Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon
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| local community | Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | |
| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Florac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 19 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 48220 | |
| Former INSEE code | 48172 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune of Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère with 59 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitania region . The Commune déléguée Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon consists of several hamlets.
location
The place is about 1000 m above sea level. d. M. in the mountains of the Cevennes belonging to the Massif Central and is part of the Cevennes National Park . The small town of Florac is about 30 km (driving distance) to the west. The source of the Luech river is in the vicinity .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 436 | 462 | 330 | 74 | 55 | 71 |
The continuous population decline in the 20th century is related to the remote location of the place and the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture .
economy
The inhabitants of Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon lived for centuries as a self-sufficient living from agriculture: In the valleys, grain was cultivated to a small extent, whereas the higher regions were used as pastures. Sheep cheese ( Pélardon ) has been produced here for a long time , but sweet chestnuts and walnuts have also been used for nutrition. In the 20th century, the former paths were turned into roads, which increased the population emigration. Today one still lives from a little agriculture and cattle breeding, but since the 1970s and 1980s tourism and in particular the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ) has played an important role in economic life.
history
The region was likely to have been roamed by hunters and gatherers as early as the Neolithic Age and perhaps also visited by shepherds . The foundations of a country estate ( villa rustica ) with attached pottery were excavated from the Gallo-Roman period . During the reign of Louis XIV (around 1700), the area was the target of drastic punitive measures ( dragonades ) against the Huguenots .
With effect from January 1, 2016, it was merged with the municipalities of Le Pont-de-Montvert and Fraissinet-de-Lozère to form the Commune nouvelle Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère and has since had the status of a Commune déléguée .
Attractions
- The Gallo-Roman excavation site, located about one kilometer southwest of the village not far from the source of the Luech, was recognized as a Monument historique in 1980 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gisement Gallo-Roman, Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)