Saint-Jeanvrin
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
| Community association | Berry Grand Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 ' N , 2 ° 14' E | |
| height | 204-267 m | |
| surface | 17.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 152 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18370 | |
| INSEE code | 18217 | |
 The Saint-Georges church |
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Saint-Jeanvrin is a French commune with 152 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Cher department in the Center-Val de Loire region .
geography
Saint-Jeanvrin is located in central France in the southwest of the Cher department, about 50 kilometers southwest of the city of Bourges , 25 kilometers southwest of Saint-Amand-Montrond , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the Arrondissements , and 4.5 kilometers northeast of Châteaumeillant , the capital of the Cantons and the community association Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud , at an average altitude of 236 meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at a height of 223 meters. Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Jeanvrin are Beddes in the west, Le Châtelet in the northeast, Saint-Maur in the east and Châteaumeillant in the southwest. The municipality has an area of 1753 hectares. To the east of the town center are two ponds that were created in the 13th century by the local seigneurs . The landscape is dominated by Bocage .
The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : 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
Originally, Saint-Jeanvrin was part of Beddes. The church of Saint-Georges was first mentioned in 1115 in a papal bull as the church of Saint-Jeanvrin. It was subordinate to the Abbey of Déols . Saint-Jeanvrin was a fiefdom whose first Seigneur was Guillaume Espinaz. Towards the end of the 12th century, the fiefdom of the Seigneurie of Le Châtelet came under. In the 16th century, the village had 44 statistical fireplaces for calculating the tax (feu fiscal) , which corresponds to around 220 inhabitants. At the end of the 18th century there were 74 feu fiscal , i.e. about 370 inhabitants.
During the French Revolution (1789-1799) the community was called Bord.
In the second quarter of the 19th century, wine was grown in the hamlets of Peuteloup and les Vignes . In the second half of the 19th century, the introduction of mixed culture instead of monoculture resulted in better crop yields, which resulted in the community growing. From 1806 to 1881 the population increased from 550 to 716. 55 new houses were built between 1861 and 1891. In the last quarter of the 19th century a railway line was built connecting Châteaumeillant with La Guerche . The route is now closed and the rails have disappeared. The gatekeeper's house is still standing in Saint-Jeanvrin .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 270 | 256 | 210 | 178 | 171 | 150 | 158 | 154 |
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Attractions
Originally the main patron saint of the church was Januarius (Janvier), today it is Saint George . In the last quarter of the 15th century, the Blanchefort family had the buttresses of the nave reinforced and the windows of the apse and the two chapels enlarged. A window from this period has been preserved in the apse. In 1792 the church tower collapsed and its former location was covered with tiles. In 1852 a new church tower was built. The roofs were restored in 1905 but do not match the original roofs. The building was classified as a Monument historique in 1911 . Five capitals from the 12th century were also classified as Monument historique in 1911 . They show people, dragons, fire, lions and birds and are also decorated with floral ornaments.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2009, 37.3 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 7.8 percent of the employees were unemployed .
The nearest stop is in Urçay and is 27.2 kilometers away. The nearest airport is Montluçon-Guéret Airport in Lépaud, 37.4 kilometers away .
Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) apply to beef from Charolais cattle (Bœuf Charolais du Bourbonnais) , lamb ( Agneau du Bourbonnais and du Limousin ), pork (Porc d'Auvergne) , poultry ( Volailles d'Auvergne and du Berry ) as well as in the municipality Val de Loire wines.
Personalities
- Gaston Rivière (1909-2004), hurdy-gurdy player
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 330-332.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Entry No. 18217 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ A b Le village de Saint-Jeanvrin. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved April 19, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Roger de Figuères: Les noms révolutionnaires des communes de France . Lists par départments et liste générale alphabétique. Au siège de la Société, Paris 1901, LCCN 31-005093 , p. 15 (French, online ).
- ↑ Entry No. 18217 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Commune: Saint-Jeanvrin (18217). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on April 19, 2013 (French).
- ^ Gaston Rivière, l'enfant du pays. (No longer available online.) In: leberry.fr. Groupe Center France, May 5, 2012, archived from the original on February 17, 2013 ; Retrieved April 22, 2013 (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.
