Saint-Révérien
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy | |
| Canton | Corbigny | |
| Community association | Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 13 ′ N , 3 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 229-382 m | |
| surface | 18.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 160 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58420 | |
| INSEE code | 58266 | |
| Website | Saint-Révérien | |
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Saint-Révérien is a French municipality with 160 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). The community is located at the of Vezelay outgoing Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historic " way of pilgrims in France ."
Location and climate
Saint-Révérien is located a few kilometers west of the Morvan Regional Nature Park in the cultural landscape of Burgundy, about 45 km (driving distance) northeast of Nevers at an altitude of about 305 m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 720 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 | |||
| Residents | 376 | 884 | 717 | 464 | 230 | 160 | |||
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The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the progressive mechanization of agriculture have led to a significant decline in population since the beginning of the 20th century ( rural exodus ).
economy
Traditionally, people lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture (fields and house gardens), which also included cattle breeding.
history
The place is named after St. Reverianus of Autun , who - according to local tradition - is said to have suffered his martyrdom here . According to the Edict of Tolerance of Milan (313), a chapel is said to have been built for him and his companions , from which in the Middle Ages first an oratory and later a priory of the abbeys of Saint-Martin d'Autun and Cluny emerged . During the French Revolution the place was renamed Brutus-le-Bourg , and later Saint Révézin .
Attractions
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- The Église Saint-Révérien , with three aisles and an ambulatory choir, was a priory and pilgrimage church and originally dates from the 12th century. In 1723 a fire destroyed the nave ; only the three apsidial choir with its Romanesque capitals and the frescoes from the 16th century remained largely intact. In the 19th century the nave was reconstructed in Romanesque styles; the finely crafted capitals also date from this period. Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1840 .
- The former priory building, built in the 16th or 17th century, served as a school and town hall for a long time.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 85-91.
