Sail-les-Bains
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Renaison | |
| Community association | Roannais agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ' N , 3 ° 51' E | |
| height | 279-421 m | |
| surface | 21.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 200 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42310 | |
| INSEE code | 42194 | |
 Advertising poster from 1936 |
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Sail-les-Bains is a French commune of 200 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Roannais Agglomération municipal association .
geography
Sail-les-Bains is located on the north-west edge of the Rhône-Alpes region in the Massif Central , 94 kilometers north-west of Lyon . Neighboring municipalities to Sail-les-Bains are Montaiguët-en-Forez in the north-west, Urbise in the north-east, La Pacaudière in the south-east and Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux in the south-west. The municipal area covers 2111 hectares, the mean height is 350 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 300 meters. The Urbise River flows through the municipality.
In the municipality of Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux, the station Saint-Martin-Sail-les-Bains was on the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway line, which is no longer served today.
Sail-les-Bains is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ): warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
The Sail part of the name Sail-les-Bains is derived from the Latin word salius (to jump). Salientes means "fountain", aqua saliens means "bubbling water". Thus the medicinal springs of Sail-les-Bains were already known in Gallo-Roman times (52 BC to 486 AD). The addition les-Bains comes from a later period, it is French and means "the baths".
In 1793 Sail-les-Bains was officially recognized as a "municipality" during the French Revolution (1789–1799). Back then it was just called Sail . In 1801 the parish was granted the right to local self-government and both names were used, both Sail and Sail-Les-Bains .
In the 19th century the health resort was as well known as Vichy , today it has lost its importance.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1886 | 1936 | 1946 | 1962 | 1982 | 1990 | 2009 |
| Residents | 860 | 547 | 713 | 465 | 561 | 373 | 316 | 264 | 213 |
The community had most of the inhabitants in 1793. The number of inhabitants decreased drastically by 1800, recovered until 1886 and has since decreased almost continuously.
Attractions
The Romanesque church of Sail-les-Bains dates from the 12th century. It is entered in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques (historical monuments). Inside the church there is a 15th century wafer iron classified as a Monument historique (MH). In 1928 frescoes made of silicified glue paint were found. They date from the 15th century, represent angels making music and are classified as MH .
economy
An important line of business for the Saillois is the breeding of domestic cattle . Willows shape the landscape.
High quality mineral water is bottled in Sail-les-Bains. You can visit the bottling plant. In addition, local farmers sell meat and sausage products, poultry and goat cheese .
In the municipality, there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Charolais (cheese) and beef from Charolais cattle (Bœuf de Charolles) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for pork (Porc d'Auvergne) and poultry (Volailles d'Auvergne, du Charolais and du Forez) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Sail-les-Bains. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved October 6, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Hermann Grohler: About the origin and meaning of the French place names . BiblioBazaar, 2008, ISBN 978-0-559-26318-7 , pp. 286 ( in Google Books ).
- ↑ a b Sail-les-Bains on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 42194 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 42194 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Eglises Romanes en Brionnais (French)
- ↑ L'eau minérale naturelle. (pdf; 668 kB) (No longer available online.) Chambre Syndicale des Eaux Minérales, pp. 13, 20 + 42 , archived from the original on May 16, 2011 ; Retrieved August 1, 2009 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=35241&req=Sail-les-Bains&style=fiche Sail-les-Bains on quid.fr (French), no longer available since March 25, 2010 .
