Champmillon

Champmillon
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Community association	Grand Cognac
Coordinates	45 ° 38 ′  N , 0 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′  N , 0 ° 0 ′  E
height	21-97 m
surface	9.51 km 2
Residents	501 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	53 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	16290
INSEE code	16077
Saint Vincent Church

Champmillon ( Occitan : identical) is a municipality and a town with 501 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the western French department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

The place Champmillon is about a kilometer north of the Charente river in the cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 60 m above sea level. d. M. and is about 19 km (driving distance) to the west from the city of Angoulême and about 33 km to the east from the city of Cognac .

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2013
Residents	563	520	395	317	493	533

The population decline in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century is mainly due to the loss of jobs as a result of the phylloxera crisis and the increasing mechanization of agriculture . The slight population increase that has been observed since the 1970s, on the other hand, is mainly due to the proximity to the city of Angoulême and the significantly lower property prices in the countryside.

economy

While the inhabitants of the village lived for centuries on the yields of their fields and gardens, viticulture was promoted in the late Middle Ages and early modern times , which - after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - regained its old importance. Tourism also plays a not insignificant role for the economic life of the municipality in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

In the Middle Ages, the inhabitants of Champmillon were obliged to organize a lunch for the Count of Angoulême and his entourage once a year. Under Hugo X of Lusignan , this obligation was converted into an annual fee of 60 sous from 1240 , which decades later had to be paid to the Abbey of Saint-Cybard . The parish church of the village was also affiliated to this until the outbreak of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598), in which the abbey suffered severe damage and was abandoned.

Attractions

Château de la Chapelle

• The former priory church and today's parish church of Saint-Vincent is a tall and well-fortified building from the 12th century, which was probably given its present form during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). The stair tower on the side with a bell storey is original . The nave, which is lit by loopholes-like windows, is covered by domes and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1904 .

outside

• The two-story Château de la Chapelle is surrounded by vineyards near the eastern municipal boundary ( 44 ° 38 ′ 50 ″  N , 0 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  W ). The building dates from the 17th and 18th centuries and underwent a few changes in the 19th century. Parts of the privately owned building have been recognized as a monument historique since 1976 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Champmillon - Viticulture
2. ↑ Eglise Saint-Vincent, Champmillon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Château de la Chapelle, Champmillon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)