Genstelle

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Genstelle
Ginestèla
Genstelle (France)
Genstelle
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Aubenas-1
Community association Basin d'Aubenas
Coordinates 44 ° 43 '  N , 4 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 43 '  N , 4 ° 23'  E
height 349-1,345 m
surface 21.43 km 2
Residents 276 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 07530
INSEE code 07093
Website Genstelle

Genstelle - Château de Craux

Genstelle ( Occitan Ginestèla ) is a place and a community in the south of France consisting of several hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads with 276 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardèche department in the historic cultural landscape of Vivarais .

location

Genstelle is located in the mountain landscape of the Monts d'Ardèche approx. 17 km northwest of Aubenas or approx. 40 km (driving distance) south of Annonay at an altitude of approx. 650 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is temperate; Rain falls throughout the year.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2014
Residents 1,134 1,465 1,055 443 269 300

The continuous decline in the number of inhabitants since the end of the 19th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

Traditionally, the population lived from cattle breeding and a little arable farming on partially terraced fields, which, however, only produced low yields due to the altitude, so that chestnuts often formed the basic supply. Today forestry and tourism play the most important roles in the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ) .

history

The place is first mentioned in the 10th century together with the fortified manor of Conchis ; the Château de Craux was built two centuries later, but it was rebuilt and expanded several times.

Attractions

  • The walls and vaults of the nave of the parish church of Ste-Marie date from the 12th century; the apse was later rebuilt. The church was declared a monument historique in 1992 .
  • The current appearance of the Château de Craux ( 44 ° 42 '40 "  N , 4 ° 22' 24"  O ) with its powerful Eckrundtürmen originates primarily from 15-16. Century; Renovations took place in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1994 the walls were acquired by the municipality and completely restored. The building was recognized as a Monument historique in 1992 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genstelle - map with altitude information
  2. ↑ Aubenas / Genestelle - climate tables
  3. ↑ Genestelle - Église in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Genstelle - Château de Craux in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)