Sainte-Thérence
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Allier | |
Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
Canton | Montluçon-3 | |
Community association | Montluçon Community | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ E | |
height | 235-458 m | |
surface | 13.14 km 2 | |
Residents | 184 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 03420 | |
INSEE code | 03261 | |
Church Sainte-Thérence |
Sainte-Thérence ( Occitan : identical) is a central French city and a municipality ( commune ) with 184 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the northwest of the department Allier and region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
location
The place Sainte-Thérence is at an altitude of about 400 meters above sea level. d. M. in the hilly and wooded landscape of the Combrailles in southern Bourbonnais . The place is located northwest of Clermont-Ferrand (a good 90 kilometers drive) or of Riom (about 75 kilometers); the city of Montluçon is only 18 kilometers north. Several hamlets and farmhouses belong to the community ; the river Cher forms the western boundary of the municipality.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 242 | 204 | 179 | 147 | 156 | 188 | 198 | 202 |
In the 19th century the community usually had between 450 and 580 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , which resulted in the loss of many jobs, the number of residents has since declined continuously to the lows of the 1980s.
economy
For centuries, the residents of Sainte-Thérence lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture; in addition there were small trade and handicrafts. After the phylloxera crisis of the wine came decades to a standstill, but now again red, rose and white wines are produced in excess of the appellation Val-de-Loire are marketed. Many vacant houses have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
In 1080 the place was still called Saint Julien de Neuville . The Romanesque church was built in the 12th century. According to a local legend, Thérence was a shepherdess who was stuck with her flock on the other side of the Cher River during a violent storm in the 13th century ; suddenly, however, the river parted and she was able to safely reach her home bank.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sainte-Thérence
- The parish church of Sainte-Thérence is a gem of Romanesque architecture from the Bourbonnais. The three apsidial east part is surmounted by a crossing tower with small twin windows that function as sound openings . The outer walls of the church are stabilized and structured by buttresses . The west facade is generally kept rather unadorned; the portal zone protrudes slightly from the wall line. The interior of the church has three naves and barrel vaults . Outside behind the choir is - according to local tradition - the stone grave with the relics of the shepherdess, who is venerated as a saint. The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1935 .
- The medieval castle ruins of the Château de l'Ours ( 46 ° 15 ′ 38.6 ″ N , 2 ° 34 ′ 23.8 ″ E ) date from the 13th and 15th centuries; The round tower of the keep ( donjon ) is essentially preserved . The castle ruins were added to the list of Monuments historiques in 1995.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 651-653.
Web links
- Sainte-Thérence, wine information (French)
- Sainte-Thérence, legend and places of interest - photos + info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Sainte-Thérence, Sainte-Thérence in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de l'Ours, Sainte-Thérence in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)