Torsac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Boëme-Échelle | |
| Community association | Grand Angoulême | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ' N , 0 ° 13' E | |
| height | 73-175 m | |
| surface | 28.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 749 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16410 | |
| INSEE code | 16382 | |
 Torsac - townscape with castle and church |
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Torsac is a municipality with 749 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in western France Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
The municipality of Torsac is located on the south bank of the Charrau river at an altitude of about 110 meters above sea level. d. M. and about 13 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Angoulême in the old cultural landscape of the Angoumois in the south of the Charente .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 348 | 352 | 385 | 464 | 731 | 718 | 758 | 768 |
In the first half of the 19th century the community usually had between 800 and 900 inhabitants; As a result of the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture , the number of inhabitants then fell continuously to the lows of the 1920s to 1970s. Due to the proximity to Angoulême and the significantly lower property prices in the countryside, there has been a significant increase in the population over the past few decades.
economy
For centuries, the inhabitants of the community lived on the principles of self-sufficiency from agriculture; only the city of Angoulême came into question as a marketplace. The soils of the municipality still belong to the Bons Bois of the Cognac wine-growing region , but sales of expensive brandies and even wine have tended to decline in recent decades, so that viticulture no longer plays a role today.
history
Finds prove the presence of humans in the period of the Moustérien . In 1542, the Duke of Orléans, gave Charles de Valois-Angoulême , the youngest son of Francis I , the basic rule ( seigneurie ) over Torsac to his faithful Pierre de la Place .
Attractions
- The Romanesque parish church of Saint-Aignan has a transept with three apses , which rather suggests a higher-ranking church (possibly a priory church ); it dates from the end of the 12th century, but was partially Gothicized (portal) and reinforced with buttresses in the 13th century . The octagonal and almost two-shell bell storey of the crossing tower with its sound openings covered by central pillars is noteworthy . The west facade shows a profiled , but not figuratively designed pointed arch portal ; above it is an arched window with strongly sloping reveals . The zone closes in a figuratively designed console frieze , which is elevated by an unadorned gable field with a central window. The by a conical buoy arched nave is of transverse arches subjected ; the crossing is vaulted by a dome on trumpets ; the vegetable capitals in this area are of exceptional quality - only one shows a musician playing the harp . The apse calotte is painted with frescoes from the 15th century ( pantocrator and evangelist symbols ). The church was recognized as a Monument historique in 1973 . Some furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries are also listed.
- The privately owned Château de Torsac dates from the 13th century; however, it was modified repeatedly later. The medieval-looking round towers with their machicoulis originate from the imagination of the 19th century.
- The stone tables of a roofed, but laterally open washing area ( lavoir ) made it easier for the laundresses to stoop over and work.
Web links
- Torsac - Photos + Info (French)
- Torsac, church - photos + information (French)
- Torsac, Church - Photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Aignan, Torsac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Mobilier de l'église de Torsac in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)