Bassurels
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Florac | |
| Canton | Le Collet-de-Dèze | |
| Community association | Cevennes au Mont Lozère | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 11 ′ N , 3 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 553-1,562 m | |
| surface | 46.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 61 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1 inhabitant / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48400 | |
| INSEE code | 48020 | |
 Bassurels with Château du Poujol |
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Bassurels ( Occitan : Bassurèls ) is a southern French municipality with 61 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitania region . Bassurels (before the French Revolution, Saint-Martin-de-Campselade ) is probably the most sparsely populated commune in France.
location
The mountain village of Bassurels is about 660 m above sea level. d. M. in the middle of the Cevennes National Park about 12 km (as the crow flies) northeast of Mont Aigoual . The small town of Florac is about 30 km (driving distance) north.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 423 | 460 | 285 | 123 | 47 | 48 |
The continuous population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the remote location of the place and the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture .
economy
For centuries, the residents of the Bassurels community lived from agriculture as a self-sufficient living : Grain was cultivated in the valleys, while the plateaus were used as pastures for cattle. In the 20th century, the former paths were turned into roads, which increased emigration. Today one still lives from a little agriculture and cattle breeding, but since the 1970s and 1980s tourism and in particular the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ) has played the most important role in the economic life of the municipality.
history
The area was already visited by hunters and gatherers , maybe even by shepherds , in the Neolithic Age . After that, the remote place and its residents stayed away from the major events in the region, e.g. B. the Camisard Wars at the beginning of the 18th century, largely unaffected; nevertheless, part of the population is Protestant .
Attractions
- The Château de Poujol, which has been converted into a hotel, towers over the town.
- The place itself is a mountain village without a church with some older stone houses.
- outside
- The stele-like menhir de Peyrebesse , only about 1.10 m high, stands in the municipality . About one and a half kilometers northwest of it are the three Menhirs des Crottes .
- The Feengrotte ( Grotte des fées ) is a small natural rock grotto that - as human bones suggest - was used in prehistoric times and possibly even served as a burial place.
- The nearby grotto des sorcières is a small stalactite cave that is difficult to access .
