Hérisson (Allier)

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Hérisson
Coat of arms of Hérisson
Hérisson (France)
Hérisson
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Huriel
Community association Pays de Tronçais
Coordinates 46 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 43'  E
height 177-327 m
surface 32.57 km 2
Residents 622 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03190
INSEE code 03127

View of the old town

Hérisson is a French municipality with 622 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is part of the canton of Huriel in the arrondissement of Montluçon and the municipality of Pays de Tronçais .

geography

The municipality with an area of ​​32.57 km² is located on an arch of the Aumance river , a tributary of the Cher on the southern edge of the Forêt de Tronçais , about 20 kilometers north of Montluçon .

history

The place was founded in the 5th century after the Gallo-Roman predecessor settlement was destroyed in 475. Under the protection of a donjon (defense construction), Hérission developed into a handsome trading town in the 11th century. In the 12./13. In the 19th century, the Bourbons expanded the castle into a mighty complex, of which the towering ruins of three defensive towers still testify. Until the 17th century, the castle and the town could hold out against enemies; In 1652 the castle was destroyed by Jules Mazarin . Today one lives from agriculture and forestry and a not yet fully awakened tourism . In 1999 there were 709 inhabitants in the community.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 916 1,043 979 872 801 709 679 627

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Hérisson (Allier)

  • Medieval cityscape with winding narrow streets and old houses (15th - 17th centuries)
  • Ruins of the Hérisson castle , Monument historique
  • Church of Saint Pierre de Chateloy (Romanesque, 11th century) with wall paintings (restored) from the 13th to 17th centuries, Monument historique
  • Bell tower of the Saint-Sauveur church (13th century), monument historique
  • Saint-Etienne chapel (15th century), Monument historique
  • Notre-Dame church (19th century) with a Gothic baptismal font
  • Two fortified city gates ( Porte de la Rivière and Porte de Varenne , 11th / 12th centuries), Monument historique
  • Kalvarienberg chapel (17th century) on a hill ( 20  m on foot)
  • Herissonnais Terroir Museum
  • Parc Louis Bignon
  • Mill Butoir

  • Castle ruin

  • Notre-Dame church

  • Saint Sauveur bell tower

  • Saint-Pierre de Chateloy church

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 438-447.
  • Bettina Forst: Auvergne. Cevennes, Massif Central. 2nd, completely updated and expanded edition. Reise-Know-How-Verlag Rump, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-8317-1545-9 , pp. 129-131.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Castle ruins in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Saint-Pierre de Chateloy Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Saint-Sauveur Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Chapel Saint-Étienne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Porte de la Rivière in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. ↑ Porte de Varenne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

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