooded area on the southern edge of the Cevennes , near Mont Aigoual in the valley of the Arre river , from which the municipality owes its name. Arre is served by the departmental road D999, which connects Alzon with Le Vigan .
history
economy
The family business Bas Lys , founded by Monsieur Brun d'Arre , employed almost 1,100 workers in 1890. Mainly ladies' stockings were produced, which were sold under the brand LYS (Eng. "Lily"). This is one of the first artificial brand names that was not derived from the name of the manufacturer. The families of the employees benefited from company discounts such as subsidized apartments, allotments, canteen, library and more.
Camille Chante was actually a pharmacist in Le Vigan but also a local writer. In 1933, in his book Le Vigan et ses environs - Un coin des Cévennes, he wrote about the Brun factory:
“This important manufacture is the oldest in the region and dates back to 1740. The business has been passed on from father to son for generations, always with the same double goal in mind: to keep the business prosperous and to maintain the prosperity of the region. "
coat of arms
Blazon : A silver defensive tower in green, followed by a piece of wall of the same color on the left. The whole walled in black.
Population development
The village used to have more inhabitants. During the Second World War it was still around 450, with almost all employees working for the Bas Lys company.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 356 | 388 | 315 | 320 | 296 | 283 | 288 | 287 |
Attractions
- The Saint Blaise Church
- The old stone bridge ( Vieux Pont )
- The Château d'Arre was looted and set on fire during the French Revolution .
- The manor of the entrepreneur family Brun ( Château des Usines Brun d'Arre )
- The former factory building of the old stocking factory and dye works
- The old orphanage
literature
- Bérenger Brun d'Arre: Le Bas Lys - Une grande aventure . Arre en Cévennes, Editions Decoopman, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Zaretsky: Nîmes at War , p 166. The pennsylvania state university, Pennsylvania., 1995
