Malicorne (Allier)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Commentry | |
| Community association | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 18 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 309-416 m | |
| surface | 11.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 796 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03600 | |
| INSEE code | 03159 | |
| Website | Malicorne, tourism site | |
 Church Saint-Préjet |
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Malicorne is a central French city and a municipality with 796 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
location
The place Malicorne is at an altitude of about 390 meters above sea level. d. M. in the fertile landscape of the Combrailles in southern Bourbonnais . The city of Montluçon is about 20 kilometers (driving distance) northwest; the place Colombier with its Romanesque parish church Saint-Patrocle is only about five kilometers south.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 483 | 485 | 528 | 524 | 822 | 814 | 846 | 829 |
In the 19th century the number of inhabitants rose from around 400 to almost 1,000; in the first half of the 20th century, as a result of the mechanization of agriculture , it fell to the lows of the 1950s and 1960s.
economy
For centuries, the people of Malicorne lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture; in addition there were regional retail trade and handicrafts. During and after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th century the wine was for decades a complete standstill, but now again red, rose and white wines are produced in excess of the appellation Val-de-Loire are marketed.
history
Other places in the area (e.g. Néris-les-Bains ) were already known to the Romans. For Malicorne only medieval data are available; but one suspects a Gallo-Roman origin, since the place was on a Roman road.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Malicorne (Allier)
- The former priory church and today's parish church of Saint-Préjet is an elongated three-aisled building from the late 12th century without a transept , but with three apses , the middle of which is polygonally broken. Striking, but not unusual in the region, is the Romanesque archivolt portal with a multi-pass arch that protrudes slightly from the wall. There is an early Gothic double window with a pent-pass on top of a coffin cornice. The Vierungsturm, reconstructed in the 19th century based on the old model, with its bell-shaped storey with windows on all sides is noteworthy. The interior of the church is vaulted with ribs and contains the wooden figure of a Pietà from the 16th or 17th century. The church has been recognized as a monument historique in several stages since 1932 .
- A well below ground level ( Fontaine de la Bassié ) has recently been restored.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 161-163.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Préjet, Malicorne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
