Lurcy-Lévis

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Lurcy-Lévis
Coat of arms of Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis (France)
Lurcy-Lévis
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Bourbon l'Archambault
Community association Moulins Community
Coordinates 46 ° 44 ′  N , 2 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′  N , 2 ° 56 ′  E
height 196-283 m
surface 71.42 km 2
Residents 1,893 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03320
INSEE code 03155

Saint Martin Church

Lurcy-Lévis is a central French town and municipality with 1,893 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .

location

The place Lurcy-Lévis is located in the fertile and wooded landscape of the northern Bourbonnais at an altitude of about 220 meters above sea level. d. M. The city of Moulins is about 45 kilometers (driving distance) to the southeast; the city ​​of Nevers, which is already part of Burgundy, is about 45 kilometers northeast. Several individual farms also belong to the community.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,400 2,429 2,292 2,294 2,080 2,092 2.128 2,026

In the 19th century the number of inhabitants rose from around 2,000 to over 4,000 people; Due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants in the municipality then fell continuously to the lows of the last few decades.

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants of Lurcy-Lévis lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture; in addition there were regional retail trade and handicrafts. During the phylloxera crisis at the end of the 19th century came the viticulture temporarily ground to a halt, but are now being produced again red, rosé and white wines on the appellation de Val Loire ' are marketed. Some of the vacant houses in the village have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

The existence of the place has been handed down since the 11th century; the feudal lord at the time was Eudes de la Porte . The Romanesque church of Saint-Martin was built in the 12th century . In 1422 the place came as a dowry in the possession of the former eminent family Lévis , whose members long time Chamberlains of the Dukes of Bourbonnais were. In the following years he experienced a cultural and economic boom, of which the former Palais de Justice still bears witness.

Attractions

Capital of the Saint-Martin church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Lurcy-Lévis

  • The trefoil choir ( trikonchos ) of the former priory church and today's parish church of Saint-Martin was built in the 12th century; the transept with pointed arches , the vaulted crossing and the nave spanned by a huge roof truss are works of the 14th century. The late Gothic west portal, which is divided into two parts and crowned by keel arches , was added in the 15th century. Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1937 .
  • The former three-wing complex of the Château de Lévis ( 46 ° 42 ′ 9 ″  N , 2 ° 55 ′ 18 ″  E ) has older origins, but in its current form mainly dates from the 17th and 18th centuries; it is privately owned and has been classified as a Monument historique since 1945 .
  • The origins of the medieval-looking Château de Béguin on the outskirts date back to the 15th century, but its current appearance largely stems from the restoration and romanticizing measures of the 19th century. Today it serves as a luxury hotel and restaurant.
  • Of local or regional importance are an automobile race track ( circuit automobile ), a cycle racing track ( vélodrome ) and a small airport ( aérodrome ).

Web links

Commons : Lurcy-Lévis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 574-577.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Martin, Lurcy-Lévis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Château de Lévis, Lurcy-Lévis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)