Reugny (Allier)

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Reugny
Reugny (France)
Reugny
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Montluçon
Canton Huriel
Community association Val de Cher
Coordinates 46 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 37 ′  E
height 178-282 m
surface 7.66 km 2
Residents 249 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03190
INSEE code 03213

Notre-Dame priory

Reugny is a place and out of this, several hamlets (hamlets) existing and farmsteads French community with 249 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Allier in the north-west of the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes , near the border between the old province of Berry and Bourbonnais .

location

The place Reugny is located about 15 kilometers north of Montluçon on the east bank of the Cher at an altitude of about 200 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is temperate and is influenced equally by the Atlantic and the mountains of the Massif Central ; Rain falls throughout the year.

At Reugny includes the hamlet ( hamlets ) Varigny , La Prugne and La Maison Neuve .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2014
Residents 237 321 347 291 272 258

The slight but continuous decline in population in the first half of the 20th century is mainly due to the phylloxera crisis and the increasing mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on the produce of their fields and gardens, self-sufficient ; cattle breeding and a little viticulture were also carried out. Craftsmen, small traders and service providers settled in the village. Agriculture still plays a dominant role in the municipality's economic life. Since the 1960s, some of the vacant houses have been used as holiday apartments ( gîtes ) .

history

The region around Montluçon played a role in French history as early as Roman and Frankish times . Around the year 1000 the region was united with the Bourbonnais. In the 12th century, the Notre-Dame priory was built ; the place Reugny may have developed later.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Reugny (Allier)

  • The origins of the parish church of Saint-Martin date back to the 11th century; however, it was later changed repeatedly. The nave is still Romanesque , the current apse dates from the 13th century. The interior of the church contains a pietà from the 15th century.

Surroundings

  • The former priory , located about one kilometer south of the town, was the founding of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Cyran in the Brenne and was built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The chapel made of quarry stones and reinforced with stone houses as well as some buildings of the former fortifications have been preserved. The priory seems to have been dissolved as early as the 17th century; the buildings were used for commercial purposes. The complex has been recognized as a monument historique since 1989 .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 455-457.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reugny - Map with altitude information
  2. ↑ Montluçon / Reugny - climate tables
  3. ↑ Vanished vineyards north of Montluçon
  4. ↑ Prieuré Notre-Dame, Reugny in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)