Saint-Plaisir
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Bourbon l'Archambault | |
| Community association | Bocage Bourbonnais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 207-319 m | |
| surface | 52.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 379 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03160 | |
| INSEE code | 03251 | |
 Church Sainte-Placide |
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Saint-Plaisir is a central French town and municipality ( commune ) with 379 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .
location
The place Saint-Plaisir is located in the fertile and wooded landscape of the Bourbonnais at an altitude of about 260 meters above sea level. d. M. The town of Moulins is about 33 kilometers (driving distance) to the southeast; the town of Nevers, in southern Burgundy , is about 57 kilometers northeast. The municipality owns several hamlets ( hamlets ) and individual farms.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 781 | 677 | 525 | 511 | 388 | 443 | 417 | 400 |
In the 19th century the number of inhabitants rose from around 1000 to over 1600; Due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants in the municipality then fell continuously to the lows of the last few decades.
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants of Saint-Plaisir, who were mostly dependent on the monastery, lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture; in addition there were regional retail trade and handicrafts. During the phylloxera crisis at the end of the 19th century came the viticulture temporarily ground to a halt, but are now being produced again red, rosé and white wines on the appellation de Val Loire ' are marketed. Some of the vacant houses in the village have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
Little is known about the history of the place. It was on a Roman road that connected today's Bourbon-l'Archambault ( Aquae Bormonis ) with Bourges ( Avaricum ), but so far hardly any archaeological traces from this time have been discovered in the municipality.
From the early Middle Ages, the existence of a small is Benedictine Congregation narrated that the Priory of Souvigny was assumed. The name Sancti Placidi is mentioned in a document in 1300 ; the current place name appears for the first time in 1403. On August 6, 1944, ten young Resistance fighters were shot dead by the German Wehrmacht - a memorial stone ( Stèle de la Bouillole ) commemorates this.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Plaisir
The parish church of Sainte-Plaçide is a rather large building with three naves , but originally only had a square apse from the 12th century. The belfry above the last church above the yoke of the central nave, with its squat-looking bell tower added in the 13th century , lacks any decorative elements - apart from the deeply staggered late Romanesque archivolt portal . The central nave is vaulted with a pointed barrel ; the side aisle yokes have groined vaults . In the 14th century the apse received two side chapels. The church building was recognized as a monument historique in 1926 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , p. 54.
Web links
- Saint-Plaisir, Viticulture - Info (French)
- Saint-Plaisir, History - Facts & Figures (French)