Polminhac

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Polminhac
Polminhac (France)
Polminhac
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Aurillac
Canton Vic-sur-Cère
Community association Cère et Goul en Carladès
Coordinates 44 ° 57 '  N , 2 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '  N , 2 ° 35'  E
height 629-1,178 m
surface 29.03 km 2
Residents 1,163 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 15800
INSEE code 15154
Website Polminhac

Polminhac - Château de Pesteils

Polminhac ( Occitan : identical) is a French city and a municipality with 1,163 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Polminhac belongs to the historical region of Carladès .

location

The place Polminhac lies on the river Cère at an altitude of about 660 m above sea level. d. M. The distance to Aurillac is approx. 15 km (driving distance) in a westerly direction.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2016
Residents 1404 1560 1239 992 1156 1151

Despite the mechanization of agriculture, there was only a limited decline in population in the 20th century .

economy

For centuries, the place Polminhac served the exclusively agriculturally oriented and self- sufficient hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farms in the area as a center of handicrafts, trade and services. Since the middle of the 20th century tourism has played a not insignificant role for the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

In the Middle Ages, Polminhac was part of the Carlat Vice-County ; next to it probably existed a priory of the Saint-Géraud abbey of Aurillac. In 1643, the French King Louis XIII. the Carladès to the county and gave it to the Monaco-based Grimaldi family as a fief; it retained this until the outbreak of the French Revolution .

Attractions

Church Saint-Victor
  • The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Victor was possibly a priory church of the Abbey of Saint-Géraud of Aurillac. The broad west tower with its bell gable ( clocher mur ) follows the style of several buildings in Carladès (cf. Thérondels et al.). The Gothic archivolt portal is a later addition. While the nave was redesigned later, the polygonal apse could still be part of the original building. The west facade and apse of the church have been recognized as a monument historique since 1927 .
  • A wayside cross from the 16th century stands next to the church. It has also been classified as a Monument historique since 1971 .
  • The Pesteils Castle with its mighty keep ( donjon ) originates from the 14th century; In the 17th century the residential wing ( corps de logis ) was added. However, its current condition largely corresponds to the restoration measures of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The imposing building is privately owned and was classified as a Monument historique in 1994 .
Château de Vixouzes
  • Vixouze Castle ( 44 ° 56 ′ 26 ″  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 37 ″  E ), southeast of Polminhac, has a long building history that goes back to the 13th century. Originally there was only one keep within an enclosure wall; all other buildings are ingredients of later owners. The building complex has been recognized as a monument historique since 2000 .
  • Three other castles in the municipality are also worth mentioning: the Château de la Cavade from around 1600 (restored in the 19th century) in the north and the Château de Clavières (around 1850) and the Château des Huttes (around 1800) in the southeast . All three are privately owned and cannot be viewed.

Personalities

Jakob Berthieu (1838-1896), from Pope Benedict XVI. sainted in 2012 Jesuit - missionary in Madagascar was born in Polminhac.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Victor, Polminhac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Croix de chemin, Polminhac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Château de Pesteils, Polminhac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Château de Vixouzes, Polminhac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)