Taxate Senate

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Taxate Senate
Taxat Senate (France)
Taxate Senate
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Gannat
Community association Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Coordinates 46 ° 12 '  N , 3 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '  N , 3 ° 8'  E
height 267-406 m
surface 13.62 km 2
Residents 196 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03140
INSEE code 03278
Website Taxate Senate

Church Saint-André in Taxat

Taxat-Senat is a central French municipality with 196 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Allier department in the north of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .

location

The formerly independent places, about one kilometer apart, are located in the fertile and wooded landscape of the Bourbonnais at an altitude of about 300 meters above sea level. d. M. The city of Moulins is about 50 kilometers (driving distance) northeast; the city of Clermont-Ferrand is about 63 kilometers south. Several individual farms also belong to the community.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 364 321 274 239 213 210 225 218

In the 19th century the number of inhabitants rose from around 300 to over 700 people; Due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants in the municipality then fell continuously to the lows of the last few decades.

economy

For centuries, the residents of the Taxat and Senate lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which also included viticulture; in addition there were regional retail trade and handicrafts. During the phylloxera crisis at the end of the 19th century came the viticulture temporarily ground to a halt, but are now being produced again red, rosé and white wines on the appellation de Val Loire ' are marketed. Some of the vacant houses in the village have been converted into holiday apartments ( gîtes ).

history

Little is known about the history of the two localities: the two Romanesque churches suggest a medieval settlement; the Saint-André church of Taxat is first mentioned in 1217. In 1830 the two places were merged into one municipality.

Attractions

Frescoes in the Saint-André de Taxat church
Apse and crossing tower of the Saint-Martin de Senat church
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The former parish church of Saint-André was a simple but three-aisled village church from the 11th or 12th century with a bell gable above the choir arch . In the 14th century, the walls of the church were plastered and painted with joint paintings and frescoes (including a ' Baptism of Christ '), remains of which have survived. During and after the French Revolution , the church was used as a barn - a gate was built into the north wall. Later the church building fell into disrepair; in the 1950s the south aisle collapsed; however, the building had already been recognized as a Monument historique in 1942 and was restored in the 1980s.

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The Saint-Martin priory church in the Senat district, which was formerly dependent on the Abbey of Menat, has also experienced difficult times. The three-aisled nave has - except for parts of the outer walls - almost completely disappeared; today a wooden support structure inside supports the open roof structure. The crossing tower and apse date from the 12th century; the portal was added in the 15th century. The spire of the tower was demolished in the year 1793rd The building, which is used again today as a parish church, has been classified as a monument historique since 1931 .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 116-118.

Web links

Commons : Taxat-Senate  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-André de Taxat, Taxat Senate in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Église Saint-Martin de Senat, Taxat-Senat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)