Fabras
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Haute-Ardèche | |
| Community association | Ardèche des Sources et Volcans | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 279-607 m | |
| surface | 7.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 410 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07380 | |
| INSEE code | 07087 | |
| Website | www.fabras.com | |
 Château du Pin |
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Fabras is a French municipality with 410 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Ardèche, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Haute-Ardèche and to the municipal association Ardèche des Sources et Volcans .
geography
Fabras is located in a narrow valley on the upper reaches of the Ardèche in the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park in the Massif Central , 88 kilometers south of Saint-Étienne , 38 kilometers northwest of Montélimar and about 12 kilometers north of Largentière , the capital of the arrondissement of the same name . The neighboring municipalities of Fabras are Pont-de-Labeaume in the northwest, Vals-les-Bains in the northeast, Prades in the southeast and Jaujac in the southwest. The municipality covers an area of 752 hectares, the mean height is 443 meters above sea level . The Lignon runs along the eastern boundary of the municipality, and there are also numerous streams in the municipality.
Fabras is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 220 | 188 | 185 | 214 | 265 | 276 | 333 | 409 |
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Attractions
The gardens of the Château du Pin are Jardins remarquables, which have been awarded “remarkable” by the French Ministry of Culture . The gardens are decorated with works by the sculptor Martine Diersé and have been open to the public since 2002.
The building was built in the 12th century as a castle for the de Chanaleilles family and remodeled in 1591. The family lived there until the 18th century. The parish priest later acquired the property and was murdered in 1800. The property was divided into four parts and sold as a national property. Only in the 20th century were the parts of the property reunited. In 1957, the expressionist painter Colette Bonzo (1917–1967) bought the Château du Pin .
economy
In the municipality, there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Picodon cheese and sweet chestnuts (Châtaigne d'Ardèche) as well as protected geographical indications (IGP) for sausage (Saucisson de l'Ardèche) , ham (Jambon de l'Ardèche) and wine (Ardèche) , Comtés Rhodaniens and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Fabras. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 8, 2012 (French).
- ↑ List of Jardins labellisées "Jardin remarquable". (pdf; 358 kB) (No longer available online.) Ministère de la Culture, May 31, 2012, p. 14 , archived from the original on December 2, 2011 ; Retrieved July 8, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Château du Pin / Jardin remarquable. In: www.chateaudupin.org. Association Colette Bonzo / Éditions du Pin, accessed July 8, 2012 (French).
