Fontjoncouse
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aude | |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne | |
| Canton | Les Corbières | |
| Community association | Corbières Salanque Méditerranée | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 3 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 69-420 m | |
| surface | 27.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 131 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 11360 | |
| INSEE code | 11152 | |
 Fontjoncouse - the townscape |
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Fontjoncouse is a commune with 131 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France . It is located in the Aude department in the Occitanie region .
location
Fontjoncouse is located in a valley basin in the eastern foothills of the Corbières mountains at an altitude of about 230 meters above sea level. d. M. The closest larger cities are Narbonne (approx. 33 kilometers to the northeast) and Perpignan (approx. 65 kilometers south).
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 141 | 110 | 91 | 102 | 119 | 134 | 131 |
economy
A large part of the agricultural land is used for viticulture . The vineyards are within the protected designations of origin Corbières , Rivesaltes , Muscat de Rivesaltes and Fitou . The local winegrowers offer various options for wine tasting ( dégustation ). Tourism (rental of holiday homes) also plays a not unimportant role in the economic life of the municipality.
history
According to tradition, Spanish settlers and a priest by the name of Ombolat founded the first church here , consecrated to St. Leocadia , as early as 793 ; a country estate ( villa rustica ) named Fontejoncosa is documented for the year 795 . In the early 12th century there is talk of a castle or a fortified place ( castrum ); During this time - and officially until the French Revolution - the place was owned by the Archbishops of Narbonne or their family members. The place seems to have remained undisturbed by the Albigensian Crusade (1209–1229).
Attractions
- Today's church building dates from the 12th to 14th centuries. Interesting are the tympanum-free Romanesque north portal with its archivolts and the massive west tower, on which - possibly in the 15th century - today's transverse bell gable was added. Since 1948 the church has been recognized as a monument historique along with the sparse remains of the fortifications ( remparts ) . The single-nave interior houses three late Gothic wooden sculptures from the 14th century: an almost life-size crucifix, the cross seems to be from more recent times; a three-figure group with Mary, St. Leocadia and a martyr, as well as a statue of Our Lady with the boy Jesus. All three figures have been recorded in a separate inventory list as Monuments historiques since 1992 .
- In the immediate vicinity of the church rises a source ( source aux joncs ), to which the place owes its foundation and its name.
- On a bare and windy hilltop about 5 kilometers (driving distance) to the east lies the simple and almost windowless pre-Romanesque hermit chapel Saint-Victor, whose apse has a straight end. From here there is a beautiful view over the Corbières - sometimes even as far as the Mediterranean. The small structure has been recorded as a monument historique since 1930 .
- The Dolmen de Pallats is about 2.5 kilometers outside the village, but is poorly preserved because of the limestone , which is sensitive to water .
Web links
- Fontjoncouse - Photo + Info (French; PDF; 2.8 MB)
- Église de Fontjoncouse - aerial photo, photo + brief information (French)
- Hermitage Saint-Victor - Info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église, Fontjoncouse in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ List of the Monuments Historiques of Fontjoncouse in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)