Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque

Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque Sent Bonet de Salendrenca
region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	La Grand-Combe
Community association	Alès agglomeration
Coordinates	44 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 52 ′  E
height	208-460 m
surface	3.59 km 2
Residents	120 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	30460
INSEE code	30236
Website	Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque
Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque - Château Le Castellas

Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque ( Occitan Sent Bonet de Salendrenca ) is a place and a municipality with 120 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the southern French department of Gard .

location

Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque is located in the north-west of the Gard department approx. 62 km (driving distance) north-west of the city of Nîmes in the southern foothills of the Cevennes at an altitude of approx. 290 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is temperate; Rain falls throughout the year.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2014
Residents	123	164	104	96	75	115

The continuous decline in the number of inhabitants since the middle of the 19th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs. In addition, almost all mountain regions in France depopulated in favor of the cities in the valleys.

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived as a self-sufficient source of agriculture and livestock (sheep, goats) and the numerous sweet chestnuts in the surrounding forests. Today tourism is of economic importance in the form of the rental of holiday homes ( gîtes ).

Salon of the castle

history

Some researchers consider a Roman or Gallo-Roman oppidum to be the starting point of the village's history; Corresponding finds have not yet been brought to light. A castle over the Salendrinque valley already existed in the 12th century. The place and castle seem to have been spared from destruction during the Huguenot (1562–1598) and Camisard Wars ( 1702–1704).

Attractions

• On the outskirts there is a wash house ( lavoir ) from the 19th century.
• The front part of the Château Le Castellas with its two round towers and the keep ( donjon ) behind them is significantly older than the rear part. In the 15./16. In the 19th century, the entire complex was equipped with large cross- frame windows. The castle was thoroughly restored in the years after 1974 by its owner and in 1980 for historique monument declared

Web links

Commons : Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque - Photos + Info (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque - Map with altitude information
2. ↑ Anduze / Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque - climate tables
3. ↑ Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque - Château Le Castellas in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)