Margerides

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Margerides
Marjarida
Margerides coat of arms
Margerides (France)
Margerides
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Ussel
Canton Haute-Dordogne
Community association Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Coordinates 45 ° 27 '  N , 2 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '  N , 2 ° 24'  E
height 475-737 m
surface 11.80 km 2
Residents 305 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 26 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19200
INSEE code 19128
Website www.margerides.fr

Margerides - Église Saint-Martin

Margerides ( Occitan Marjarida ) is a place and a French commune with 305 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Corrèze department in the east of the Limousin region .

geography

location

The municipality of Margerides is located in the Massif Central at an altitude of approx. 680 meters above sea level. d. M. left side of the Diège , whose dam ( Barrage des Chaumettes ) is about three kilometers to the southwest. Tulle , the prefecture of the département, is located approximately 70 kilometers southwest, Ussel approximately 15 kilometers northwest and Bort-les-Orgues approximately 12 kilometers southeast. Neighboring communities of Margerides are Saint-Bonnet-près-Bort in the north, Sarroux-Saint Julien with Saint-Julien-près-Bort in the east, Roche-le-Peyroux in the south and Saint-Victour in the west.

traffic

The place is about 17 kilometers southeast of exit 23 of the A89 autoroute .

coat of arms

Description : Under red shield main with three bar-setting made silver five-pointed stars in silver a red lion with red Cross Moline in the clutches.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 317 281 246 240 233 225 250 299

In the 19th century the community consistently had between 700 and 800 inhabitants. The mechanization of agriculture and the resulting loss of jobs led to a significant population decline in the 20th century.

Attractions

Portal of the Saint-Martin church
  • The Saint-Martin church , a single-nave Romanesque sacred building from the 12th century with Auvergnatian style influences, has a multi-pass arch over the archivolt portal - protected by a vestibule . The nave is barrel vaulted; the chancel arch rests on pillars with capitals showing fantastic animals. The church building has been classified as a monument historique since August 1, 1975 .
  • In 1905 the remains of a pagan temple complex from Gallo-Roman times were discovered and archaeologically explored. The ruins of the complex have been recognized as a monument historique since December 19, 1984 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Margerides  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry no. PA00099797 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Entry no. PA00099798 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)