Sidiailles
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
| Community association | Berry Grand Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 233-366 m | |
| surface | 31.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 303 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18270 | |
| INSEE code | 18252 | |
| Website | www.sidiailles.com | |
 Lake of Sidiailles |
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Sidiailles is a French municipality with 303 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It has one of the oldest bells in France, cast in 1239. The municipality belongs to the canton of Châteaumeillant in the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond .
geography
Sidiailles is located in the center of France in the south of the Cher department, 61.5 kilometers southwest of Bourges , the seat of the prefecture of the department and 10.9 kilometers southeast of the canton capital Châteaumeillant at an average altitude of 300 meters above sea level . The village is surrounded by the neighboring parishes of Saint-Éloy-d'Allier , Saint-Saturnin , Saint-Palais and Culan . The municipality has an area of 31.96 square kilometers.
The Arnon flows through the Lake of Sidiailles, where it joins its tributary, the Joyeuse. The Sidiailles reservoir was created in 1977. It is classified as a Site Inscrit (natural monument). The entire protected area covers 775 hectares, the lake is 90 hectares in size. 230 hectares of the protected area are in the Allier department . The hilly bocage landscape is characterized by the transition from the Berry plains to the mountains of the Massif Central .
Sidiailles is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
Sidiailles was a Celtic oppidum that was known as Secles in the Gallo-Roman period (52 BC to 486 AD) . In 1213 the place name is mentioned as Ceptalia , 1311 as Cydealia and 1423 as Cydialles .
In the 11th century, Sidiailles was subordinate to the Seigneurs of La Roche-Guillebaud Castle , of which only ruins remain in the municipality of Saint-Éloy-d'Allier. In the 12th century, at the confluence of the Joyeuse and Arnon rivers, the Les Pierres monastery was built. There was no secular fiefdom in Sidiailles at that time , but the parish church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul was under the Benedictine monastery of Déols . The jurisdiction lay with the Bailliage of Châteauroux . In the 16th century the village had about 280 inhabitants. And the number of residents did not change much until the 18th century. In 1793 Sidiailles received the right to local self-government in the course of the French Revolution (1789–1799) and in 1801 through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 607 | 584 | 563 | 467 | 375 | 331 | 313 | 304 |
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Since the population had risen steadily since 1793, the then prompted Maire (mayor) of Sidiailles in 1880 the construction of the church to build a new Mairie - village school and a brick factory . The old church from the 12th century was destroyed, the new church is about 400 meters further northwest. The community had the largest population in 1906 (1205), after which the population began to decline.
Culture and sights
The old bell is 70 centimeters high and 80 centimeters in diameter. It is located in the bell tower of the new church and is not open to the public for security reasons. It was moved from the old church of Sidiailles to the new neo-Gothic building. It is unknown whether it was cast for the Sidiailles church. It seems unlikely, however, since the village was insignificant during the Middle Ages. It is more likely that it came from the Les Pierres monastery. It is also possible that it came from the chapel of La Roche-Guillebaud Castle. It was restored in 2000. The bell is classified as a monument historique ('historical monument'). The Latin inscription on the bell is related to the life of Saint Agatha of Catania , the patron saint of bell-makers .
The cemetery of Sidiailles in the lieu-dit ('place that is named ..') La Porte is located in the listed area around the lake.
economy
The construction of the reservoir promoted tourism in Sidiailles. The water sports center is used for public bathing and swimming . There is a sailing school and kayak rentals .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 338-342.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Le Lac de Sidiailles. (pdf) (No longer available online.) In: center.ecologie.gouv.fr. Préfet de la Région Center, archived from the original on December 3, 2008 ; Retrieved December 1, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Le village de Sidiailles. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved December 1, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Sidiailles - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved December 1, 2011 (French).
- ^ Le Procédé (document Bodet). Détail des Opérations (d'après documents Bodet). In: Conservation des Antiquités et Objets d'Art du département de la Meuse. Retrieved December 2, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 18252 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Dans l'Eau. Base Nautique de Sidiailles. (No longer available online.) In: berryprovince.com. Maison du Tourisme de l'Indre + Maison du Tourisme du Cher, formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 1, 2011 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
