Les Junies
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Les Junies Las Joanias |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Cahors | |
| Canton | Puy-l'Évêque | |
| Community association | Grand Cahors | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 32 ' N , 1 ° 14' E | |
| height | 100-296 m | |
| surface | 13.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 269 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46150 | |
| INSEE code | 46134 | |
 Les Junies - Château |
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Les Junies ( Occitan : Las Joanias ) is a southern French municipality with 269 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitania region .
location
Les Junies lies at an altitude of approx. 120 meters above sea level. d. M. in the old cultural landscape of the Quercy about eight kilometers (driving distance) west of Cahors .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 283 | 248 | 243 | 250 | 255 | 264 | 254 |
In the 19th century the place had more than 900 inhabitants at times. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants has since decreased to the current lows.
economy
In the Haut-Quercy , agriculture, which included viticulture until the 19th century, was primarily self-sufficient for centuries . After the phylloxera crisis in the second half of the 19th century, viticulture in the region was almost completely given up. Today - in addition to agriculture, retail and handicrafts - tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) plays a major role in the economic life of the municipality.
Attractions
- The castle ( château ) is a building from the Middle Ages that has been modernized several times and owes its current appearance to a renovation in the 16th century. The windows were enlarged during this time and were given stone crosses . The building is privately owned and was recognized as a Monument historique in 1925 .
- From the Dominican convent , founded in the 14th century, only the church and parts of the chapter house and the cloister have survived after the destruction during the French Revolution . These were classified as Monument historique in 1920 .
- The pilgrim church of Saint-Pierre-les-Liens is a single-nave building from the 13th century with a flat apse , which was changed in the 14th century in Gothic styles ( tracery windows ). The neo-Gothic tower above the entrance portal is an ingredient from the 19th century. Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1973 .
- The parish church of Saint-Perdufle is a simple late Romanesque building from the 13th century, the unadorned west facade of which is elevated by a bell gable. Inside there are remains of wall paintings from the 16th century with scenes from the Passion of Christ . The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1971 .
- The stone chimney of the Maison Cavaillé was placed under protection as early as 1931.
literature
- Françoise Auricoste: Histoire de la seigneurie et du monastère des June. Les Junies, 2002, ISBN 978-2-951-78130-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Château, Les Junies in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Ancien Couvent, Les Junies in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Eglise de Canourgues, Les Junies in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Église Saint-Perdufle (Saint-Perdou) de la Masse, Les Junies in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison Cavaillé, Les Junies in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)