Roullet-Saint-Estèphe

Roullet-Saint-Estèphe
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Boëme-Échelle
Community association	Grand Angoulême
Coordinates	45 ° 35 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 35 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  E
height	22-139 m
surface	41.50 km 2
Residents	4,262 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	103 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	16440
INSEE code	16287
Saint-Estèphe - Saint-Estèphe Church

Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is a western French municipality with 4262 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

location

Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is located about 15 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of Angoulême in the cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 50 meters above sea level. d. M. The Charente delimits the municipality to the north.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	1354	1538	2304	2953	3378	3525	3662	4257

In the 19th century the population of the community rose from about 900 to over 1400 at times; the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture led to a population decline to around 1200 in the first half of the 20th century. The proximity to the greater Angoulême area and the comparatively low real estate prices have resulted in a renewed increase in the population in recent decades.

economy

For centuries, the inhabitants of the community lived from agriculture; In the early modern period, several water-powered grain , oil and paper mills were added. The soils of the commune belong to the fins bois of the Cognac wine-growing region , but hardly any wine is grown in the densely populated region around Angoulême.

history

Roullet (old name Roreto or Rolero ) belonged to the abbey of Saint-Cybard in Angoulême for a long time in the early and high Middle Ages until it was annexed first to the cathedral of Angoulême and later that of the abbey of La Couronne in the 12th century .

Attractions

Roullet - Saint-Cybard Church

• The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Cybard von Roullet is a single-nave building from the 12th century, the crossing tower and west facade of which were thoroughly restored by Paul Abadie in the late 19th century ; Above all, the crossing tower, which was largely destroyed by a lightning strike in 1872, was not faithfully restored, but still imposing, whereby the four corner lanterns with their clapboard imitations represent free additions by the architect. The west facade shows a triumphal arch scheme in the portal zone with side blind portals , which is repeated to some extent in the arcade zone above . The building, which is rather inconspicuous on the outside, is convincing on the inside with a rich architectural structure through half-column templates, which are grouped into early bundle pillars in the nave , which is covered by domes , but especially in the area of ​​the crossing, which is also covered by a trumpet dome . The choir bay and apse are surrounded by blind arcades with small window openings. The rich capital decoration with vegetable and figurative motifs is remarkable . Overall, the church building is a scaled-down image of Angoulême Cathedral and was classified as a monument historique as early as 1840 .
• The Saint-Estèphe church in the Saint-Estèphe district ( 45 ° 34 ′ 46 ″  N , 0 ° 0 ′ 53 ″  E ) is a 12th and 13th century building with an imposing crossing tower with original clapboard imitation . The side of two buttresses accompanied extremely simple archive olten - and pillarless west portal leads into the nave and a barrel vault with transverse arches under trains covered nave; only over the crossing is a dome resting on trumpets. Embedded in the north wall of the nave is an extraordinary Romanesque baptismal font , the front panel of which is decorated with a toothed frieze and a paw cross . The church building was classified as a monument historique in 1923 .

Dolmen de la Boucharderie

• The two-storey estate Domaine de la Forêt ( 45 ° 33 ′ 34 ″  N , 0 ° 0 ′ 20 ″  E ) dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. It is privately owned and has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1992 .
• The megalithic Dolmen of La Boucharderie is located in the district of Saint-Estèphe ( 45 ° 33 ′ 30 ″  N , 0 ° 1 ′ 32 ″  E ). The building, made of limestone blocks , has been classified as a monument historique since 1927 .

Web links

Commons : Roullet-Saint-Estèphe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Roullet, Saint-Cybard church - photos + info (French)
• Roullet, Saint-Cybard church - photos + info (French)
• Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Estèphe church - photos + info (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Cybard, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Église Saint-Estèphe, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Domaine de la Forêt, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
4. ↑ Dolmen de la Boucharderie, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)