Boisset-Saint-Priest
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Montbrison | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ' N , 4 ° 6' E | |
| height | 399-645 m | |
| surface | 18.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,223 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42560 | |
| INSEE code | 42021 | |
Boisset-Saint-Priest is a French commune with 1,223 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Montbrison and the Loire Forez municipal association .
geography
Boisset-Saint-Priest is located in the ridge of the Monts de Forez , 63 kilometers southwest of Lyon , about 26 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne , 11 kilometers northwest of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert and ten kilometers south-southeast of Montbrison , between the neighboring communities Margerie-Chantagret in the northwest, Chenereilles in the southwest and Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez in the southeast. The river Ozon flows north and the Mare south of the town center through the municipality.
history
In the Middle Ages the village consisted of two parishes . The older of the two parishes was Saint-Priest-en-Vousset (also called Saint-Priest-en-Rousset ), whose church dates back to the 12th century. Saint-Priest-en-Vousset belonged to the fief of Saint-Marcellin (now Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez). The other parish was Boisset , but was then called Boisset-en-Montsupt because it belonged to the Montsupt fief, which is now part of Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville . In 1793 the districts of Saint-Priest and Boisset were combined in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) (as Boisset Priest ), received the status of a municipality and in 1801 (under the current name) the right to local self-government.
Attractions
The Romanesque church Saint-Priest, which is dedicated to the saint and bishop Prikt of Clermont (also Præjectus , † January 25, 676), was built in the 12th century. It was enlarged in the 15th century. In 1960 it was restored and got a new roof. The cemetery was leveled, today there is a square in its place.
Boisset Church was built in the 19th century in neo -Gothic style.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boisset-Saint-Priest on Cassini.ehess.fr (French). Retrieved February 15, 2010
- ↑ Prikt in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on February 16, 2010