Gensac-la-Pallue
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Charente-Champagne | |
| Community association | Grand Cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ W | |
| height | 7-50 m | |
| surface | 19.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,549 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16130 | |
| INSEE code | 16150 | |
 Gensac-la-Pallue - Saint-Martin Church |
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Gensac-la-Pallue is a southwestern French municipality with 1549 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Gensac-la-Pallue is about 16 meters above sea level. d. M. and only about 2.5 kilometers from the south bank of the Charente . About 8.5 kilometers (driving distance) in a north-westerly direction separate the place from the city of Cognac ; Segonzac , the capital of the canton, is only about 5 kilometers south-east. The neighboring town of Saint-Brice, which is well worth seeing, is about 7 kilometers away on the north bank of the river.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 979 | 1,297 | 1,613 | 1,701 | 1.611 | 1,604 | 1,571 |
At the first census in France in 1793, the place had 783 inhabitants; in the 19th century it was up to the beginning of the phylloxera crisis (approx. 1865-1885), which resulted in a significant decline in population in almost all wine-growing regions of France, mostly around 1000. The population increase since the middle of the 20th century is on the proximity to the city of Cognac and the construction of a new housing estate.
economy
Agriculture and especially viticulture have always played an important role in the Charente villages. While grain and oilseeds ( sunflowers ) were mainly grown for their own needs, one could earn good money with the wine (later also brandy) export to England, Scotland and other countries in Northern Europe, although the winegrowers with the smaller part of the Had to make do with earnings. Today the south bank of the Charente near Gensac-la-Pallue is part of the Grande Champagne location within the large growing area for Cognac wines. Wine and cognac tourism also plays a not unimportant role in the economic life of the municipality.
history
A stone ( La Grande Borne ) about 1.15 in height, discovered in 1801 near an old crossroads, possibly dates from Roman times , on which it was believed that remnants of an unknown writing could be seen; Others see the sparse remains of a Roman milestone in the rather stele-shaped stone , which, however, usually had a round cross-section. Be that as it may, the stone disappeared in the mid-19th century.
In the Middle Ages - perhaps as early as Gallo-Roman times - the place was settled, as the Saint-Martin church, built in the 12th century, shows. A medieval castle also already existed; However, this was set on fire in 1548 during a popular uprising against the salt tax ( gabelle ). A new castle was built, in which the seminary of Saintes was housed since 1715 ; it was sold as a national good ( bien national ) and demolished during the French Revolution . Construction began at the end of the 19th century.
Attractions
Saint Martin Church
Others
- In the first half of the 17th century, the Logis de l'Éclopart was built about 2.5 kilometers west of the town center - a two-storey country house with slightly protruding corner projections , which has been classified as a monument historique since 1986 . The walls of the building consist of different stone materials: precisely hewn stones were used for the corner stones, the door and window frames as well as for some surfaces, while the actual building is made of only roughly hewn stone material, which was then plastered. The building is privately owned and cannot be viewed.
- The imposing building of the Château de Garde Moulin (also Gademoulin ) was not rebuilt until 1875 in the neo-renaissance style; it is also classified as a monument historique . The entire property is in private hands and cannot be viewed.
Web links
- Gensac-la-Pallue, Église Saint-Martin - aerial view, photo + brief information (French)
- Gensac-la-Pallue, Logis de l'Éclopart - aerial view, photo + brief information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gensac-la-Pallue, Logis de l'Éclopart in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Gensac-la-Pallue, Château de Garde Moulin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)