Eycheil

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Eycheil
Eishèlh
Eycheil (France)
Eycheil
region Occitania
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Couserans Ouest
Community association Couserans-Pyrénées
Coordinates 42 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 10 ′  E
height 402-1,240 m
surface 4.77 km 2
Residents 550 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 115 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 09200
INSEE code 09119

Saint-Jean-Baptiste village chapel

Eycheil ( Occitan : Eishèlh ) is a French commune with 550 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons , to the community association of Couserans-Pyrénées and to the canton of Couserans Ouest (until 2015: canton of Saint-Girons ). The inhabitants are called Eychailais / Eychailaises .

geography

Eycheil is located around 74 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Toulouse in the west of the Ariège department. The community consists of numerous hamlets, scattered settlements and individual farmsteads and is located on the Salat River . Eycheil is located within the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park . Large parts of the community are mountainous and forested. In terms of traffic, the community is on the D618.

Eycheil is surrounded by the neighboring communities Encourtiech in the northeast, Lacourt in the east and southeast, Moulis in the southwest and Saint-Girons in the west, northwest and northeast.

history

The castle Château de Chunaut , built by the Duke of Couserans, is mentioned in the 12th century . At times, copper was mined in mines. In the Middle Ages, the place was within the province of Couserans, which in turn was part of the province of Gascony. The parish was part of the Saint-Girons district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Eycheil was within the canton of Saint-Girons from 1793 to 2015 . The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Saint-Girons since 1801.

Population development

year 1793 1800 1851 1856 1881 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 350 290 492 399 536 529 604 601 554 543 500 520 571
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Chapel Saint-Jean-Baptiste crypt of the 12th century, since 1964 a monument historique
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • Papeterie de la Moulasse paper mill from 1875
  • Cave Perte du Sauvajou
  • Gouffre des Corbeaux shaft cave
  • several wayside crosses
  • Remains of the 12th century Château de Chunaut

Web links

Commons : Eycheil  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description in Palissy (French)
  2. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  3. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen