Classun

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Classun
Classun (France)
Classun
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Adour Armagnac
Community association Aire-sur-l'Adour
Coordinates 43 ° 43 ′  N , 0 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 43 ′  N , 0 ° 25 ′  W
height 76-154 m
surface 8.82 km 2
Residents 271 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40320
INSEE code 40082

Classun is a French municipality with 271 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Adour Armagnac (until 2015: canton of Aire-sur-l'Adour ).

The name in the Gascognic language is also Classun . Its origin is unclear.

The inhabitants are called Classunois and Classunoises .

geography

Classun is located about 25 kilometers southeast of Mont-de-Marsan in Gascony on the southeastern edge of the department.

Classun is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Larrivière-Saint-Savin Renung
Buanes Neighboring communities Duhort-Bachen
Eugénie-les-Bains

Classun is located in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

The Bahus , the Ruisseau du Bayle, also called Ruisseau de la Grave, and the Ruisseau de Mahourat, also called Ruisseau du Bois des Pins, are tributaries of the Adour and flow through the area of ​​the municipality.

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In 2017, the municipality confirmed the “A Flower” award, presented by the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (CNVVF) as part of the annual competition for cities and towns decorated with flowers.

history

Finds of several megaliths on the territory of the municipality show that it has been populated since prehistory . Classun developed around a castle that was built in the 13th century, of which only a ruin remains today. The castle was owned by the Lucmau family, whose renowned member was Jean Lucmau de Classun (1568–1653), who was a well-known cartographer in his day . Despite being a Protestant , he designed one of the oldest known maps of the Aire diocese . They were published in Paris in 1635 by the illuminator Jean Boisseau . Classun had its own court until 1789. During the French Revolution , the castle served as a refuge for pastors in the region.

Population development

After a peak of the population of 475 in the middle of the 19th century, the number fell to around 155 after several short recovery phases until the 1980s, before a period of strong growth began, which continues today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 212 189 175 156 156 180 211 264 271
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

  • Parish church, dedicated to Orientius , Bishop of Augusta Ausciorum ( Auch ) in the 5th century. The western facade is interrupted by an arched entrance portal and runs upwards into a triangular bell gable with an arched recess for the bell. The main nave of the nave is flanked to the north by an aisle of the same length, to the south by a shorter aisle, to which an open vestibule with a pent roof adjoins to the west . The windows of the nave are arched. The sacristy adjoins the semicircular apse to the south .

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture and tourism are the main economic drivers of the municipality.

Classun is located in the AOC zone of the Tursan wine region .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 36

traffic

Classun is crossed by Routes départementales 11 and 25.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Classun ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 14, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gasconha.com
  2. ↑ a b Classun ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Ma commune: Classun ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ Toutes les communes fleuries ( fr ) Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ Le palmarès landais des villes et villages fleuris 2017 ( fr ) Sud Ouest . January 31, 2018. Accessed March 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Notice Communale Classun ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Classun (40082) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Saint-Orens ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Classun (40082) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved March 14, 2018.