Rouet

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Rouet
Lo Roet
Coat of arms of Rouet
Rouet (France)
Rouet
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Lodève
Canton Lodève
Community association Grand Pic Saint Loup
Coordinates 43 ° 49 ′  N , 3 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 49 ′  N , 3 ° 49 ′  E
height 179-500 m
surface 24.77 km 2
Residents 65 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34380
INSEE code 34236

Rouet - Montagne d'Hortus

Rouet ( Occitan : Lo Roet ) is a place and a municipality with 65 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the southern French department of Hérault in the Occitanie region .

location

The place Rouet lies at the foot of the southern foothills of the Cevennes ( Montagne d'Hortus ) at an altitude of about 270 meters above sea level. d. M. in the old cultural landscape of the Languedoc . The city of Montpellier is about 39 km (driving distance) in a south-easterly direction; the city of Nîmes is about 60 km to the east.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1975 1999 2008 2017
Residents 93 138 106 56 49 46 61 65

In the 19th century the municipality , which was divided into several hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads, always had well over 100 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture , the population fell continuously in the 20th century to the lows of the last decades.

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants of the community lived on agriculture as a self-sufficient source (grain, wine, vegetables, cheese); only the city of Montpellier came into question as a market place for cheese products, salted meat, etc. because of its relative proximity . Viticulture is still important, but since the 1960s tourism has played an increasingly important role in the municipality's economic life in the form of holiday homes ( gîtes ).

history

There are several Neolithic dolmens in the municipality , including the imposing Dolmen du Lamalou . In the 11th or 12th century, the remote Château de la Roquette was built . The place itself had been inhabited since the 12th century at the latest. During the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598), the local church was affected.

Attractions

Dolmen du Lamalou
  • The Dolmen du Lamalou, surrounded on all sides by a cairn, is located about 2.5 km northwest of the town near the source of the Lamalou river ( 43 ° 49 ′ 27 ″  N , 3 ° 47 ′ 59 ″  E ). The complex is one of the most imposing megalithic buildings in the south of France. A few kilometers away are the remains of other dolmens. The complex has been recognized as a monument historique since 1954 .
  • The approximately 5.30 m high, but stele-like flattened so-called menhir de Juoilles ( 43 ° 49 '2.6 "  N , 3 ° 51' 8.3"  O ) should originally have been used as a cover plate of a dolmen, but broke during transport two parts. The two parts were only put together in 1992 and erected not far from where they were found.
  • The still impressive ruins on a rock in south-western tip of the community standing Château de la Roquette or Château de Viviourès ( 43 ° 47 '35 "  N , 3 ° 49' 8"  O ) can only be achieved as part of a several-hour hike. The complex has not been inhabited since the 16th century; it has been classified as a Monument historique since 1940 .

Web links

Commons : Rouet (Hérault)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dolmen de Lamalou, Rouet in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Restes du château de la Roquette, Rouet in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)