Marcilhac-sur-Celé
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Causse et Vallées | |
| Community association | Grand Figeac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 33 ' N , 1 ° 46' E | |
| height | 140-391 m | |
| surface | 27.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 200 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46160 | |
| INSEE code | 46183 | |
| Website | http://www.marcilhac.fr | |
 Marcilhac-sur-Célé - the village with the ruins of a monastery |
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The southern French municipality of Marcilhac-sur-Célé is located in the Lot department in the Occitanie region . The small town with 200 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the Célé Valley and is part of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park .
location
Marcilhac-sur-Célé is at an altitude of about 160 meters above sea level. d. M. on the southwestern edge of the massif central on the banks of the Célé , a right tributary of the Lot . The village and its surroundings are dominated by the white and ocher cliffs of the Célé Valley. The nearest town is Figeac, about 30 kilometers (driving distance) to the east .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 271 | 270 | 260 | 240 | 196 | 194 | 199 |
In the 19th century the place always had between 800 and 950 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants decreased continuously to the current lows in the first half of the 20th century.
economy
In the Haut-Quercy , agriculture was primarily self-sufficient , which also included viticulture until the 19th century, but which was almost completely abandoned after the phylloxera crisis . 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.
history
In prehistoric times, the area around Marcilhac-sur-Célé was already populated by humans. They used the caves in the cliffs above the Célé as a shelter. Traces from the Gallo-Roman times can also be found in the municipality, including the remains of an estate that belonged to a man named Marcellus. The place was first mentioned in the 7th century. The fortified Benedictine monastery around which the town developed was founded in the 12th century . The monastery, located on a branch route of the Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis ), to which the pilgrimage site Rocamadour belonged, was a popular destination for pilgrims from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The church was even larger than that of Conques . In the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) the monastery was destroyed several times and finally plundered in 1569 during the Huguenot Wars . The abbey did not recover from this event; During the French Revolution , the buildings were sold to private individuals by the French state.
Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )
There are two pilgrimage hostels (French: Gîte d'étape ), several private rooms (French: Chambre d'Hôtes ) and a campsite in the village . The GR 651 variant continues along the Célé valley, past the Grotte du Pech Merle , crosses the Lot valley at Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and reunites with the GR 65 between Limogne-en-Quercy and Varaire the D41 , parallel to the Way of St. James, into the Lot Valley.
Attractions
- Only remains of the former Benedictine monastery of Marcilhac have been preserved. The originally Romanesque church from the 12th century was partially rebuilt ( apse , choir , transept ) in Gothic styles. The enclosure area is only chapter house preserved; here are several imaginatively designed Romanesque capitals . The complex was classified as a Monument historique in 1906, 1939 and 1965 .
Capitals in the arches of the chapter house
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- A half-timbered house with brick infill ( Maison du Roi ) from the 14th to 16th centuries now houses the tourist office and a small museum of sacred art. It was classified as a Monument historique in 1939 .
- There are two megalithic structures ( dolmens ) in the municipality ( Dolmen de la Devèze-sud and Dolmen de Combe de Saule n ° 2 ) and have been classified as Monuments historiques since 1997 and 2012 respectively .
- A fountain from antiquity with a diameter of about six meters and an only partially preserved staircase has been classified as a monument historique since 1979 .
- In the area around Marcilhac there are several hundred stone huts made of dry stone masonry ( caselles ) that can be explored on hikes.
- A stalactite cave ( Grotte de Bellevue ) was discovered in 1964.
literature
- Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 ( Rother hiking guide ).
- Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .
Web links
- Way of St. James (Via Podiensis)
- Marcilhac, sights - photos + information (French)
- Causses de Quercy Regional Park - Photos + Info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre, Marcilhac-sur-Célé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison du Roi, Marcilhac-sur-Célé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Dolmen de la Devèze-sud, Marcilhac-sur-Célé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Dolmen de Combe de Saule n ° 2, Marcilhac-sur-Célé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Mas de la Boute, Marcilhac-sur-Célé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
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