Salles-Curan

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Salles-Curan
Las Salas
Salles-Curan coat of arms
Salles-Curan (France)
Salles-Curan
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Raspes et Lévezou
Community association Lévézou Pareloup
Coordinates 44 ° 11 '  N , 2 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 11 '  N , 2 ° 47'  E
height 547-1,084 m
surface 93.90 km 2
Residents 1,043 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12410
INSEE code 12253
Website Salles-Curan

Salles-Curan - town view

Salles-Curan ( Occitan : Las Salas ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 1,043 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region . The municipality consists of the main town and four hamlets Bouloc , Canabières , Saint-Martin-de-Faux and Larguiès .

location

The place Salles-Curan is located on an approx. 855 m high hill on the plateau of Lévézou , part of the historical province of Rouergue and the Massif Central . The city of Millau is approx. 36 km (driving distance) in a south-easterly direction; the city of Rodez is about 38 km northwest. The Lac de Pareloup reservoir is only 3 km away.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2013
Residents 1,164 2,768 2,503 1,692 1,088 1,064

The population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture .

economy

For a long time, the place Salles-Curan served the exclusively agriculturally oriented hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads in the area as a craft, trade and service center. Since the middle of the 20th century, tourism in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ) has also played a not insignificant role in the local economy. A wind farm ( parc éolien ) was installed in the area in 2008 .

history

Salles-Curan was already important in Carolingian times. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Counts and from 1237 to the Bishops of Rodez , who used the place as a summer residence at times . Towards the end of the Hundred Years War (1337–1453) the castle was renewed and the place itself was surrounded by a city wall ( remparts ); the church was also rebuilt and parts of it were used as a collegiate church.

Attractions

Chateau
Grenier des Évêques
Church interior
  • The Château de Salles-Curan was built between 1441 and 1447 by the Bishops of Rodez. A prominent component of the closed courtyard is the stair tower built on a circular floor plan . It is privately owned and parts of it are rented out to guests. The building was recognized as a Monument historique in 1928 .
  • A building in the middle of the village, also known as the “granary of the bishops” ( Grenier des Évêques ) and also from the 15th century, shows several cross- frame windows , one of which is in a corner. The building was also classified as a Monument historique in 1928 .
  • The former collegiate church and today's parish church of Saint-Géraud is a late Gothic building from the 15th century. The nave is accompanied by side chapels with star vaults ; In the choir area with its original glass windows ( vitraux ) there is still the richly carved late Gothic choir stalls ( stalles ). The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1927 .
Larguiès
  • About one kilometer northeast of Salles-Curan ( 44 ° 11 ′ 37 ″  N , 2 ° 48 ′ 2 ″  E ) is the building complex of the Château de Larguiès, which is closed on three sides . The partially three-storey building dates from around 1700; the interior was completely redesigned at the end of the 19th century. The main residential wing ( corps de logis ) has side stair towers that are reminiscent of medieval construction methods. The building complex has been recognized as a monument historique since 1981 .
Bouloc
  • At the end of the 12th century, the Order of St. John , who had extensive land in the area, founded a small (pilgrim) hospice here , of which the nave of the chapel still exists. The choir of the small church was renovated in the 15th century in Gothic style .
Canabieres
  • Around the year 1120, the Johanniter founded a (pilgrim) hospital here as well. The church of the formerly independent village was redesigned in the 15th century. In the entrance area of ​​the church there is a holy water font, which was carved out of a capital; the remains of a stone cemetery cross worked on both sides are now placed in the church choir.

Web links

Commons : Salles-Curan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château, Salles-Curan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ^ Maison, Salles-Curan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Église, Salles-Curan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Château de Larguiès, Salles-Curan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)