Barbezières

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Barbezières
Barbezières (France)
Barbezières
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente North
Community association Coeur de Charente
Coordinates 45 ° 55 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 55 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  W
height 79-141 m
surface 9.29 km 2
Residents 125 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16140
INSEE code 16027

Castle of Barbezières

Barbezières is a place and a community with 125 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of several hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads .

location

The place Barbezières is located in the north-west of the department in the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois , part of the Charente landscape , about 44 km (driving distance) north-west of the city of Angoulême or about 100 km south-west of Poitiers at an altitude of about 90 m above sea level. d. M.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2013
Residents 372 470 274 219 147 125

The continuous decline in population since the late 19th century is mainly due to the loss of jobs as a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture .

economy

The place and its surroundings were dominated by agriculture for centuries; most people lived on a self-sufficient basis . In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, viticulture was promoted, but - after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - was almost stopped. Since the 1960s tourism has played a not insignificant role in the economic life of the municipality in the form of renting out holiday homes ( gîtes ).

history

The place, first mentioned in 1274 under the name of Barbegiere , originally belonged - like the whole region of northern Angoumois - to the historical province of Poitou . However, one church has been handed down as early as the 11th century. The battered in the years 1307-1312 Templars had here a Coming ( commanderie ). During this time the mighty is landlord family Barbezières first mentioned; it determined the fortunes of the place and the entire region well into the 17th century.

Attractions

Saint Martin Church
  • The small parish church of Saint-Martin is a simple 12th century building that originally belonged to the Knights Templar. The apse was renewed after being destroyed in the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). The unadorned facade is crowned by a two-part bell gable ( clocher mur ), which in its current form dates back to the 19th century. The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1993 .

outside

  • The Château de Barbezières , built in the 15th century, is located in the hamlet of Lucheville ( 45 ° 54 ′ 54 ″  N , 0 ° 6 ′ 40 ″  W ) about two and a half kilometers to the west . The castle is privately owned and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1925 .

Web links

Commons : Barbezières  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Barbezières - Viticulture
  2. ↑ Église Saint-Martin, Barbezières in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Château, Barbezières in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)