Teyssières
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Dieulefit | |
| Community association | Dieulefit-Bourdeaux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 9' E | |
| height | 498-1,325 m | |
| surface | 28.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 88 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26220 | |
| INSEE code | 26350 | |
Teyssières is a French municipality with 88 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the department of Drôme ; it belongs to the canton of Dieulefit in the arrondissement of Nyons .
geography
The municipality of Teyssières is located in the headwaters of the Lez , about ten kilometers north of Nyons and 33 kilometers southeast of Montélimar .
Neighboring municipalities of Teyssières are Montjoux in the northwest, Vesc in the northeast, Valouse in the east, Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas in the southeast, Condorcet , Aubres and Venterol in the south and Rousset-les-Vignes and Le Pègue in the west.
history
First documented mention as Castrum de Theycheriis in 1294. At that time joint property of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem ( Maltese - Coming from Le Poët-Laval ) and the d'Isoard family from Aix-en-Provence , it later came to the houses Durand , Caritat (Dukes of Condorcet) and finally Rigot de Montjoux .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 106 | 77 | 71 | 58 | 69 | 64 | 89 | 86 |
Attractions
- Audefrey castle ruins
- Ruins of a Roman military camp above the old town
- Saint-Pierre church
Individual evidence
- ^ Historical data from Teyssières on "Cercle Généalogique de la Drôme Provençale". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 20, 2008 ; Retrieved February 28, 2012 (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.
