Champagne Mouton
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente-Bonnieure | |
| Community association | Charente limousine | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 115-194 m | |
| surface | 22.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 874 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16350 | |
| INSEE code | 16076 | |
 Church Saint-Michel |
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Champagne-Mouton is a place and a community with 874 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality owns several hamlets ( hamlets ) and farmsteads .
location
The place Champagne-Mouton is at an altitude of about 150 m above sea level. d. M. in the north of the Charente department on the Argent-Or river in the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois , part of the Charente landscape . The place is about 55 km (driving distance) to the north-east from the city of Angoulême and about 75 km to the south from Poitiers .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,155 | 1,301 | 1,142 | 1,184 | 984 | 945 |
The slight decline in population since the late 19th century is mainly due to the loss of jobs as a result 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 people lived on a self-sufficient basis ; In the village itself, various craft and service professions developed . 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 - was almost stopped. In the early 20th century, lime was mined and burned in kilns . 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
The area, which was formerly part of the historical province of Poitou , had a priory and a castle ( château ), which were probably destroyed during the Hundred Years War . Since the 14th century, the place belonged, with short interruptions, to the domain of the powerful La Rochefoucauld family , whose members turned to Protestantism before the start of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598). During the French Revolution , the area was added to the Charente department.
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Michel , built in the 19th century, stands on the site of the medieval priory church . Parts of the Romanesque portal of the castle chapel were built into the basement of the bell tower - they show a curved tympanum field with a Lamb of God (new) and two angels to the side; the curved lintel presents mythical creatures in tendrils. The inner, probably newly designed front of the archivolts is decorated with tendrils; In the outer front there are several figures, the two largest of which are interpreted as Bishop Nicholas of Myra and the Prophet Moses . The others carry gifts in their hands and are (newly) turned towards a hand of God pointing down from heaven. The portal of the church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1948 .
- The Château de Champagne , flanked by two mighty side round towers, was built in the 15th century, but was later modified. As a result of these changes, the middle residential wing ( corps de logis ) towers above the two side towers. The privately owned buildings have been included in the inventory of the Monuments historiques since 2004 .
- The covered public wash house ( lavoir ) built in 1873 is on the outskirts and has been included in the inventory list of the Monuments historiques since 2004 .
outside
- A Celtic-Roman oppidum is perched on a hill; it has not yet been fully excavated, but has been included in the inventory of the Monuments historiques since 2004 .
- The privately owned Château de Juyers from the 15th to 17th centuries ( 45 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ N , 0 ° 25 ′ 39 ″ E ) was also included in the inventory of the Monuments historiques in 2004 .
- The wash house in the hamlet of Chenau is on the edge of the road and was also included in the inventory of the Monuments historiques in 2004 .
Web links
- Champagne-Mouton, history - photos + info (French)
- Champagne-Mouton, Prieuré - photos + information (French)
- Champagne-Mouton, Château - Photos + Info (French)
- Champagne-Mouton, Château de Juyers - Photos + information (French)
- Champagne-Mouton, sights - photos + information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Champagne-Mouton - Viticulture
- ↑ Portail de l'Église Saint-Michel, Champagne-Mouton in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de Champagne, Champagne-Mouton in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Lavoir de Champagne, Champagne-Mouton in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Oppidum, Champagne-Mouton in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de Juyers, Champagne-Mouton in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Lavoir de Chenau, Champagne-Mouton in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)