Aynac
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Aynac Ainac |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Saint Céré | |
| Community association | Grand Figeac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 47 ' N , 1 ° 51' E | |
| height | 324-607 m | |
| surface | 21.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 550 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46120 | |
| INSEE code | 46012 | |
 Aynac - Castle ( château ) |
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Aynac ( Occitan : Ainac ) is a municipality in the south of France with 550 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located in the cultural landscape of the Quercy in the Lot department in the north of the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ).
location
Aynac lies at an altitude of about 350 meters above sea level. d. M. on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central in the area of the Causse de Gramat . The nearest town, Cahors , is about 70 kilometers (driving distance) to the southwest. The town of Gramat to the west is about 13 kilometers away; the medieval pilgrimage town of Rocamadour is another ten kilometers to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 710 | 667 | 637 | 614 | 604 | 527 | 539 |
Until the middle of the 19th century, the place always had between 1,250 and 1,500 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants has decreased continuously since the second half of the 19th century to the lowest level of the last decades.
economy
In the Haut-Quercy , agriculture was primarily run for self-sufficiency , which included viticulture until the 19th century, but which was temporarily given up completely after the phylloxera crisis . Today - in addition to cattle and poultry farming - tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) plays a major role in the economic life of the municipality. Wine is again produced in the municipality, which over the appellations Comté Tolosan , and Côtes du Lot is marketed.
history
In the high Middle Ages, Aynac was disputed between the landlords ( seigneurs ) of Castelnau and Cardaillac ; since the 14th century it has belonged to the vicegrace of Turenne , whose members owned the castle and town until the French Revolution .
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Geniès was built in the second half of the 12th century, but its single-nave nave and portal facade were thoroughly redesigned at the end of the 19th century. Only the eastern parts ( apse , transept with apses and basement of the octagonal crossing tower ) seem to largely correspond to the original condition, which is made clear by the other type of roof covering - stone shingles ( lauzes ) instead of slate. The building was recognized as a monument historique back in 1913 .
- Even though the corner towers with opposing tips are reminiscent of the late Middle Ages, the castle of Aynac largely dates from around 1600. It was built by Jaquette de Ricard de Genouillac , the sister of the lord of the castle of Assier , about 15 kilometers to the south . The many rectangular windows of the defense tower ( donjon ) seem to have been added in the 19th or 20th century. The castle is owned by the municipality, which rents it out on special occasions; it was recognized as a monument historique in 1988 .
- A wash house ( lavoir ) from the 19th century has also been preserved.
Web links
- Aynac, castle and church - photo + info (in French)
- Aynac, church - photos, plans + information (French; PDF; 130 kB)
- Aynac, website of the Château - photos + info (in French)
- Aynac, wine info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Geniès, Aynac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château, Aynac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)