Vieux (Tarn)

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Vieux
Vius
Coat of arms of Vieux
Vieux (France)
Vieux
region Occitania
Department Camouflage
Arrondissement Albi
Canton Vignobles et Bastides
Community association Gaillac-Graulhet
Coordinates 44 ° 0 ′  N , 1 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 0 ′  N , 1 ° 52 ′  E
height 170-271 m
surface 6.95 km 2
Residents 224 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 81140
INSEE code 81316

Vieux - Saint-Eugène Church

Vieux ( Occitan : Vius ) is a southern French municipality with 224 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region .

location

Vieux is located in the Vère valley about 30 kilometers (driving distance) northwest of Albi or 15 kilometers north of the wine village of Gaillac . The former Bastide Castelnau-de-Montmiral is only about eight kilometers to the south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 246 247 206 209 195 155 169 224

In the 19th century the place always had between 320 and 500 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture resulted in job losses and, as a result, a steady decline in the population.

economy

Today the community lives primarily from agriculture and forestry as well as from handicrafts and small businesses. Since the 1960s, tourism has also played a role in the form of vacation rental.

history

The area was evidently inhabited as early as the Neolithic Age, as a menhir still stands in the middle of a field in the area . A document from the 10th century mentions an 'abbot of Saint-Eugène' with the name Adalard - the existence of the place seems to be related to a long-lost monastery. The relics of several regionally venerated martyrs were venerated here, but they were transferred from Vieux to Albi Cathedral in 1494 as part of a relic translation .

Attractions

  • The parish church ( Église Saint-Eugène ) built in the 14th century impresses with its west tower, which is square at the bottom and octagonal at the top; the arcades of the two upper floors are offset from one another. The interior of the six-bay nave (width: approx. Ten meters / height: approx. Twelve meters) is vaulted and has side chapels. The church building has been recognized as a monument historique since 1906 .
  • About 600 meters to the southwest, in the middle of a field, stands a three-meter high menhir ( peyra lébada ) from the time of the megalithic cultures . Its age is likely to be around 6000 years. It has also been recognized as a Monument historique since 1977 .

Web links

Commons : Vieux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Église Saint-Eugène, Vieux in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Menhir, Vieux in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)