Saint-Pons (Ardèche)

Saint-Pons
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Berg-Helvie
Community association	Berg et Coiron
Coordinates	44 ° 36 ′ N , 4 ° 35 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 36 ′ N , 4 ° 35 ′ E
height	214-683 m
surface	16.50 km 2
Residents	293 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	07580
INSEE code	07287
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Saint-Pons is a French municipality with 293 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Berg-Helvie and the municipal association Berg et Coiron .

geography

Saint-Pons is located on the southern slope of the Plateau du Coiron , 14 kilometers northwest of Montélimar and 15 kilometers southeast of Aubenas between Saint-Jean-le-Centenier in the west and Sceautres in the northeast. The Escoutay flows through the municipality. The hamlet of La Rochechérie is part of Saint-Pons.

history

In 1060 Saint-Pons was first mentioned as Sanctus Pontii . Pons (Ponce, Pontius) was a martyr who lived in the 3rd century and proselytized in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department . In the Middle Ages , Saint-Pons belonged to the Barony of Alba-la-Romaine , which was named after the Barons Aps . The barons of Aps shared control of the place with the abbots of Pébrac . A roughly square fortification wall was drawn around the place, with a gate on each side and a tower on each of the northern corners. Remnants of the towers have been preserved.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	186	184	175	170	181	203	249	293
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

The chapel de Roche chérie in the hamlet of La Rochechérie was built on the slope of a volcanic rock ( neck ). It is in poor condition and is being restored.

economy

Important branches of business in Saint-Pons are the timber industry , arable farming , the breeding of domestic cattle , domestic sheep , poultry and honeybees . The service sector (including trade and transport) also plays a role.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Pons - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Saint-Pons on e-Ardèche (French)

Individual evidence

^ Ernest Nègre: Toponymie générale de la France . tape 1 . Librairie Droz, 1990, ISBN 978-2-600-02884-4 , pp. 1634 ( in Google Books [accessed January 4, 2010]). (French)
↑ Saint Ponce (Pons, Pontius) on nominis.cef.fr (French). Retrieved January 4, 2010
^ Société de Sauvegarde des Monuments anciens de l'Ardèche (French) Retrieved January 4, 2010
↑ Saint-Pons - Dossier complet on insee.fr (French), accessed on March 19, 2015, cf. Section Chiffres clés caractéristiques des entreprises et des établissements .

[1] Ernest Nègre: Toponymie générale de la France . tape 1 . Librairie Droz, 1990, ISBN 978-2-600-02884-4 , pp. 1634 ( in Google Books [accessed January 4, 2010]). (French)

[2] Saint Ponce (Pons, Pontius) on nominis.cef.fr (French). Retrieved January 4, 2010

[3] Société de Sauvegarde des Monuments anciens de l'Ardèche (French) Retrieved January 4, 2010

[4] Saint-Pons - Dossier complet on insee.fr (French), accessed on March 19, 2015, cf. Section Chiffres clés caractéristiques des entreprises et des établissements .