Le Poet-Laval
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Dieulefit | |
| Community association | Dieulefit-Bourdeaux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 32 ' N , 5 ° 0' E | |
| height | 255-973 m | |
| surface | 31.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 933 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26160 | |
| INSEE code | 26243 | |
| Website | lepoetlaval.org | |
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Le Poët-Laval is a French municipality with 933 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the canton of Dieulefit in the arrondissement of Nyons . The inhabitants are called Poët-Lavaliens or Poët-Lavalliennes . In September 2010 the place was awarded the “Les plus beaux villages de France” award.
geography
Le Poët-Laval is located at an altitude of about 310 meters above sea level in the south of the Drôme department. In the summer months, nestled in blue-violet blooming lavender fields, Poët-Laval rises with its castle and Romanesque church ruins on a wooded cliff above the Jabron .
The distance to Dieulefit is six kilometers, to Montélimar it is 24 kilometers and to Avignon 70 kilometers.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 461 | 505 | 493 | 538 | 652 | 809 | 875 | 923 |
history
The name of the place is derived from the Latin pogetum vallis and means le petit mont dans la vallée , in German: "Small mountain above the valley".
The history of Poët-Laval is closely linked to the history of the Order of Malta , with them the actual history of the place begins when they established what was then the greatest commander in Provence in Poët-Laval in the 12th century . The oldest documented mention as Poietum Vallis comes from 1269. As a result of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, there was extensive depopulation, as the inhabitants wanted to cling to their Protestant faith; Poët-Laval subsequently began to decline. It was not until the second half of the 20th century that the town was able to regain its quality and population through the influx of artists from different genres who restored inexpensive summer quarters here.
Coming room
Old entrance with stairs
Table of the Maltese
At the hospital
Gothic pointed arch window at the hospital
Attractions
Townscape
- The half-collapsed chapel with the John's tower rising above the semicircular apse comes from the Romanesque period .
- A defensive defense tower rises next to the hospital, the facade of which is pierced with Gothic pointed arched windows.
- The Knighthood Coming, flanked with towers, was built in the 15th century. Its facade is decorated with Gothic crosses - the eight-pointed white cross of the Maltese symbolizes the eight Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount.
- The medieval castle Poët-Laval of the Comtes de Poitiers towering over the town.
Museum of the History of Protestantism in the Dauphiné
The history of Protestantism in the Dauphiné and in particular the time of the Huguenot persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes is documented in the old Protestant church .
Museum of the History of Protestantism in the Dauphiné
inside view
Interior view of the church
Culture
Since the 1970s Poët-Laval has developed into a place for artists and - especially in the summer months - a cultural center of the region:
- Since 1995 the “Center international d'art et d'animation Raymond du Puy ” has offered themed exhibitions and solo exhibitions of nationally and internationally renowned contemporary visual artists .
- Concerts of various genres take place regularly from March to September
- in August and September the “Festival of Regional Choirs”.
- In addition, there are artists, general and farmers markets in the castle and in the summer months
- daily castle tours.
Personalities
- Gerard Reve (* 1923, † 2006), Dutch writer; lived in Poët-Laval for many years.
- Yvan Theimer (* 1944), Czech sculptor
literature
- Heinz Duchhardt (ed.): The exodus of the Huguenots: the repeal of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 as a European event. Cologne and Vienna, Böhlau 1985, ISBN 3-412-07385-7 .
