Board
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Val de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 75-126 m | |
| surface | 12.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 175 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16240 | |
| INSEE code | 16059 | |
 Brettes - Saint-Cybard Church |
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Board ( Occitan : identical) is a place and a community with 175 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of several hamlets and individual farms .
location
The place Brettes is at an altitude of about 93 m above sea level. d. M. in the north of the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois at a short distance from the Vienne department and thus to the historical province of Poitou . The place is about 50 km (driving distance) in a north-westerly direction from the city of Angoulême ; It is around 80 km to Poitiers in a northeastern direction. The municipality is located on the Villefagnan plain , a Natura 2000 bird sanctuary .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
| Residents | 477 | 563 | 358 | 278 | 187 | 176 |
The continuous decline in population in the 20th century is essentially due to the consequences of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture .
economy
The place and its surroundings were dominated by agriculture for centuries; Most of the people lived on the produce of their fields and gardens as self-sufficient ; Cattle breeding was carried out on a larger scale (see local coat of arms), since the soil is rather stony and dry, which makes cultivating the fields difficult. Craftsmen and small traders also settled in the village. In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, viticulture was promoted, but - after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - it is no longer important today. Since the 1960s tourism has played a not insignificant role in the economic life of the municipality in the form of renting out holiday homes ( gîtes ).
history
In ancient times, the region belonged to the settlement area of the Celtic pictons , who were subjugated by Caesar during the Gallic War . A Gallo-Roman estate ( villa rustica ) was discovered by aerial photographs near the field name Les Dunes .
Until the 19th century the church of the place belonged to the diocese of Poitiers .
Attractions
- The nave of the parish church of Saint-Cybard dates back to the 12th century; the crossing tower with its polygonal stair tower protruding on the south side and the flat-closing apse were renewed in the 15th century. In the 19th century the height of the nave was reduced so that the gable window of the west facade leads into the void.
- Only small remains of the local castle ( tour ) have survived.
- In front of the church there is a so-called death stone ( pierre des morts ), a rare testimony to medieval and early modern burial practices.
- A wash house ( lavoir ) built in the 19th century and a fountain with a cable winch are on the outskirts.
Web links
- Brettes, church - photos + information (French)
- Boards, history - photos + information (French)