Linars
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Val de Nouère | |
| Community association | Grand Angoulême | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 25-82 m | |
| surface | 5.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,078 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 348 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16730 | |
| INSEE code | 16187 | |
| Website | www.linars.fr | |
 Saint-Pierre church |
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Linars is a municipality with 2,078 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Linars is located on the north bank of the Charente about eight kilometers (driving distance) west of the city of Angoulême in the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 60 meters above sea level. d. Here the river Nouère flows into the Charente.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 726 | 852 | 1667 | 2208 | 2193 | 2110 | 2071 | 2078 |
In the 19th century the population of the place fell from about 600 in 1800 to about 400 in 1900. Due to its proximity to the city of Angoulême and comparatively low property prices, the municipality's population grew to over 2000 in the last quarter of the 20th century.
economy
Linars is traditionally characterized by agriculture, whereby the cultivation of hemp has played an important role for centuries. In medieval documents the place is handed down as Linaria or Linares , which goes back to the cultivation of flax ( lin ) and / or hemp ( chanvre ). Otherwise retail, craft, viticulture and smaller service companies determine the economic activity of the place.
history
The remains of a Gallo-Roman manor ( villa rustica ) and a cemetery from the same period have been found in the municipality . During the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) the town and church suffered severe damage; possibly the slim watchtower was built on the north side of the church during the reconstruction . The existence of a priory in the hamlet of Chevanon that was dissolved and destroyed during the French Revolution is documented.
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque building from the 12th century, built from precisely hewn natural stone , with a west facade dominated by arches and richly structured by semi-column templates and cornices , the ground floor of which is divided in the manner of a triumphal arch scheme with lateral blind portals . The upper level shows a seven-part arcade structure resting on columns with capitals with a central window. The level ends with a console frieze made of heads . In the gable above the half-columns there are four seated lion figures ; The small gable in the upper area, resting on three head consoles, is also unusual . The portal's tympanum, adorned with Christ and two angels , was destroyed by iconoclasts during the Wars of Religion and the French Revolution. The single nave nave has a barrel vault with thick belt arch beams that rest on three-quarter columns with simple cube capitals; Similar unprofiled beams can also be found in the area of the apse . The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1913 .
- The church bell dates from 1752 and is separately protected.
Web links
- Linars, Saint-Pierre church - photos + info (French)
- Linars, history - info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Pierre, Linars in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Cloche, Église Saint-Pierre, Linars in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)