Vichères
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-le-Rotrou | |
| Canton | Nogent-le-Rotrou | |
| Community association | Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 16 ' N , 0 ° 55' E | |
| height | 152-186 m | |
| surface | 12.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 304 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28480 | |
| INSEE code | 28407 | |
 Vichères - town view |
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Vichères is a place and a municipality with 304 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the northern French department of Eure-et-Loir in the northwest of the Center-Val de Loire region .
location
Vichères is located on the river Berthe in the Perche Regional Nature Park at an altitude of approx. 190 m . The next larger small town is Nogent-le-Rotrou (a good 10 km northwest). The climate is influenced to a large extent by the sea and is therefore almost frost-free; Rain (approx. 655 mm / year) falls throughout the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 |
| Residents | 671 | 869 | 589 | 402 | 254 | 304 |
The continuous population decline since the middle of the 19th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs and small farms.
economy
Vichères was traditionally a rural community with a high proportion of pasture farming. In addition, the manufacture and sale of charcoal played an important role in human survival.
history
Vichères belonged to the settlement area of the Gallic Carnutes . Since its foundation in the Middle Ages, the place was economically and politically dependent on the nearby small town of Nogent-le-Rotrou.
Attractions
- The Église Saint-Médard (or Église Notre-Dame ) originally consisted of a single nave nave with a bell tower (clocher) in front of it in the late Romanesque style . The polygonal broken apse and the three-gable facade on the south side are additions from the 16th century; In this way, a side aisle is formed inside . The Flamboyant - tracery of the windows refers to the construction period. The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1927 . The furnishings include a representative oak bench for the landlord (seigneur) from the 17th century.
- Approx. 500 m west of the village is the Manoir de la Manorière , a stately building with side stair towers from the 16th century. It is privately owned, but has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1927 .
Web links
- Legends from Vichères (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vichères - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Vichères - Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Vichères - church floor plan ( Memento des original from February 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Vichères - pew in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Vichères - Manoir in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Vichères - Manoir, Photo
