Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres

Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Roquemaure
Community association	Gard Rhodania
Coordinates	44 ° 3 '  N , 4 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 3 '  N , 4 ° 42'  E
height	39-261 m
surface	16.35 km 2
Residents	3,072 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	188 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	30126
INSEE code	30278
Website	mairie-stlaurentdesarbres.fr
Town hall of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres

Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres ( Occitan Sent Laurenç deis Aubres ) is a French commune with 3,072 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region .

geography

The municipality is located around fifteen kilometers northwest of Avignon and around forty kilometers northeast of the sub-prefecture of Nîmes . Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres is located on the right bank of the Rhône and is part of the Côtes du Rhône Villages wine-growing region .

Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres are Laudun-l'Ardoise in the north, Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas in the east, Roquemaure in the southeast, Lirac in the south and Saint-Victor-la-Coste in the west.

History and culture

Remains of the Paleolithic and Neolithic were discovered early on in the territory of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres . An old charter shows that the village was known as Arbor (the tree) in the 9th century, so the village got its name from the tree that marked the place. In 919, during the reign of Louis l'Aveugle , Laudoin and his wife Eigenracle sold Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres and his church of Saint-Laurent to the Bishop of Avignon (Foulques). In this act, publicly given in front of the church, we find the first mention of the Church of St. Lawrence. From a donation in 1155 by Pope Hadrian IV. It emerges that Geoffroy I, Bishop of Avignon and his successors, the Lords of Sabran, was given the place. On April 12, 1232, Guillaume de Sabran and Rostaing de Sabran sold the castle and the lands to Bertrand, Bishop of Avignon. The bishops, who had owned the church since 919, also became owners of the castle, of which they were the rulers at the time. In 1255, Decanesse, daughter of Guillaume de Sabran, sold a residential tower in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres, which is possibly the Ribas tower. Pope John XXII. In the 14th century he built a castle next to the Romanesque church, which he also expanded into a fortified church . Subsequently, an ordinance was imposed on the residents of the neighboring villages to seek refuge with their cattle and property behind the walls of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres if there was a risk of war. In 1892 this church was declared a monument historique .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	900	1847	2056	1403	1683	1743	2289	3072

Attractions

Saint Laurent fortified church

• In the center of the village is the Tour Jacques Deuze , a donjon that was originally built in the 12th century. It was expanded at the beginning of the 14th century.
• Near this tower is the Tour Ribas , a tower of Romanesque architecture. It was created in the 11th century when the tourist information is located
• Saint-Laurent fortified church (first mentioned before 919)
• Remains of the city fortifications

The Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres lavoir dates from 1866. It measures 14 by 2.50 meters and has a capacity of 21,000 liters.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Histoire et Patrimoine ( Memento of the original of February 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)