Llauro
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| Arrondissement | Ceret | |
| Canton | Les Aspres | |
| Community association | Aspres | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 33 ' N , 2 ° 45' E | |
| height | 174-511 m | |
| surface | 8.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 317 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 66300 | |
| INSEE code | 66099 | |
 Llauro - town view |
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Llauro ( Catalan Llauró ) is a place and a municipality in southern France with 317 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region .
location
The place Llauro lies at an altitude of approx. 310 to 335 m above sea level. d. M. in the northeastern foothills of the Pyrenees and is about 25 km (driving distance) in a southeastern direction from Perpignan .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1968 | 1999 | 2012 |
| Residents | 238 | 325 | 328 | 181 | 205 | 270 | 316 |
The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture led to a decline in the number of inhabitants in the 20th century - a trend that has gradually reversed in recent decades due to the relative proximity to the city of Perpignan.
economy
Traditionally, the residents lived as self-sufficient food from their (wine) fields and from a little cattle-raising (sheep, goats, chickens). In the 19th century more natural cork was peeled, from which bottle corks were made; however, this tradition gradually disappeared from the middle of the 20th century. The wines produced in the municipality today are marketed through various appellations . Since the middle of the 20th century, there has been income from tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
The existence of two dolmens indicates a Neolithic settlement; on the other hand, the Celts , Romans , Visigoths and Moors left no traces on the municipality. The first reliable mention of the place name Villa Laurosone comes from the year 814; in the 12th century the modern form Llauró appears for the first time . In 1273 the inhabitants of Llauro acquired the place and all rights from the heirs of their previous landlord ( seigneur ) Beranger von Céret and placed themselves under the manorial rule of Infante Jaume , the future king of Mallorca .
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Martin , with a bell gable ( clocher mur or espadanya ) and consecrated to Saint Martin of Tours , dates from the Romanesque period , but was redesigned again and again in the following centuries. The entrance is in a house-like porch. The interior of the church has a single nave and is barrel vaulted. The apse hides a baroque altarpiece from the 18th century; a figure of Christ is attributed to the 12th century.
Surroundings
- The Dolmen Cabana del Moro is located in a wooded area about halfway ( 42 ° 33 ′ 10 ″ N , 2 ° 45 ′ 3 ″ E ) to the neighboring town of Tordères .
- The remains of the Dolmens Serrat de Galuert ( 42 ° 32 '11 " N , 2 ° 44' 30" O ) are, however, southwest of the village.
Web links
- Llauro, Viticulture - Info (French)
- Llauro, history etc. - photos + information (French)