Embres-et-Castelmaure

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Embres-et-Castelmaure
Embres e Castelmaur
Embres-et-Castelmaure coat of arms
Embres-et-Castelmaure (France)
Embres-et-Castelmaure
region Occitania
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Les Corbières
Community association Corbières Salanque Méditerranée
Coordinates 42 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 49'  E
height 138-709 m
surface 32.20 km 2
Residents 152 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 5 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 11360
INSEE code 11125

Castelmaure - Saint-Félix chapel

Embres-et-Castelmaure ( Occitan : Embres e Castelmaur ) is a municipality with 152 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France in the Aude department in the Occitania region .

location

The place Embres is located in the east of the Corbières mountains not far from Aguilar Castle at an altitude of about 180 meters above sea level. d. M. The next larger cities are Narbonne (approx. 40 kilometers to the northeast) and Perpignan (approx. 45 kilometers to the south).

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 224 184 192 169 142 154 152

In the 19th century the number of inhabitants fluctuated between 250 and 400 people. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture have led to a continuous decline in population since then.

economy

A large part of the agricultural land is reserved for viticulture . The hilly vineyards are within the protected designation of origin Corbières . Some vacant houses have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

The history of man in this region of Europe goes back a long way, as evidenced by the finds of the prehistoric man of Tautavel and several megalithic dolmens in the area.

In Roman times the wine already planted by Greek colonists became more and more widespread and there was a Roman estate ( villa rustica ) in the area of ​​Embres .

Both places were inhabited in the Middle Ages; Castelmaure had a small church. Until the signing of the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659), Castelmaure was not far from the French border with Roussillon , which for many years belonged to Aragon and Spain .

Castelmaure was largely abandoned during and after the French Revolution ; the two formerly independent villages were merged into one municipality in 1968.

Attractions

Saint-Félix chapel in Castelmaure
  • The existence of the parish church of Saint-Étienne in Embres can be traced back to the 8th century. In 1950, the church suffered severe damage in a fire and was restored with little loving care, which is to be reversed in a planned renewed restoration.
  • The former parish church of Saint-Félix in Castelmaure originally dates from the 11th century; however, it was rebuilt at a later date. The single-aisled church, built from roughly hewn quarry stones , is isolated nowadays - only surrounded by a forest and vineyards. The roofs of the nave and apse are covered with small stone shingles ( lauzes ). Noteworthy are the two horseshoe arches of the bell gable , which some researchers have interpreted as Visigothic - Mozarabic influences. Inside the church, the south wall is structured by large blind arcades. Church construction has been classified as a monument historique since 1951 .
  • The Notre-Dame de l'Olive chapel stands in a grove of olive trees.
  • A state-of-the-art wine cellar ( chais ) built entirely of aluminum from 2007, designed by the architects Lacaton & Vassal , who also redesigned the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, can be viewed as part of a wine tasting ( degustation ).

Web links

Commons : Embres-et-Castelmaure  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Félix, Castelmaure in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)