Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon

Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon ; Castèthnau d'Auvinhon
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Baïse-Armagnac
Community association	La Ténarèze
Coordinates	43 ° 58 ' N , 0 ° 27' E Coordinates: 43 ° 58 ' N , 0 ° 27' E
height	98-209 m
surface	10.22 km 2
Residents	147 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32100
INSEE code	32080
	; Center of Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon

Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon ( Gascon : Castèthnau d'Auvinhon) is a French municipality with 147 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania (2015 Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Condom and the commune association La Ténarèze . The residents call themselves Castelnonois / Castelnonoises .

geography

Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon is around 7 kilometers east-northeast of Condom and 38 kilometers north-northwest of Auch in the Ténarèze landscape in the north of the Gers department. The community consists of the village of Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon, the hamlet of Aurens and numerous scattered settlements and farmsteads. There are vineyards near Aurens that belong to the Ténarèze viticole cultivation area . The river Auvignon crosses the municipality in a northerly direction and in parts forms the western municipal boundary.

Neighboring communities are La Romieu in the northeast and east, Marsolan in the southeast, Blaziert in the south, Caussens in the southwest, Condom in the west and Gazaupouy in the northwest.

history

In the Middle Ages, Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon was located within the county of Condomois (also called Ténarèze), which was part of the historic Gascony landscape and shared its fate. From 1793 to 1801, both communities at that time belonged to the canton Laroumieu and the Condom district. Since 1801, the community has been assigned to the Condom arrondissement. Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon belonged to the canton of Condom from 1801 to 2015 , Abrin to the canton of Valence-sur-Baïse from 1801 to 1836 . The municipality was created in 1836 through the merging of the municipalities of Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon (1831: 340 inhabitants) and Abrin (1831: 46 inhabitants) to form today's municipality of Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon. Because of partisan actions, the community was completely destroyed by the Wehrmacht on June 21, 1944. Several members of the Resistance and Spanish republicans fighting with them in French exile were killed by the Wehrmacht. Because of this, the Memorial to the Fallen is a memorial to the French and Spanish.

Population development

The development of the population is typical for a French rural community. After growth between 1793 and 1806, several waves of emigration followed since 1851. Between 1806 and the low point in 1990, the number of residents decreased by 69.4 percent.

year	1793	1806	1851	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	389	454	427	179	157	147	148	139	161	155	175	150
Sources: Cassini, Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon Cassini, Abrin and INSEE ; 1793 and 1806 already today's municipality area

Attractions

Castle in Guirauton south of Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon (private property)
Romanesque chapel Chapelle de l'Abrin (also known as Église des templiers d'Abrin ), a monument historique since 1929

Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité village church in Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon

Saint-Luperc village church in Aurens

three wayside crosses; Stone cross from 1806 southeast of the village, wayside cross from 1745 in Laspeyrères and a cross by the village church of Aurens

Lavoir (wash house) southwest of the village

Memorial to the Fallen

Ruined tower of Château de Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon
Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité village church
Memorial to the fallen French and Spanish

Web links

Commons : Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

[1] Description of the Monument historique (French)

[2] Memorial to the Fallen