Chillac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Charente Sud | |
| Community association | 4B Sud Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 84-183 m | |
| surface | 14.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 220 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16480 | |
| INSEE code | 16099 | |
 Chillac - Château de Chillac |
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Chillac is a municipality with 220 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Chillac is located just under fifty kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Cognac and southwest of Angoulême in the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 150 meters above sea level. d. The river Beau has its source in the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 279 | 229 | 223 | 188 | 165 | 169 | 195 | 215 |
In the 19th century the population fluctuated constantly between 400 and 620 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the population has been declining since then.
economy
The inhabitants of Chillac lived from agriculture for centuries; the soils of the municipality belong to the Bons Bois of the Cognac wine-growing region , but sales of expensive brandies have tended to decline in recent decades, so that wine-growing only plays a marginal role. Income from tourism, especially the rental of holiday flats ( gîtes ), has played a not insignificant role in the income of the municipal treasury since the 1960s.
history
The Romanesque church indicates a place that already existed in the Middle Ages.
Attractions
- The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Sulpice was built in the 12th century. The architectural structure of the west facade corresponds to the Charentesian type: the portal zone is designed according to a triumphal arch scheme with two side glare portals; Above a console frieze formed from stone heads is a five-part row of blind arcades with slender double columns; A simple bell gable is embedded in the unadorned gable field . The outer walls of the nave are loosened up by high blind arches and reinforced by buttresses that protrude only slightly . During renovation work at the end of the 15th century, the outer walls were slightly raised by a battlement ; inside the church was given a vault and the eastern parts were completely renewed. The church building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1961 .
- Immediately next to the church is the castle ( Château de Chillac ), a complex of two buildings from the second half of the 15th century. Both buildings have different, mostly windowless towers with different roof shapes . The building complex is privately owned and has been classified as a Monument historique since 1961 .
- The Manoir de la Vaure country estate from the 17th and 19th centuries is also privately owned and is recognized as worthy of protection.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Sulpice, Chillac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Église Saint-Sulpice, Chillac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château, Chillac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Manoir de la Vaure, Chillac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)