Lacapelle-Marival
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Lacapelle-Marival La Capèla de Marival |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Lacapelle-Marival (main town) | |
| Community association | Grand Figeac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 353-596 m | |
| surface | 11.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,272 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46120 | |
| INSEE code | 46143 | |
 Lacapelle-Marival - the townscape with Porte de l'Arbol |
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Lacapelle-Marival ( Occitan : La Capèla de Marival ) is a municipality in the south of France with 1272 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located in the cultural landscape of the Quercy in the Lot department in the Occitania region .
location
Lacapelle-Marival lies at an altitude of approx. 380 meters above sea level. d. M. on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central in the Causse du Gramat . The place is located on a branch of the Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis ) about halfway between Rocamadour or Gramat and Figeac ; the city of Cahors is about 66 kilometers to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 942 | 993 | 1,151 | 1,202 | 1,201 | 1,247 | 1,320 |
In the 19th century the place always had between 1,000 and 1,500 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the population decreased to around 850 in the first half of the 20th century.
economy
In the Haut-Quercy , agriculture was primarily self-sufficient , which also included viticulture until the 19th century, but which was almost completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis . Today - in addition to retail and handicrafts - tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) plays a major role in the economic life of the municipality.
history
In the 10th century for the first time in writings on the life of St. Mentioned Gerbert von Aurillac , Lacapelle came into the possession of the Cardaillac family in the middle of the 11th century. This important family in the region could not prevent during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) that the place was temporarily plundered by highwaymen. In the clashes between Catholics and Protestants , the religious split ran right through the Cardaillac family.
Attractions
- The castle ( Château de Lacapelle-Marival ) stands in the middle of the village and originally dates from the 12th century; however, it was completely renewed in the 15th and 16th centuries. A mighty square fortified tower ( donjon ) forms the core of the present day complex; its lower area is sloped and was formerly surrounded by a moat . The tower closes at the top in a battlement with machikoulis and small watch towers ( échauguettes ) in the corners. The three-storey residential wing ( corps de logis ) from the 16th century has an extended attic with porthole windows and an imposing roof structure . Two semicircular projecting stair towers that frame the residential wing are still memories of the Middle Ages. The Porte de l'Arbol is the last remaining part of what was once a seven-towered enclosure wall. The castle was recognized as a monument historique in 1939 .
- The parish church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption dates from the 16th century. Their straight and largely unadorned shapes already indicate the beginning of classical influences. The nave is accompanied by five side chapels, which have contributed to both the financing and the stabilization of the building.
- The elongated market hall from the 16th century still has its original roof structure, which rests on twelve brick pillars.
- There is a roofed washing area ( lavoir ) from the 19th century at a nearby lake .
Parish church
Market hall
Washing area
Web links
- Lacapelle-Marival, history - photos + information (French)
- Lacapelle-Marival, tourism site - photos + information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château, Lacapelle-Marival in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)