Bessuéjouls

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Bessuéjouls
Bessuéjouls (France)
Bessuéjouls
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Rodez
Canton Lot et Truyère
Community association Comtal Lot and Truyère
Coordinates 44 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 44'  E
height 319-660 m
surface 11.29 km 2
Residents 213 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12500
INSEE code 12027

Saint-Pierre church

The municipality of Bessuéjouls with 213 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the French region Occitania (previously Midi-Pyrénées ) in the Aveyron department . Its inhabitants call themselves Bessuéjolien. The place is on the long-distance hiking trail GR 65 , which largely follows the historical course of the French Way of St. James " Via Podiensis ".

Geography and traffic

Bessuéjouls is located in the Massif Central in a small left side valley of the Lot between Espalion and Estaing . The closest major French cities are Lyon (215 km) in the northeast, Toulouse (145 km) in the southwest, Bordeaux (265 km) in the west and Montpellier (137 km) in the southeast.

The nearest airport is Rodez-Marcillac , which is served by Air France and Ryanair , among others . It is about 35 kilometers away on the D85 . The next train station is also in Rodez .
By car you can reach the place after about five kilometers from Espalion in a north-westerly direction via the D556 and D556e.

history

The name Bessuéjouls is probably of Celtic origin. The place was first mentioned in writing in 1085 when the Canons of Pébrac transferred a sanctuary to the Bishop of Rodez . This is probably the current church of St-Pierre-de-Bessuéjouls.

Number of inhabitants
(source:)
year 1793 1806 1836 1886 1901 1936 1962 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 334 1,560 601 513 457 356 285 211 224 225 229 217

Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )

There is only very limited accommodation in Bessuéjouls. The next larger town on the Way of St. James is Estaing am Lot. The actual path only leads past the Saint-Pierre church and then turns to the northwest without crossing the town center.

Attractions

  • The Saint-Pierre church is built in Romanesque style from the red sandstone of the region. The actually simple church houses a special feature in its tower. The Michaelis Chapel located there can be reached via two narrow spiral stairs. This chapel, built in Romanesque and pre-Romanesque architectural styles, contains an altar from the Carolingian period, the 9th century. The altar is decorated by Archangel Michael as a dragon slayer and another angel with a banner. The chapel is designed as an arcade vault, the capitals are decorated with mythical creatures, angels and filigree Carolingian braided ribbon patterns.

literature

  • Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 ( Rother hiking guide ).
  • Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Bessuéjouls  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Congregational information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved on January 21, 2010
  2. ^ Bessuéjouls on Cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved February 4, 2010
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Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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