Criteuil-la-Magdeleine

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Criteuil-la-Magdeleine
Criteuil-la-Magdeleine (France)
Criteuil-la-Magdeleine
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement cognac
Canton Charente-Champagne
Community association Grand Cognac
Coordinates 45 ° 32 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 32 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height 25-89 m
surface 15.19 km 2
Residents 404 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16300
INSEE code 16116

Criteuil-la-Magdeleine - Church of Saint-Macrin et Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Criteuil-la-Magdeleine is a southwestern French community with 404 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

geography

The double community of Criteuil-la-Magdeleine lies at an altitude of about 50 meters above sea level. d. M. about 24 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Cognac ; the capital of the canton, Segonzac , is about 12 kilometers north. The nearest town is Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (about 10 kilometers southeast). The river Né runs along the southern municipal boundary and the Collimaud brook on the western side .

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2012
Residents 606 300 538 506 513 435 448

At the first census in France in 1793, the place had 571 inhabitants; in the second half of the 19th century there were over 700 to a maximum of 930. As a result of the phylloxera crisis , the population fell back to around 550 at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs have since led to a further decline in the population.

economy

Agriculture and especially viticulture have always played an important role in the Charente villages. While cereals, vegetables and oilseeds ( sunflowers ) were mainly grown for their own needs, one could earn good money with the export of wine (later also brandy) to England, Scotland and other countries in Northern Europe, although the winegrowers with the less Part of the earnings had to be satisfied. Today the south bank of the Charente near Criteuil is part of the Grande Champagne location within the large Cognac wine-growing area. Due to the decline in population, some houses have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

Two Neolithic stone tombs ( dolmens ) were discovered on the territory of the municipality ; Small Roman (coins) and Gallo-Roman finds were also made. In the hamlet of Beaux Pins , the remains of the foundations of a Roman villa were discovered , which were formerly supplied with water via a small aqueduct . As the local church shows, Criteuil was inhabited in the Middle Ages; in documents of the time the place was called Christolio. It was under the manorial rule of Bouteville , about 12 kilometers away , where there was also a castle that offered protection in times of crisis. Destruction during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598) and the French Revolution , both Criteuil and La Magdeleine remained largely untouched. In 1860 both places merged to form a community.

Attractions

Archivolts with inscription
  • The church of Saint-Macrin et Saint-Jean-Baptiste dates from the 12th century and was originally possibly a priory church with an octagonal crossing tower , the sound openings point in all directions; In the 15th century, the church was expanded to include a side aisle on the north side. In contrast to the nave, the western facade of the Romanesque church, made of precisely hewn stones, shows the usual elements of Charente church architecture ( archivolts portal , blind arches, services and cornices ), which are reassembled on each church: the side services emphasize the vertical, the cornices and a console frieze create the horizontal compensation. A special feature is the inscription on the portal, which may have replaced older decorative motifs; it comes from the time of the revolution and reads: Temple de la Raison. Le Peuple Français reconnait l'Être Suprême et l'Immortalité de l'Âme ("Temple of Reason. The French people recognize the Supreme Being and the Immortality of the Soul"). The church building was classified as a monument historique in 1952 .
  • In the cemetery is the grave monument of the Tribot et Charrier family from the 1st half of the 20th century, which was placed under protection in 1986 as Monument historique .
Logis de la Mothe
  • The Logis de la Mothe dates back to the 18th century, but is surrounded by a moat, which may still come from a previous medieval building or was built for nostalgic reasons. It is a two and a half story building with large windows; half of the upper floor was intended for the service personnel or served as a storage room. A stone bridge leads over the moat to the garden ground floor.
  • Another property ( Maison Talluchet ) is also listed.
  • The dolmen called Gros-Caillou is also a listed building
  • Not far from the village - near the river Né - there are several mills ( moulins ), fountains ( puits ) and washhouses ( lavoirs ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Macrin et Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Église Saint-Macrin et Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Tombeau, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Maison Talluchet, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Dolmen Gros-Caillou, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

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