Capendu

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Capendu
Campendut
Capendu coat of arms
Capendu (France)
Capendu
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Carcassonne
Canton La Montagne d'Alaric
Community association Carcassonne Agglo
Coordinates 43 ° 11 ′  N , 2 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′  N , 2 ° 34 ′  E
height 59-461 m
surface 15.12 km 2
Residents 1,468 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 97 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11700
INSEE code 11068

Capendu - ruins of the castle chapel

Capendu ( Occitan : Campendut ) is a southern French municipality with 1468 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the center of the Aude department in the Occitania region .

location

The round village ( Circulade ) Capendu is at an altitude of about 85 meters above sea level. d. M. about 17 kilometers (driving distance) east of Carcassonne or about 40 kilometers west of Narbonne . The place has a train station on the Narbonne - Carcassonne line.

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2010
Residents 1,413 1,160 1,198 1,291 1,380 1,583

From the early 19th century (the place had around 600 inhabitants at that time), despite the phylloxera crisis in viticulture until the 1930s, there was constant population growth. Due to the increasing mechanization of agriculture and viticulture, the population has since declined to the lows in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Because of the proximity to Carcassonne and the significantly lower land or property prices in the countryside, the population has since increased again.

economy

In earlier times, the residents of the village lived largely on self-sufficiency from agriculture, with both grain and wine being grown. In addition, they ran a little cattle (pigs, chickens, etc.). As in many places in Languedoc , viticulture has dominated since the 19th century; the place belongs to the Vignoble de la Montagne d'Alaric in the wine-growing region of Corbières , but the wines produced here are also marketed through the appellations Aude , Languedoc , Pays Cathare and Pays d'Oc . Because of the sales crisis in French wines, grain ( wheat , maize ) and sunflowers are also sown. Tourism in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ) has also played an important role in the income of the population and the community since the 1960s.

history

Ceramic remains were found in the municipality , the age of which was estimated to be - almost unbelievable - 20,000 years. The remains of a settlement from Gallo-Roman times were discovered. A castle ( château ) may have stood as early as the 10th century. In documents from the 12th century, the name Camp pendu (= 'hanging field') is passed down - a field name to which the place was probably moved successively in the 11th and 12th centuries and whose name was adopted. From the 13th century until the beginning of the French Revolution , the place belonged to the manorial rule ( seigneurie ) of the bishops of Narbonne .

Attractions

  • The old town center belongs to the type of Circulades - round villages that were built around a core consisting of a castle and / or church for defense reasons and whose outer house front served as a replacement for an expensive city wall.
  • The apse and the south tower of the former medieval castle chapel and later parish church date from the 15th and 16th centuries. Century. Both are partly in ruins; nevertheless they were recognized as a monument historique in 1927 .
  • Immediately next to it is the single-aisle, painted interior of the Saint Martin Church - a neo-Gothic building from the early 19th century (1825). Instead of a tower, it only has a small bell gable ( clocher mur ).
  • The Romanesque chapel of Saint-Martin de Sursac is located in the current cemetery. Before he moved, it was probably the town's medieval church. The small building with its pointed barrel vault inside was recognized as a monument historique in 1913 .
  • In the vicinity of the village there is a wash house ( lavoir ) and a mill from the 19th century.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ruines du Château, Capendu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Chapelle du cimetière, Capendu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)