Empurany
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Empurany Empurani |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône | |
| Canton | Skin vivarais | |
| Community association | Pays de Lamastre | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 4 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 310-1,028 m | |
| surface | 18.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 598 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07270 | |
| INSEE code | 07085 | |
 Empurany - the townscape |
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Empurany ( Occitan Empurani ) is a place and several hamlets ( hameaux existing) and individual farms southern French community with 598 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Ardèche, in the historic cultural landscape of the Vivarais .
location
Empurany is located in the hilly landscape above the western Rhône valley almost 30 km southwest of Tournon-sur-Rhône or approx. 40 km (driving distance) south of Annonay at an altitude of approx. 495 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is temperate; Rain falls throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1,234 | 1,871 | 1,828 | 907 | 492 | 567 |
The continuous decline in the number of inhabitants since the end of the 19th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
Traditionally, the population lived from cattle breeding and a little agriculture. Today forestry and tourism play the most important roles in the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ).
history
The name of the place seems to be of ancient origin (cf. Ampurias ). It is said that a chapel from the Carolingian era already stood on the site of the medieval church . In the second half of the 16th century, the place and its surroundings were affected by the turmoil of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598).
Attractions
The walls and vaults of the three-aisled parish church of St-Michel have medieval origins; it appears to have been a priory church of La Chaise-Dieu Abbey , but it was restored in the 19th century. A niche in the otherwise unadorned outer wall contains a small modern statue of Our Lady .
Web links
- Empurany, history - photo + brief information (French)
- Empurany, church - photos + information (French)