Vinezac
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Aubenas-2 | |
| Community association | Basin d'Aubenas | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 32 ' N , 4 ° 20' E | |
| surface | 10.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,371 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 126 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07110 | |
| INSEE code | 07343 | |
| Website | www.vinezac.fr | |
 Château Julien |
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Vinezac is a French commune in Ardèche, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes with 1,371 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017).
geography
The market town of Vinezac is located in the south of France on the edge of the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park , 34 kilometers west of Montélimar and 10 kilometers southwest of Aubenas . Vinezac's neighboring municipalities are Largentière in the west, Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas in the northeast, Uzer in the south and Montréal in the southwest. The municipality covers 1091 hectares, the mean height is 305 m , the Mairie stands at a height of 237 m . The country and the Alobres, Breuil, Valadiers, Clapuze and Fontenouille streams flow through the municipality.
Vinezac is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
History and sights
Several dolmens are evidence of a settlement in the municipality of Vinezac in the Neolithic period .
The Committee for Tourism of the departments of Ardèche Vinezac awarded in 2001 the title of Village de Caractère ( 'village of character') because of its vines , its houses made of red sandstone and its monumental , Romanesque church. The Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation ( ' Annunciation ') was built in the 12th century. It was classified as a Monument historique (historical monument) in 1907. In the church there is also a listed bas- relief from the Middle Ages depicting Daniel in the lions' den.
There are three castle ruins in Vinezac. The castle in the south of the municipality is also called château Julien . Their donjon was built towards the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. In addition, the remains of two towers from the late Middle Ages have been preserved. Today the castle is used as an épicerie and is also the seat of the municipal association Syndicat mixte du Pays de l'Ardèche méridionale . To the east of it is the former theater.
The centrally located Renaissance castle château de Charbonne was bought by the community as it threatened to collapse. It has been restored and now serves as a hotel-restaurant.
Only ruins remain of the castle château de la Motte in the north of the municipality. It was part of the medieval fortification ring around Vinezac. It owes its name to the former owners, the La Motte family .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 524 | 551 | 571 | 686 | 856 | 989 | 1144 | 1371 |
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Local products
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Picodon and white , rosé and red wine (Côtes du Vivarais) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for sausages (Saucisson de l'Ardèche) and wines with the designation Ardèche, Comtés Rhodaniens and Méditerranée .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Vinezac. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved August 6, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 07343 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 07343 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Vinezac. In: ardeche-guide.com. Ardèche tourisme, accessed on 7 August 2012 (French).