Flassans-sur-Issole

Flassans-sur-Issole
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Le Luc
Community association	Cœur du Var
Coordinates	43 ° 22 '  N , 6 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 22 '  N , 6 ° 13'  E
height	203-527 m
surface	43.68 km 2
Residents	3,533 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	81 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	83340
INSEE code	83057
Website	http://mairiedeflassans.fr/
Ruins in Flassans sur Issole

Flassans-sur-Issole is a French municipality with 3533 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Var in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Le Luc in the Arrondissement of Brignoles .

geography

The place is located on the right bank of the Issole River .

View from the district of Ville to Flassans sur Issole

The localities of the municipality are Ville , Saint-Michel, L'Église, Les Boyer, Le Colombier, Saint-Benoît, Campdumy, Les Ferrages, Grande-Bastide, Pique-Roque, Saint-Aquilée, La Seigneurie, Saint-André, Bastide -Neuve, Peyrasol, Vauberaud, Pied-Gros, La Rouvière, Saint-Charles, Jauffret, Saint-Martin, Le Défends, Saint-Baillon, Maunier, Rouvède, Le Peyron, Mauvais-Plan, Barrièras, Bédin, Le Lac, L 'Aubréguière, Le Coudonnier, Carteresse, Les Prieurs, Les Agus and Bayonny.

history

Origins

The name of the place probably goes back to the name of a Gallo-Roman country estate on the banks of the Issole . Flaccianus , who over time became Flassans, was derived from the name Flaccius, the owner of the estate, who also had jurisdiction over the surrounding houses . Another explanation leads the name back to the Latin Flatus Sanus , in German pure air . The original Gallic name of the settlement has not been passed down. In any case, however, the settlement of the district has been documented since prehistoric times. Bronze Age flints were found on the banks of the Issole. An oppidum , ceramics and remains of dwellings can be seen on the hill of Maunier. There were Gallo-Roman villas in Grande-Bastide, Coudonnier, Saint-Baillon, Saint-André, La Seigneurie and Petit Campdumy. Graves, funeral urns, small oil presses and various fragments have been found in numerous places.

It is also beyond doubt that the current estates of Pique-Roque, Saint-Martin, Abbréguière, Rouvède, Champagne-Neuve and some other Gallo-Roman and Merovingian foundations were built.

The end of the Roman Empire

From the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the Great Migration and the Saracen invasion in the 12th century, the former Gallo-Roman province was not the scene of significant political events.

Until about the 10th century, the houses of the residents of Flassans were widely scattered on the foundations of the old Roman homesteads. The increasing uncertainty in the early Middle Ages, which was characterized by unrest and barbarian invasions, led to the emergence of fortified feudal structures on the heights, which could give the residents of the plain protection and refuge if necessary. During this time the former center of Flassans-Ville was built .

The high Middle Ages

From around the 9th or 10th century, Provence had to endure great suffering, numerous devastation and looting. Around this time, the residents of Flacians moved their homes to the vicinity and protection of the feudal fortress, a now derelict place called the Ville or Vieux Flassans .

Hugo von Arles had a watchtower erected on the site of the former Roman oppidum in the 10th century to ward off the Saracens who moved from the coast and the Moors massif towards the place.

From the 11th century to the revolution

During the feudal period, Flassans was ruled by the Pontevès dynasty from the Vaucluse. Under their rule, the castle was expanded in the 14th century and became the headquarters of the Provencal Catholics under Jean de Pontevès, Grand Seneschal of Provence . In the Huguenot Wars it was captured and razed by the Protestants .

From the 17th century onwards, numerous properties in the village belonged to the families of Carcès and Simiane.

Demographics

Number of inhabitants
(source: 1962–2004: Insee )

year	1876	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Residents	1,710	1,298	1,264	1,171	1,154	1.103	1,049	931	947	925	846	834	858	891	962	905	1,040	1,501	1.934	2,948
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence 2004: annual survey

Attractions

Sacred buildings

• The parish church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption was built at the end of the 19th century. Its architecture is inspired by the Romanesque style of the 11th and 12th centuries.
• The old parish church of Notre Dame des Salles was built in the 17th century on the site of the previous medieval church and remained the most important church in town until the new parish church was inaugurated in 1871. In 1924 the dilapidated building was desecrated and sold. The rooms served as a cinema hall until the 1970s. After the renovation of the building, it now houses the local cinema again.
• The Saint Roch chapel is located in the village at the intersection of the roads to Gonfaron and Pignans . The chapel was built by the local population based on a vow they took during the plague of 1722. It is dedicated to Saint Roch of Montpellier , who is considered the patron saint of plague sufferers. The facade and the church tower were renewed in the 19th century.
• The church Notre Dame de consolation was in 1559 in Vieux Flassans built (Ville). It was restored in the 1970s.
• The Saint Bernard Chapel
• The Saint Aquilée chapel has long been in ruins. It is located on one of the southern heights of Flassans. Its construction on the site of an older chapel was approved by the Bishop of Fréjus in 1672.
• Notre dame du coudonnier
• The rule Chapel of Blanquefort
• The Peyrassol estate about four kilometers south-east of Flassans is a former Templar coming from the remains of the chapel, which was built there in the middle of the 13th century.

Secular buildings

• The building of the wine cooperative was built in 1912 according to plans by the architect Boyer and enlarged in 1925. In the 1970s the buildings and facilities were modernized.
• The oil mill was probably built in the 1820s. In the 1980s it was acquired by the municipality of Flassans, restored and converted into a multipurpose room. Today it houses the community library, among other things.
• The Saint Michel wash house was built in the mid-19th century.
• The ruins of the Ponteves Castle are on the northern hills of the village. The APARE is organizing voluntary construction work on the ruins.
• The Lac Redon is only temporarily filled with water lake. It is flooded during periods of heavy rainfall and serves as a water reservoir in dry periods.

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  Parish Church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption in Flassans sur Issole.

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  Facade of the Saint Roch chapel in Flassans sur Issolle

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  Facade of the Notre Dame de Consolation church in Flassans-sur-Issole

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  Wine-growing cooperative Flassans sur Issole

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  Oil mill in Flassans sur Issole

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  Lavoir in Flassans sur Issole

Markets and events

• The festival previously held in Saint-Achquilée on May 12th has not been celebrated for decades.
• August 20th is the feast of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard).
• The community festival ( Fête locale ) is celebrated on August 15th .
• On Fridays there is a market in the town hall square.
• Every first and third Sunday of the month there is a brocante, a flea market

Personalities

Marie de Bourbon , also known as Mademoiselle de Condé , inherited the properties in Provence, including those in Flassans , from her grandmother, the princess of Rohan-Soubise and first wife of Louis V. Joseph de Bourbon .

The French organist, music critic and later television producer Bernard Gavotty was born in Paris in 1908. His family comes from Provence. The Gavotty family owned the important Campdumy estate in Flassans sur Issole.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Auguste Longnon (1844–1911), French historian and place name specialist.
2. ↑ http://www.apare-gec.org/

Web links

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