Saint-Pargoire
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Gignac | |
| Community association | Vallée de l'Hérault | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 32 ' N , 3 ° 31' E | |
| height | 18-221 m | |
| surface | 23.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,276 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34230 | |
| INSEE code | 34281 | |
 Church Saint-Pargoire |
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Saint-Pargoire ( Occitan : Sant Pargòri ) is a place and a municipality with 2276 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France in the Hérault department in the Occitania region .
location
Saint-Pargoire, part of the group of southern French round villages ( Circulades ), is located about 38 kilometers northeast of Béziers and 33 kilometers northwest of Sète at an altitude of about 80 meters above sea level. d. M.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1482 | 1243 | 1209 | 1252 | 1357 | 1738 | 2276 |
In the 19th century the number of inhabitants rose from around 1200 to over 2000 people. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture have led to a continuous decline in population to the lows in the 1970s to 1990s.
economy
A large part of the agricultural land has been reserved for viticulture for centuries ; White, red and rosé wines are produced and are marketed through the Languedoc , Pays d'Hérault , Pays d'Oc and Vicomté d'Aumelas appellations. In addition, the place has developed into an important regional center for handicrafts, trade and services. Some vacant houses have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
The place arose in the 9th or 10th century on a slight hill near a castle. The abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert practiced for a long time, the basic rule out.
Attractions
- The medieval town center belongs to the group of Circulades .
- The Protestant temple is a simple building in classic styles.
- The Catholic parish church of Saint-Pargoire is a Gothic building from the 13th / 14th centuries, stabilized and structured by numerous buttresses . Century. The west tower, which ends in a pointed spire, rests on an open, rib-vaulted porch; the portal wall , which is not framed by side columns, shows simple Gothic profiles . Nave and transept are - as well as the retracted apse - rip arched; narrow wall templates optically take up the weight of the vault. The church was recognized as a monument historique back in 1862 .
Vestibule and portal
Nave
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église de Saint-Pargoire in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)