Ennezat
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Riom | |
| Canton | Aigueperse | |
| Community association | Riom Limagne et Volcans | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 3 ° 13' E | |
| height | 308-333 m | |
| surface | 18.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,484 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 136 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63720 | |
| INSEE code | 63148 | |
| Website | Ennezat | |
 Ennezat - former collegiate church |
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Ennezat is a place and a municipality with 2,484 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the central French department of Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .
Location and climate
Ennezat is located in the middle of a swampy valley basin crossed by drainage canals in the heart of Limagne at an altitude of approx. 320 m . The place is about 35 km (driving distance) southwest of Vichy and 25 km northeast of Clermont-Ferrand ; Riom , the main town in the arrondissement , is 9 km to the west. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 650 mm / year) falls mainly in the summer half-year. The municipality is crossed by the Ambène river.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2015 |
| Residents | 2,393 | 1,507 | 1,246 | 869 | 2,044 | 2,518 |
The steady population decline in the 19th and the first half of the 20th century is due to the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of smaller farms. The community has experienced a renewed population surge since the 1970s because of its proximity to the greater Clermont-Ferrand area.
economy
The residents of Ennezat mostly work in the larger towns of Riom and Clermont-Ferrand. In addition, agriculture in the fertile Limagne region, as well as retail and handicrafts, play an important role in the municipality's economic life.
history
Because of the fertile soils of Limagne, the place was probably already settled in Celtic times. The Romans moved through this area to get to the Paris Basin . In the 10th century, Ennezat was a thriving city that was wooed by both the Counts of Auvergne and the Counts of Poitou . Since the 11th century there have been two cities in the immediate vicinity: Ennezat-le-Chastel (with an irregular street layout typical of the Middle Ages) and Ennezat-Villeneuve (with streets running at absolutely right angles); both cities formed a common parish, but were administered separately.
Attractions
Collegiate Church of St-Victor-Ste-Couronne
Others
- The town's late medieval Jewish cemetery is the largest in France and has been classified as a Monument historique since 2009 . The more than 700 graves date back to the 13th century. It is to be partially repaired and maintained. Under Charles VI. all French Jews were expelled from the country in 1394 (see: History of the Jews in France ).
literature
- Ulrich Rosenbaum: Auvergne and Massif Central. Voyages of discovery from Clermont-Ferrand over the volcanoes and gorges of the Massif Central to the Cevennes National Park. 8th edition. DuMont, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7701-1111-7 , p. 59 ff.
Web links
- Jewish necropolis - aerial photo + brief information (French)
- Jewish necropolis - information (French)
- Collegiate Church Ennezat - aerial photo, photo + brief information (in French)
- Collegiate Ennezat - photos, floor plan + Infos (Engl.)
- Collegiate Church of Ennezat - photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ennezat - climate tables
- ^ Nécropole 'Champ des Juifs', Ennezat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)