Aubas

Aubas Aubàs
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée de l'Homme
Community association	Vallée de l'Homme
Coordinates	45 ° 5 '  N , 1 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 5 '  N , 1 ° 12'  E
height	68-255 m
surface	17.53 km 2
Residents	609 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24290
INSEE code	24014
Aubas - Château de Sauvebœuf

Aubas ( Occitan : Aubàs ) is a place and a municipality ( commune ) in southwestern France with 609 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the old cultural region of Périgord in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .

location

Aubas is located on the Vézère at an altitude of about 80 m above sea level. d. M. about 28 kilometers (driving distance) north of Sarlat-la-Canéda or about 40 kilometers southwest of Brive-la-Gaillarde . The lovely town of Montignac is only about 55 kilometers south-west.

Population development

year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	348	348	395	458	488	587	627

In the 19th century the place had mostly between 550 and 700 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture have since led to a significant decline in population, which, however, has turned into significant growth again since the 1960s due to the increasing tourism in the region.

economy

Up to the present day agriculture plays the biggest role in the economic life of the community: The viticulture that was formerly also practiced here was, however, completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis; Tobacco and corn are also on the decline - instead fields, but also walnuts , chestnuts and fruit trees dominate the region. Some vacant houses are rented out as holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

Pigeon house ( pigeonnier )

Small prehistoric finds have been made in the municipality that testify to the presence of early man. The first mention of the place under the name Aubas comes from the 14th century.

Attractions

• The Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte church is a single-nave Romanesque building from the 12th century with a rectangular apse . The rather unadorned facade is elevated by a bell gable ( clocher mur ). A Gothic chapel was added on the south side in the 15th century . The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1970 .
• The Château de Sauvebœuf is a two-storey and originally three-wing building from the 17th century; A utility wing was later added to the preserved Corps de Logis . The round pigeon tower ( pigeonnier ) is also worth seeing . The palace construction has been partially recognized since 1987 and in full since 2009 as a monument historique .
• The Château de Brégedelle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, Aubas in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Château de Sauvebœuf, Aubas in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)