Bazac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Tude-et-Lavalette | |
| Community association | Lavalette Tude Dronne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 14 ' N , 0 ° 3' E | |
| height | 25-121 m | |
| surface | 4.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 143 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16210 | |
| INSEE code | 16034 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Bazac is a place and a community with 143 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the western French department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Bazac is the southernmost municipality in the Charente department. It is located in the cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 70 m above sea level. d. M. and is about 54 km (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction from the city of Angoulême and approx. 70 km in a south-east direction from the city of Cognac .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 364 | 433 | 406 | 283 | 150 | 156 |
The population decline in the first half of the 20th century is mainly due to the loss of jobs as a result of the phylloxera crisis and the increasing mechanization of agriculture .
economy
While the residents of the village lived for centuries on the yields of their fields and gardens, viticulture was promoted in the late Middle Ages and early modern times , which - after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - is still the most important source of income for the Community. Tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) also plays a not insignificant role in the economic life of the municipality.
history
In the Middle Ages Bazac belonged to the lordship ( seigneurie ) of the Château de Bellevue in the neighboring village of Saint-Avit .
Attractions
- The origins of the parish church of Saint-Martin go back to the 12th century. The entire building, with the exception of the facade, was later slightly changed and plastered, which has so far prevented recognition as a monument historique . The ground floor of the facade shows the triumphal arch scheme often found in the Charente with a central arched archivolt portal and two side blind portals ; the middle level is formed by a row of blind arcades on double columns . The gable triangle is unadorned.
- To the side of the church is a covered well house ( puits ) from the 18th century.
