Estaing (Aveyron)

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Estaing
Coat of arms of Estaing
Estaing (France)
Estaing
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Rodez ( prefecture )
Canton Lot et Truyère
Community association Comtal Lot and Truyère
Coordinates 44 ° 33 '  N , 2 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 '  N , 2 ° 40'  E
height 301-760 m
surface 16.96 km 2
Residents 473 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12190
INSEE code 12098
Website www.estaing12.fr

Estaing on the Lot

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The municipality of Estaing with 473 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the French region of Occitania in the Aveyron department and is the capital of the canton of the same name . The place is on the long-distance hiking trail GR 65 , which largely follows the historical course of the French Way of St. James " Via Podiensis ".

Estaing was named one of the most beautiful villages in France by the association Les plus beaux villages de France .

Geography and traffic

Estaing and the surrounding area

Estaing is located in the south-western part of the Massif Central on the banks of the Lot . The nearest major French cities are Lyon (216 km) in the northeast, Toulouse (144 km) in the southwest, Bordeaux (260 km) in the west and Montpellier (142 km) in the southeast.

The nearest airport is Rodez-Marcillac , which is served by Air France and Ryanair, among others. It is about 35 kilometers away on the D22 . The nearest train stations are Gare de Rodez , Gare de Cergy - Saint-Christophe and Gare SNCF Viviez - Decazeville with daily connections to Paris and Toulouse.

In Estaing the D920 , which follows the Lot, crosses with the D97 coming from the north and the D22 coming from the east.

history

The origin of the place is unknown. The center of the village is the castle of the d'Estaing family. Guilaume d'Estaing was on the third crusade with King Richard the Lionheart of England . Dieudonné d'Estaing was able to save King Philip II's life in the Battle of Bouvines. For this he was allowed to use the royal lilies in his coat of arms. During the French Revolution, Charles-Hector Graf von Estaing stood up for the royal family. He was arrested and testified as a witness at the Queen's trial. He was then sentenced to death himself. The name d'Estaing was adopted by the family of former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on June 17, 1922 in 1922.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 809 718 667 666 665 612 610 475
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )

In Estaing there are, in addition to the tourist information, hotels and restaurants, several pilgrim hostels (French: Gîte d'étape ). The place also has a campsite. The Way of St. James leads from here down the Lot to Cahors , but not always directly on the river due to the narrowness of the valley.

After Livinhac-le-Haut , the D920a leads along the Lot as a road connection to Entraygues and on via the secondary roads D107, D42 and D627.

Attractions

  • Church Saint-Fleuret in the 15th century
  • The 15th century Château d'Estaing was the castle of the Estaing family. The family died out in the 18th century, but their title was bought by Edmond Giscard in 1922. His son Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , former French President, bought the castle together with his brother and a cousin in 2005 and is currently converting it into a conference center.
  • The old bridge over the Lot with its four stone arches was built at the beginning of the 16th century in connection with the establishment of three annual market days. The initiative goes back to "Bienheureux" ( the blessed ) François d'Estaing, Bishop of Rodez , who inaugurated it in 1524. His statue has stood in the middle of the bridge since 1866. On the other side of the bridge, a large wrought-iron cross was erected in the 20th century. The bridge belongs since 1998 to the World Heritage of UNESCO " means of pilgrims in France "

  • Church Saint-Fleuret

  • Château d'Estaing castle

  • old bridge over the Lot

  • town hall

literature

  • Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 ( Rother hiking guide ).
  • Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Estaing (Aveyron)  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Estaing on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
  2. ↑ community information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French) Accessed 21 January 2010
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Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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