Laval-du-Tarn
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Laval-du-Tarn La Val de Tarn |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | La Canourgue | |
| Community association | Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 21 ′ N , 3 ° 21 ′ E | |
| height | 449–1,021 m | |
| surface | 36.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 96 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48500 | |
| INSEE code | 48085 | |
 Laval-du-Tarn - Château de la Caze |
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Laval-du-Tarn ( Occitan : La Val de Tarn ) is a southern French municipality with 96 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitania region .
location
Laval-du-Tarn is about 840 meters above sea level. d. M. in the area of the Causse de Sauveterre in the southern Massif Central in the Cevennes region in the historic landscape of Gevaudan . The closest larger city is Mende, about 33 kilometers (driving distance) to the northeast .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 206 | 202 | 163 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 107 |
The population rose from 335 to 550 in the 19th century. As a result of the increasing loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture , the population fell continuously in the 20th century to the current low.
economy
Traditionally, agriculture and primarily sheep breeding play the most important role in the economic life of the municipality. Since the 1960s and 1970s, tourism has been added as a source of income in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ).
history
As the many megalithic tombs ( dolmen ) - mostly destroyed by the forces of nature - show that the area was already settled in the Neolithic. The Romans and Franks did not care about the barren plateaus in south-east France and so the place is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1279; the small Romanesque church was built in the 12th century; a permanent parish, however, only in 1308. The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) and the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598) passed the place without a trace.
Attractions
- A relatively well-preserved megalithic grave was discovered on the hill called Aire des trois Seigneurs , which was formerly covered by a tumulus that was still recognizable in its basic dimensions . The building and its surroundings, in which there are also the remains of a stone circle ( cromlech ), were recognized as a Monument historique in 1990 . Meanwhile, a hiking trail has been signposted that leads past some of the 18 dolmens.
- The small parish church ( Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge ) is one of the few Romanesque buildings in the Lozère department. In the 19th century it received a new tower and was plastered.
- An outstanding building in the municipality ( 44 ° 20 ′ 7 ″ N , 3 ° 21 ′ 33 ″ E ) is the Château de La Caze , built in the 15th century and largely restored to its original state . The castle complex consists of a residential wing ( corps de logis ), which is surrounded by differently designed towers. The castle now serves as a luxury hotel and has been classified as a monument historique since 1988 .
- The Domaine de Grandlac , a fortified manor house ( 44 ° 24 ′ 22 ″ N , 3 ° 19 ′ 40 ″ E ), which was recognized as a monument historique in 1998, dates from around the same time .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ensemble mégalithique de l'Aire des Trois-Seigneurs, Laval-du-Tarn in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de La Caze, Laval-du-Tarn in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Domaine de Grandlac, Laval-sur-Tarn in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)