Chalabre
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Limoux | |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Audoises | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 357-646 m | |
| surface | 15.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11230 | |
| INSEE code | 11091 | |
 Chalabre - the site |
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Chalabre ( Occitan : Eissalabra ) is a municipality with 1118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It is located in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .
location
The municipality of Chalabre is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees , in the small region of the Quercorb (Occitan: Kerkorb ), at an altitude of about 380 meters, in the valley of the Hers-Vif . Two right tributaries flow into the Hers-Vif on site: the Blau and the Chalabreil, which probably gave the municipality its name.
From Carcassonne the place is about 55 kilometers (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction; the next largest city, Foix , is about 46 kilometers to the west.
economy
Agriculture and the related handicrafts had the greatest importance in the economic life of the place in earlier times. In the meantime, hiking tourism also plays a certain role in the wooded area.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1838 | 1583 | 1441 | 1262 | 1172 | 1144 | 1114 |
In the middle of the 19th century the community still had well over 2000 inhabitants.
history
In the 12th century the lands in the Chalabre area belonged to the Trencavel family, who had great influence in the Toulouse and Foix area. Already during the Albigensian Crusade , the conquered territories were distributed among the supporters of Simon de Montfort loyal to the king - this is how Chalabre came to Thomas Pons de Bruyères, who was also awarded the territory of Puivert . His descendants called themselves lords ( seigneurs ), barons ( barons ) or Marquis de Chalabres. The center of the village was redesigned in the style of a bastide - probably after the flood disaster of 1279 - without a client being known. It was probably the residents themselves who rebuilt their city - albeit without the arcade houses typical of bastides - and surrounded it with a city wall ( remparts ). The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) and the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) obviously left no traces in Chalabre.
Attractions
- The Chalabre Castle is a complex with components from the 13th, 15th and 18th centuries. The most imposing is the late Gothic residential tower with its round watch towers and cross-headed windows from the Renaissance period . Inside, a bright staircase from the 18th century is impressive.
- From the late medieval parish church ( Église Saint-Pierre ) only the octagonal bell tower with a pointed spire is preserved - open on all sides by windows and sound openings; it was started in 1530 and completed 22 years later. At the end of the 19th century, the old nave was torn down due to its dilapidation and replaced by a historicizing new building in the Gothic style. The bell tower has been recognized as a monument historique since 1907 .
- The market hall, located in the middle of the central square, about 20 meters long and 10 meters wide, with its brick supporting pillars on the long sides and a monolithic column with a fountain bowl on the narrow sides, has a wide, elaborately timbered wooden roof structure; it comes from the 19th century.
- The Lac de Chalabre , about two kilometers from the town center, is ideal for walks.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clocher de l'Église Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)