Champniers (Vienne)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
| Canton | Civray | |
| Community association | Civraisien en Poitou | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 124-157 m | |
| surface | 20.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 351 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86400 | |
| INSEE code | 86054 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Champniers is a western French city and a municipality with 351 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Champniers is about ten kilometers (driving distance) north of the canton capital Civray at an altitude of about 140 meters above sea level. d. M.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 502 | 400 | 398 | 400 | 348 | 369 | 355 |
In the 19th century the community had between 600 and 900 inhabitants; The mechanization of agriculture led to a loss of jobs in the first half of the 20th century and to a marked decline in the population, down to the lows of the last few decades.
economy
For centuries agriculture , which was formerly mainly self-sufficient , has played the largest role in the municipality's economic life. Are grown wheat , barley and corn as well as rapeseed and sunflower oil recovery. 11% of the total area of around 2000 hectares is reserved for the cultivation of feed, which is required by the ranchers in the area.
history
The existence of a Romanesque , in parts also late Gothic church suggests a medieval settlement of the place.
Attractions
- The partly Romanesque, partly late Gothic parish church of Saint-Martin is a compact-looking rural building with a simple bell gable above the choir arch . The nave of the church was extended to the west in the 15th century and provided with a rib vault resting on figural consoles . On the walls inside there are several late Gothic fresco remains , which mostly show scenes with devils and punishments from hell. But the Archangel Michael can also be seen as a dragon slayer . The church was added to the list of historical monuments in 1994 .
- In the cemetery there is a Hosanna cross ( croix hosannière ), which is more common in western France , the shaft of which rests on a cross-shaped base and consists of four round pillars without capitals and carries a beveled plate with a stone cross.
- Other richly designed tombs date from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Surroundings
- The Musée rural du Vieux Cormenier , located about two kilometers south of Champniers in a neighboring hamlet, shows agricultural implements, tools and household items from earlier times. The scenes from domestic life recreated with dolls are visually impressive.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 177-179.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Martin, Champniers in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)