Saint-Robert (Corrèze)

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Saint-Robert
Sent Robèrt
Coat of arms of Saint Robert
Saint-Robert (France)
Saint Robert
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton L'Yssandonnais
Community association Bassin de Brive
Coordinates 45 ° 15 ′  N , 1 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′  N , 1 ° 18 ′  E
height 158-354 m
surface 6.08 km 2
Residents 301 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19310
INSEE code 19239
Website Saint Robert

Saint-Robert - Choir and southern transept of the former priory church ; in the corner a round stair tower accessible only from inside the church ; behind the church an escape or defense tower that was added later

Saint-Robert ( Occitan Sent Robèrt ) is a place and a French community with 301 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Saint-Robert is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages in France .

Location and climate

The municipality of Saint-Robert is located on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central directly on the border with the Dordogne department at an altitude of approx. 330  m . The city of Tulle is approximately 54 km (driving distance) east; Brive-la-Gaillarde is about 27 km to the southeast. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 845 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2016
Residents 495 619 562 391 334 312

The phylloxera crisis and powdery mildew in viticulture at the end of the 19th and the increasing mechanization of agriculture since the middle of the 20th century have led to a loss of jobs and a constant population decline.

economy

Until the middle of the 20th century, the residents of the village lived largely on their own farm, with cattle breeding playing a dominant role.

history

The place arose in connection with the establishment of a priory of the approx. 250 km east located Abbey La Chaise-Dieu in the late 11th century. Monastic life ended in the 14th century and the monastery buildings - with the exception of the church - were demolished in the following centuries. During the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) the nave was destroyed; behind the apse was an unadorned escape and / or defense tower with cross-shaped arrow slits .

Attractions

  • The former priory church and today's parish church of Saint-Robert is dedicated to St. Dedicated to Robert von Turlande , founder of La Chaise-Dieu Abbey; Its construction began at the end of the 11th century and was completed around 1130. The choir section , built from precisely hewn stones, is designed as an ambulatory choir with adjoining chapels , whereas the nave , which was rebuilt in the 19th century, has only one nave and consists of roughly hewn stones; both parts are barrel vaulted . The importance of the two transept arms is emphasized by the chapel extensions. The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1862 .

  • Église Saint-Robert - floor plan

  • Église Saint-Robert from the west

  • Église Saint-Robert - Choir

  • Église Saint-Robert - Capital

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  • A slender wrought-iron cross from the 16th or 17th century standing in the forecourt is also classified as a monument historique .
  • There are several imposing houses made of natural stone in the village - including the Château Verneuil , which has cross- frame windows .

  • Château Verneuil

  • Chapelle du Château Verneuil

  • Maison Seguin

  • Plan de Saint-Robert

Culture

Every summer since 1972 there has been a great festival of classical music - the "Musical Summer of Saint-Robert" ( L'Été Musical de Saint Robert ). In 1984 Philippe Monnier shot the six-part TV series Des grives aux loups (“Legacy of the Fathers”, first broadcast in 1989) based on a novel by Claude Michelet in Saint Robert .

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saint-Robert - Église Saint-Robert in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Saint-Robert - Croix de fer in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)