Jaunac
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône | |
| Canton | Haut-Eyrieux | |
| Community association | Val Eyrieux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 55 ' N , 4 ° 24' E | |
| height | 440-980 m | |
| surface | 3.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 127 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07160 | |
| INSEE code | 07108 | |
 Jaunac - the townscape |
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Jaunac is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 127 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardèche department in the historic cultural landscape of Vivarais .
location
Jaunac is located on the eastern edge of the Massif Central in the Boutières about 65 km (driving distance) southwest of Annonay and about 63 km east of Le Puy-en-Velay at an altitude of about 585 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 | 304 | 242 | 245 | 134 | 107 | 137 |
The continuous decline in the number of inhabitants since the beginning of the 20th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
Traditionally, the population lived from cattle breeding and a little agriculture, which, however, only produced low yields due to the altitude. Today tourism plays an important role in the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ).
history
In ancient times the area belonged to the settlement area of the Celtic tribe of the Helvier . In the Middle Ages, the area was dominated by the now defunct Château Brion . In the second half of the 16th century, the old town center was affected by the turmoil of the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) and was gradually replaced by the newly founded village of Jaunac .
Attractions
- The single-nave church of St-Pierre stands on a hill to the side and above the village. It is built from regularly hewn stone and can be assigned to the 15th or 16th century. Your bell gable is divided into two parts.
- The Mont Brion , a mountain of volcanic origin with numerous basalt columns, rises up in the municipality . The ancestral seat of the Brion family and a village and church that were abandoned in the 16th century once stood here.
