Cornillon-sur-l'Oule
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Cornillon-sur-l'Oule Cornilhon |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Nyons et Baronnies | |
| Community association | Baronnies en Drôme Provençale | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 28 ′ N , 5 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 470-1,223 m | |
| surface | 14.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 69 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26510 | |
| INSEE code | 26105 | |
| Website | La Motte-Chalancon | |
 Cornillon-sur-l'Oule - View of the village |
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Cornillon-sur-l'Oule ( Occitan : Cornilhon ) is a municipality and a town with 69 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) to the east of the Drôme in the southern French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
location
The place Cornillon-sur-l'Oule is located on the river Oule at an altitude of about 540 to 560 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 33 kilometers (driving distance) northeast of the small town of Nyons .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 195 | 282 | 211 | 107 | 65 | 69 |
The continuous population decline in the 20th century is mainly due to the remote location of the place and the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture .
economy
The inhabitants of the place lived for centuries as a self-sufficiency from agriculture (agriculture and cattle breeding). Wine was also grown; the place still has the right to market its grapes through the Appellations Comtés Rhodaniens , Coteaux des Baronnies , Mediterranée and Drôme ; but because of the altitude, hardly any wine is grown. Instead, there are olive, apricot, cherry and apple trees to a lesser extent; there are also some lavender fields . Since the last decades of the 20th century, tourism has played an important role in the economic life of the place in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .
history
In the High Middle Ages a castle (château) towered over the place. At the end of the 16th century there was a large Protestant community - as in the neighboring towns of La Charce , Saint-Dizier , Arnayon and others .
Attractions
- The castle ruins still tower over the town today; from here there are beautiful views over the place and the surrounding mountain landscape.
- The parish church of St-Michel is a simple Romanesque building made of quarry stones with a two-part bell gable (clocher mur) that is set across at the side .
Web links
- Cornillon-sur-l'Oule - photos + facts & figures (French)
- Cornillon-sur-l'Oule, Saint-Michel church - floor plan