Yssac-la-Tourette

Yssac-la-Tourette
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Riom
Canton	Saint-Georges-de-Mons
Community association	Combrailles Sioule et Morge
Coordinates	45 ° 56 '  N , 3 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 56 '  N , 3 ° 6'  E
height	357-443 m
surface	2.14 km 2
Residents	384 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	179 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	63200
INSEE code	63473
View of Yssac-la-Tourette from the northwest

Yssac la Tourette (1793 still with the spelling Issac la Tourette ) is a French municipality with 384 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Riom and to the municipal association ombrailles Sioule et Morge, founded in 2016 . The residents are called touretaires .

geography

The municipality of Yssac-la-Tourette is located on the northeastern edge of the Massif Central in the catchment area of ​​the city of Riom , about 20 kilometers north of Clermont-Ferrand . To the west, the terrain in the municipality rises gradually to over 400 meters above sea level. With 2.14 km², Yssac-la-Tourette is one of the smallest municipalities in Auvergne . The Chambaron , a tributary of the Morge, flows in the northwest of the municipality . Yssac-la-Tourette is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gimeaux in the north, Davayat in the north-east, Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom in the south-east and south, Châtel-Guyon in the west and Prompsat in the north-west.

history

Today's community emerged from the union of the two neighboring villages of Issat in the west and La Turetta in the east. This happened around the year 1653. As early as 1222 a first temple was built. In the 19th century, the village's economy flourished thanks to viticulture, which was suddenly interrupted by the phylloxera crisis . The attraction of the nearby city of Clermont-Ferrand was great and so many residents left the village. The missionary Guillaume Douarre also took many residents with him to New Caledonia .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2016
Residents	264	278	263	249	287	318	356	380
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Saturnin Church
• several hall crosses

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 15 farms in the municipality of Yssac-la-Tourette (cultivation of cereals, pulses and oilseeds, cattle breeding). The vines in Yssac-la-Tourette are part of the Côtes d'Auvergne wine-growing region .

The A71 autoroute runs three kilometers east of Yssac-la-Tourette .

supporting documents

1. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
2. ↑ History summary on cotesdecombrailles.fr (French)
3. ↑ Yssac-la-Tourette on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
4. ↑ Yssac la Tourette on INSEE
5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr

Web links

Commons : Yssac-la-Tourette  -collection of images

• Community homepage (French)
• Population statistics