Vic-sur-Cère
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Vic-sur-Cère Vic de Cera |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac | |
| Canton | Vic-sur-Cère | |
| Community association | Cère et Goul en Carladès | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 652–1,262 m | |
| surface | 29.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,828 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15800 | |
| INSEE code | 15258 | |
 Vic-sur-Cère - View of the town |
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Vic-sur-Cère ( Occitan : Vic de Cera ) is a French municipality with 1,828 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Vic-sur-Cère belongs to the historical region of Carladès .
location
Vic-sur-Cère lies on the river Cère at an altitude of about 680 m above sea level. d. M. The distance to Aurillac is approx. 20 km (driving distance) in a south-westerly direction.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 2,075 | 1999 | 1,826 | 1,861 | 1,890 | 1,964 |
The population has remained largely constant in the 20th century despite the mechanization of agriculture .
economy
For centuries, the place Vic-sur-Cére served the exclusively agriculturally oriented and self -sufficient hamlets ( hameaux ) and individual farmsteads in the area as a center of handicrafts, trade and services. Since the middle of the 20th century tourism has played a not insignificant role for the economic life of the place in the form of the rental of holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
history
The place name is derived from the Latin word vicus , from which a viguerie arose in Carolingian times . Later the place belonged to the Vice-County Carlat ; there was also a priory of the Saint-Géraud abbey of Aurillac. In the Hundred Years War he was defeated by the troops of the 'Black Prince' Edward III. devastated. During the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) there were renewed attacks by the Protestants. In 1643, the French King Louis XIII. the Carladès to the county and gave it to the Monaco-based Grimaldi family as a fief; it retained this until the outbreak of the French Revolution . However, the title Comte du Carladès is continued by the ruling prince.
Town twinning
- Amorbach , Lower Franconia , Germany , since 1967
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint-Pierre was probably a priory church of the Abbey of Saint-Géraud of Aurillac, mentioned in 1080. It was destroyed by rebellious farmers in 1265 and then rebuilt in the late Romanesque Auvergne style - the octagonal crossing tower is characteristic . During the religious disputes of the 16th century, the nave was again destroyed and restored. In-depth restoration work took place in the 19th and early 20th centuries; the crossing tower has been classified as a monument historique since 1980 .
- The Maison des Princes de Monaco dates back to the 15th century, but was expanded and partially changed in the 17th century. It is privately owned; the round stair tower with its late Gothic keel arch portal and parts of the furnishings have been a listed building since 1921.
- Other houses from the 15th to 18th centuries are also recognized as monuments historiques .
- outside
- The Château de Lasalle ( 44 ° 59 '1 " N , 2 ° 38' 31" O ) is an imposing rural building dating from around 1500. It is privately owned and was founded in 1990 as a monument historique recognized.
- The Château de Comblat with its imposing donjon ( 44 ° 58 ′ 12 ″ N , 2 ° 36 ′ 34 ″ E ) from the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries is also privately owned and has been in existence since 2002 classified as a monument historique .
Personalities
- Louis de Boissy , writer, born here in 1694
- Aymar de la Baume Pluvinel , astronomer, died and buried here in 1938
Web links
- Vic-sur-Cère - Photos + Info (French)
- Château de Lasalle - photos + information (French)
- Château de Comblat - photos + information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Pierre, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison des Princes de Monaco, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison du Chevalier des Huttes, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Maison Dejou, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de Lasalle, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château de Comblat, Vic-sur-Cère in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)