Rochecolombe

Rochecolombe
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Community association	Gorges de l'Ardèche
Coordinates	44 ° 31 '  N , 4 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 31 '  N , 4 ° 26'  E
height	159-440 m
surface	21.50 km 2
Residents	211 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	07200
INSEE code	07190
The Saint-Pierre de Sauveplantade church

Rochecolombe is a French municipality with 211 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the south of the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc and the municipal association Gorges de l'Ardèche .

geography

Rochecolombe is located on a ridge between the Ardèche and Ibie valleys , 12 kilometers southeast of Aubenas and 11 kilometers northeast of Ruoms , between the neighboring communities of Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche in the west and Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie in the east. The town center, the old abandoned village and the hamlets Sauveplantade and Vaudanoux belong to the municipality.

history

According to the Charter Vetus , Silva Plantada (Sauveplantade) was given to the Bishop of Viviers by Aginus and his wife Pétronille in the 7th century . The bishops gave fiefs to the village from the 11th century . The Vogüé family, who owned Rochecolombe, got a fiefdom in Sauveplantade. The old village was built in the 14th and 15th centuries on the ruins of the donjon of the medieval castle . It is higher than today's town center.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	189	1178	139	167	131	170	212	211
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre de Sauveplantade was built in the 11th and 12th centuries. An original church in Sauveplantade was mentioned in the Charter Vetus . The current church was classified as a Monument historique (historical monument) in 1907 . From the 11th century it was part of a priory that belonged to the Benedictine monastery of Cruas . Its altar dates from the same period and was classified as a Monument historique in 1966. A copper lecture cross from the 16th century has been a monument historique since 1922. The stone on which the baptismal font stands is a milestone from Gallo-Roman times . It was classified as a Monument historique in 1912.
• The Château de Rochecolombe and the associated medieval city
• The waterfall from which the Ibie falls 30 meters

economy

The image of the community is characterized by forest, pastures, vineyards and fruit trees. Important occupations of Rochecolombins are viticulture , fruit growing and the breeding of domestic sheep and domestic goats .

Web links

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

• Rochecolombe. In: Structurae
• Rochecolombe.fr in French

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rochecolombe on cartesfrance.fr in French.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the CC Gorges de l'Ardèche (French) Accessed on January 20, 2015.
3. ↑ Rochecolombe on memo.fr in French.
4. ^ Rochecolombe in Base Mérimée (French). Retrieved January 6, 2010.
5. ^ Rochecolombe in Palissy Base (French). Retrieved January 6, 2010.
6. ↑ Analysis prospective de la filière ovin viande en Ardèche (PDF document) on rhone-alpes.chambagri.fr in French.