Coltines

Coltines Coltina
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Saint-Flour-1
Community association	Saint-Flour Community
Coordinates	45 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′  N , 2 ° 59 ′  E
height	913–1,010 m
surface	19.02 km 2
Residents	454 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	15170
INSEE code	15053
Website	Coltines
Church Saint-Martial and Saint-Vincent

Coltines ( Occitan : Coltina ) is a central French city and a municipality with 454 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

location

The place Coltines is at an altitude of approx. 960 m above sea level. d. M. at the creek Le Babory . The distance to Saint-Flour is only 14 km (driving distance) in a south-easterly direction.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2013
Residents	780	728	602	406	404	452

The population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the lack of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture . Due to its proximity to the city of Saint-Flour, there has been a slight increase again in recent decades.

economy

The place Coltines used for centuries to exclusively agriculturally oriented and in the main self-sustaining villages ( hameaux ) and individual farms in the area as a small craft, trade and service center. Since the middle of the 20th century tourism has played a not insignificant role for the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

Two large stone graves ( dolmen ) testify to the presence of humans in the Neolithic Age . On the subsequent history of Coltines little is known - the church was formerly of eight hamlets ( hamlets ), of which there are five: Vaux , Bardon , Toul , Chassagne and Frayssinette . During the Huguenot War (1562–1598) the medieval castle ( château ) was razed; a new building was destroyed during the French Revolution .

Attractions

• The existence of the parish church of Saint-Martial et Saint-Vincent is first attested in the early 12th century; the nave is from this time . The apse is broken polygonally and significantly raised compared to the nave , which indicates a construction period in the late Gothic period . The bell tower ( clocher ) replaced a dilapidated bell gable in the 19th century . The building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1937 .
• The Musée de l'Agriculture Auvergnate deals with the agricultural traditions of the Auvergne.

outside

• The dolmen of Touls , consisting only of an open chamber with capstone, stands about one and a half kilometers north of the town ( 45 ° 6 ′ 23 ″  N , 2 ° 59 ′ 12 ″  E ) and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1986 .
• The almost identical Dolmen du Bardon is located about two kilometers east on the border with the neighboring municipality of Talizat ( 45 ° 5 ′ 43 ″  N , 3 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  E ). It was also classified as a Monument historique in 1937 .

Web links

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

• Coltines, history - photos + info (French)
• Coltines, church - photos + information (French)
• Coltines, Museum - Photos + Info (French)
• Coltines, Dolmen de Touls - Photos + information (French)
• Coltines, Dolmen de Toul - Photos and information (English)
• Coltines, Dolmen du Bardon - photo + short information (French)
• Coltines, Dolmen du Bardon - Photo + tooltips (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Vincent, Coltines in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ^ Dolmen de Touls, Coltines in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Dolmen du Bardon, Coltines in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)