Nasbinals
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Nasbinals Las Binals |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | Aumont-Aubrac | |
| Community association | Hautes Terres de l'Aubrac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 1,080-1,386 m | |
| surface | 63.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 528 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48260 | |
| INSEE code | 48104 | |
| Website | Community website | |
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The southern French municipality of Nasbinals ( Occitan : Las Binals ) has 528 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is located in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region and in the canton of Aumont-Aubrac .
location
Nasbinals is the westernmost municipality in the Lozère department. It is located on the Aubrac plateau , part of the Massif Central , at an altitude of approx. 1180 m above sea level. d. M. on the GR 65 long-distance hiking trail , which largely follows the historical course of the Camino de Santiago ( Via Podiensis ). The closest town is Mende, approx. 50 km (driving distance) southeast .
history
The earliest mention of Nasbinals goes back to the 8th century. In 1074, monks from the monastery of Saint-Victor de Marseille built a Romanesque priory church in the Auvergne style and consecrated it to the Virgin Mary . In 1135 the priory came to the Aubrac Hospital . One can assume that a village gradually developed in the vicinity of the priory.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 856 | 1,158 | 1,215 | 803 | 504 | 509 |
Because of the remote location of the place and as a result of the loss of jobs due to the mechanization of agriculture , the population of Marchastel has continuously decreased since the beginning of the 20th century to the lows of the last decades.
economy
Nasbinals is the commercial center of the Aubrac. In the past, the inhabitants lived as self-sufficient farmers from sheep and cattle breeding or from dairy products (e.g. Cantal cheese) and from the income from small barley fields and gardens protected from the wind . In the 19th century the importance of breeding Aubrac cattle , which can be kept outdoors all year round, increased more and more. In the second half of the 20th century, tourism was added as a source of income in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
Attractions
- The mostly single-storey houses and the church of the village are mostly built of natural stone.
- The former priory and today Église Sainte-Marie is a single-but with a transept -provided dreiapsidialer Romanesque building of 11-12. Century with an octagonal crossing tower and a south portal staggered in depth and accompanied by set columns . The church building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1921 .
- About 2 km southeast of the village is the Lac de Salhiens .
Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )
In Nasbinals there are hotels and restaurants as well as several pilgrimage hostels (French: Gîte d'étape ) in addition to the tourist information office . The place also has a campsite. The further course of the Camino de Santiago leads via Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac into the Lot Valley. The D987 leads there as a direct road connection .
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
- Pictures of Nasbinals ( Memento from January 31, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Office de Tourisme (French)
- Nasbinals, church - photo + short information (French)
- Along the Via Podiensis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Sainte-Marie, Nasbinals in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
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