Chassiecq

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Chassiecq
Chassiecq (France)
Chassiecq
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente-Bonnieure
Community association Charente limousine
Coordinates 45 ° 57 '  N , 0 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '  N , 0 ° 23'  E
height 100-175 m
surface 13.06 km 2
Residents 143 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16350
INSEE code 16087

Church Saint-Claud

Chassiecq is a place and a community with 143 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community consists of several hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads .

location

The place Chassiecq lies at an altitude of about 160 m above sea level. d. M. in the north of the Charente department in the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois , part of the Charente landscape . The place is about 51 km (driving distance) in a north-easterly direction from the city of Angoulême and about 80 km in a south direction from Poitiers .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2013
Residents 554 642 505 314 168 169

The 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. 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

A Bronze Age depot with several polished stone axes was discovered near the hamlet of Biarge and is now on display in the Musée d'Angoulême . The area, which formerly belonged to the Barony of Champagne-Mouton and thus to the historical province of Poitou, consisted of two independent parishes until the French Revolution : Chassiecq and Biarge . Since the 14th century both belonged, with brief interruptions, to the domain of the powerful La Rochefoucauld family , whose members turned to Protestantism before the start of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598). In the course of the French Revolution, the municipality was reorganized and added to the Charente department.

Attractions

Cemetery cross ( calvaire )
  • The mostly of rubble brick Romanesque church Saint-Claud or Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur originated in the 12th century; However, it was subsequently slightly changed - so the side buttresses and probably also the defensive-looking tower above the flat apse were not built until the 15th century; the latter was completely restored in the 19th century. The largely unadorned facade shows almost regular masonry; the portal zone ends at the top with a console frieze , between whose partially figuratively designed consoles small segmental arches are stretched, which were quite unusual for the time. Since the walls of the nave had inclined outwards due to the vaulting , the former barrel vault collapsed at an unspecified point in time and was replaced by an open roof structure ; only the area of ​​the apse is still vaulted today. The church was added to the inventory of the Monuments historiques in 2004 .
  • A stone Calvaire from the 15th century stands on a restored plinth in the area of ​​the town's former cemetery , which was also included in the inventory of the Monuments historiques in 2004.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église, Chassiecq in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Croix de cimetière, Chassiecq in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)