Beauvène

Beauvène
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Haut-Eyrieux
Community association	Privas Center Ardèche
Coordinates	44 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 31'  E
height	273-1,051 m
surface	11.82 km 2
Residents	210 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	07190
INSEE code	07030
Website	www.beauvene.fr
Saint-Charles church

Beauvène is a French municipality with 210 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants are called Beauvenais and Beauvenaises .

geography

The municipality is located in the Cevennes in the valley of the Talaron river , a tributary of the Eyrieux , in the center of the Ardèche department. It is part of the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park . Agriculture is practiced along the gentle slopes. Neighboring communities are Gluiras and Belsentes with Saint-Julien-Labrousse . The next largest city is Guilherand-Granges , 29 kilometers to the northeast.

history

It was not until 1924 that the commune of Beauvène was created, which was previously part of the Gluiras commune. In the Middle Ages, the Tournay family determined the place, which was first mentioned in the 14th century. She built the castle of the same name above the town in the 15th century.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2016
Residents	390	332	247	232	221	220	233	212
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

In addition to the Château de Tournay, there are other well-known buildings in Beauvène, especially the Saint-Charles church in neo-Romanesque style from the 19th century. The bridge Pont de Chervil et de solides bâtisses is an example of the rural architecture of the past centuries, which reflects the prosperity of this region at the time. The high-ranking officer Maximilien de Béthune planted several elms on the Place du Valla . There is an old temple in the hamlet of Pranouvet .

Nature lovers visit the community mainly to see the gorges of the Eyrieux River, which occasionally overflows its banks in spring. Therefore a dam was specially built to protect the place from flooding. An educational trail introduces tourists to the history of texturing . Climbing is increasingly popular on the rocks of Tournay .

Web links

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

• Beauvène on cartesfrance.fr in French

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Histoire on beauvene.fr in French, accessed on March 16, 2015.