Charlieu

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Charlieu
Coat of arms of Charlieu
Charlieu (France)
Charlieu
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Roanne
Canton Charlieu (main town)
Community association Charlieu-Belmont Community
Coordinates 46 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 10 ′  E
height 268-378 m
surface 6.70 km 2
Residents 3,667 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 547 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42190
INSEE code 42052
Website www.ville-charlieu.fr

Charlieu - Saint-Fortunat Abbey

Charlieu is a French commune with 3,667 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

location

Charlieu is located on the north bank of the Sornin River at an altitude of about 275 meters above sea level. d. M. The city of Mâcon is located about 75 kilometers (driving distance) northeast; Roanne is about 20 kilometers southwest. The lovely town of Saint-Julien-de-Jonzy is about eleven kilometers to the north.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 4,911 4,923 4,789 4,322 3,717 3,582 3,649

From 1793 to the end of the 19th century, the number of inhabitants rose from 2,600 to over 5,400. After that, the number of inhabitants fell continuously to today's level as a result of the phylloxera crisis and the mechanization of agriculture .

economy

The area around Charlieu has always been agricultural. The place itself acted as a regional craft, trade and service center. In addition, Charlieu was on the Via Lemovicensis , one of the four main arms of the Way of St. James , and was therefore often a stop for pilgrims, from which the place and the abbey also benefited economically. In the 15th century the city became involved in the dispute over the French crown. After the relocation of the trade routes, it also lost its economic importance. A dry spell began for the city, which was only overcome by the renewed upswing that followed in 1827 as a result of silk weaving .

history

The village of Charlieu, which arose near the Benedictine Abbey of St-Fortunat ( Abbaye de Saint Fortunat ) founded in 872 at the intersection of two important streets, was first mentioned in 994 as Carus Locus (expensive place). Because of its strategically important position on the border with Burgundy , Charlieu came under the protection of the French crown. Philipp Auguste had the city fortified in 1180. The town flourished, benefiting from trade and handicrafts, so that the construction of the Saint-Philibert church could begin in the 13th century .

Attractions

Saint-Philibert Church
Half-timbered house
Franciscan monastery

Saint-Fortunat Abbey

The former abbey has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1846 .

Saint-Philibert Church

The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1930 .

Others

  • The city's old hospital ( Hôtel-Dieu ) was built in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was placed under protection in 1985.
  • The old salt storage from the 16th century has been protected since 1889.
  • Several historic stone houses have been classified as Monuments historiques since the late 19th century .
  • One of the most beautiful buildings is a three-storey half - timbered corner house ( maison à colombage ) from the 17th century, the ground floor of which is surrounded on two sides by wooden supports. It was listed as a historical monument in 1928.
  • The multi-arched stone segment arch bridge over the Sornin River dates from the 15th century; however, it was later revised several times. It has been recognized as a monument historique since 1938 .
  • Around the middle of the 13th century, Pope Alexander IV had allowed the Franciscan Order to build a monastery in Charlieu. About one kilometer west of the city and partly in the area of ​​today's parish of Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu , construction work began around 1280 on the monastery , which was largely completed in the 14th century , whose spacious cloister is surrounded by slender late Gothic arcades . The simple single-nave church building is covered by an open wooden roof structure . The monastery complex has been recognized as a monument historique since 1981 .
  • The Château de Gatellier , which has been recognized as a monument historique since 1990 , is located about three kilometers northeast of Charlieu and partly in the area of ​​the municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne .

Sons and daughters

literature

Web links

Commons : Charlieu  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Abbaye, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Église Saint-Philibert, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ^ Hôtel-Dieu, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Grenier à sel, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Hôtel d'Armagnac, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. ^ Maison, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  7. ^ Maison, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  8. ^ Maison, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  9. ↑ Maison des Anglais, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  10. ↑ Maison à pans des bois, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  11. ^ Maison, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  12. ↑ Pont de pierre sur le Sornin, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  13. ^ Couvent des Cordeliers, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  14. ↑ Château de Gatellier, Charlieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)