Vindrac-Alayrac

Vindrac-Alayrac
region	Occitania
Department	Camouflage
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
Community association	Cordais et Causse
Coordinates	44 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 4 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  E
height	150-340 m
surface	9.82 km 2
Residents	150 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	81170
INSEE code	81320
Website	Les Cabannes
Vindrac-Alayrac - Église St-Martin

Vindrac-Alayrac is a municipality in the south of France with 150 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the area of Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region .

location

The twin village Vindrac-Alayrac is located on the south bank of the Cérou river in the Albigeois cultural landscape, just 4 km (driving distance) west of Cordes-sur-Ciel at an altitude of approx. 165 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is temperate; Rain falls all year round.

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2017
Residents	202	371	288	225	171	150

The decline in the number of inhabitants in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

The residents of the village traditionally lived as self-sufficient farmers. Leather production and processing flourished in the towns on the south bank of the Cérou; smaller watermills have also been identified.

history

Tanneries and mills formed the basis for Vindrac-Alayrac's independence. The current place was created in 1840 by merging Vindrac and Alayrac .

Attractions

• The late Gothic church of St-Martin with its offset octagonal tower structure is - with the exception of the corner stones and the window frames - built from rubble stones .
• The late medieval bridge Pont des Anes leads over the Cérou and today forms the border to the neighboring municipality of Les Cabannes to the east ; it was recognized as a Monument historique in 2006 .

Personalities

The troubadour Raimon d'Alayrac was probably born in Alayrac in the 15th century.

Web links

Commons : Vindrac-Alayrac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vindrac-Alayrac - map with altitude information
2. ↑ Cordes-sur-Ciel / Vindrac-Alayrac - climate tables
3. ↑ Pont des Anes in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)