Sainte-Radegonde (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Saint-Porchaire | |
| Community association | Charente-Arnoult-Cœur de Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
| height | 2-35 m | |
| surface | 11.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 580 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17250 | |
| INSEE code | 17389 | |
 Sainte-Radegonde - Church of Sainte-Radegonde |
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Sainte-Radegonde is a western commune with 580 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
Sainte-Radegonde is about 20 meters above sea level. d. M. in the historic cultural landscape of the Saintonge about 24 kilometers (driving distance) northwest of Saintes or 16 kilometers southeast of Rochefort .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 492 | 496 | 464 | 440 | 493 | 515 | 600 | 580 |
In the 19th century the place always had between 600 and 760 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis and the mechanization of agriculture led to a population decline, which has been stopped in recent decades due to the proximity to the large cities of Saintes and Rochefort and the comparatively low rents and land prices in Sainte-Radegonde.
economy
For centuries, agriculture for the self-sufficiency of the population played the largest role in the economic life of the community. But wine has been grown in the area since Roman times, which has been distilled since early modern times and exported to northern Europe (especially to England ). Sainte-Radegonde is one of the Bois ordinaires et communs of the Cognac wine-growing region , but most of the grapes are processed into wine and Pineau des Charentes because of sales problems for Cognac brandies .
history
No information is available on the history of the place. However, the presence of an early Romanesque church suggests that the place was settled at least since the Middle Ages.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sainte-Radegonde (Charente-Maritime)
- The nave walls of the parish church of Sainte-Radegonde still show masonry made of largely unworked quarry stones , which indicates an early construction period (11th century). The west facade, on the other hand, shows exactly hewn stone material ( stone ) and a Romanesque portal - it probably dates from the 12th century. The flat shot choir area has much larger windows with Flamboyant - tracery - he seems as well as towering above features double bell gable time to belong to the 1500th The nave is covered by an open wooden roof truss ; the recessed apse has a rib vault . On the chancel arch , the dimensions are still clearly seen an older arc. A capital of the apse shows a so-called "three face" ( trifrons ) - a motif that has been known since ancient times. Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1996 .
- The heavily ruined megalithic tomb ( Dolmen du Bois de la Grosse Pierre ), about one kilometer west of the town, was also recognized as a monument historique in 1993 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 951-952.
Web links
- Sainte-Radegonde, Church of Sainte-Radegonde - photos + info (in French)
- Sainte-Radegonde, Dolmen du Bois de la Grosse Pierre - aerial photo + brief information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église, Sainte-Radegonde in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Dolmen du Bois de la Grosse Pierre, Sainte-Radegonde in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)