Aubres
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Nyons et Baronnies | |
| Community association | Baronnies en Drôme Provençale | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 10' E | |
| height | 270-1,217 m | |
| surface | 20.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 421 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26110 | |
| INSEE code | 26016 | |
 Saint-André church |
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Aubres is a french commune with 421 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Drome region, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Nyons et Baronnies and to the municipal association Baronnies en Drôme Provençale .
geography
Aubres is located on the banks of the Eygues in the south of the Drôme department, about 56 kilometers northeast of Avignon and 2.8 kilometers northeast of Nyons , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the Nyons arrondissement at an average altitude of 744 meters above sea level . The Mairie and the main part of the municipality are, however, in the Ravin de Suffie valley at an altitude of 290 meters. Neighboring communities are Les Pilles and Châteauneuf-de-Bordette . The municipal area has an area of 20.27 square kilometers.
Aubres is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ): warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
The place name Aubres is pronounced aoubré and thus corresponds to the Provencal pronunciation of the French word arbre , 'tree'. The Vieux Village ('old village') dates from the Middle Ages .
In 1793, Aubres received the status of a municipality in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) and in 1801 the right to local self-government through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) .
The facade of the Sainte-Thérèse church was renovated in 2000.
Population development
| 1793 | 1846 | 1872 | 1926 | 1975 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| 320 | 348 | 296 | 199 | 207 | 349 | 426 | 415 |
Economy and Infrastructure
Formerly that was farming the main industry in Aubres, especially the livestock of sheep and goats , cereals and olive trees for oil production . Silkworms were also raised on a small scale . Then fruit growing , especially the cultivation of cherries and apricots , as well as viticulture was intensified . Despite the severe frost in the winter of 1956, olive cultivation was able to survive. For some years now, the number of farmers who make a living from agriculture has declined.
The population growth is due to the semi-industrial, artisanal and tourist businesses, especially gravel production , painters and varnishers , tilers , plumbers , restaurants and the campsite .
There is a public primary school in Aubres.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ a b Le village d'Aubres. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved October 19, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Aubres - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 18, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Julien Cohen: Ravalement de l'Eglise d'Aubres. In: construire-en-provence.fr. 2007, accessed October 19, 2011 (French).