Aubignas

Aubignas

Limestone replica of a Roman milestone CIL 17-02, 183 at Le Teil

Coat of arms
Aubignas

Coordinates: 44°35′21″N 4°38′04″E / 44.5892°N 4.6344°E / 44.5892; 4.6344Coordinates: 44°35′21″N 4°38′04″E / 44.5892°N 4.6344°E / 44.5892; 4.6344
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Privas
Canton Viviers
Intercommunality Rhône Helvie
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2020) Christian Bosquet
Area1 15.42 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 418
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 07020 / 07400
Elevation 160–664 m (525–2,178 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aubignas is a French commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aubignassiens or Aubignassiennes.[1]

Geography

Aubignas is located some 10 km west by north-west of Montelimar, 6 km north-west of Le Teil and 16 km south of Privas.[2] Access to the commune is by Route nationale N102 from Le Teil in the south-east which passes through the south of the commune forming part of the southern border and continues west to Saint-Jean-le-Centenier. Access to the village in the centre of the commune is by the Champagnet road which goes north from the N102. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Pignatelle in the south The commune is forested in the north with farmland in the south.[3]

The Frayol rises in the north of the commune and flows south-east gathering many tributaries and continuing to join the Rhone at Le Teil. The Ruisseau des Avents forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Frayol as it leaves the commune. The Ruisseau de l'Eguille rises in the north-west of the commune and flows south to join the Escoutay at Alba-la-Romaine.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

 Sceautres Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon Meysse
Saint-Pons Rochemaure
   Aubignas  
Alba-la-Romaine Le Teil

Heraldry

 Blazon:

Party per pale, at 1 Azure, a bend of Or enhanced to sinister filled in with 3 ordinaries of Gules in pale; at 2 Argent, a standard wavy of Azure on a pole of Sable surmounting 5 ermine spots of Sable set 3 and 2.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2008 Alain Floribert PCF
2008 2020 Christian Bosquet

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 418 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population Change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
312 203 379 309 488 497 524 510 548
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
544 539 523 528 531 559 542 481 423
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
417 440 382 300 271 367 385 204 210
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
258 208 230 246 308 337 - 418 -

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (22%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) but lower than the departmental average (26.8%). As for national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is less than the female population (49% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Aubignas and Ardèche Department in 2010

Aubignas Aubignas Ardèche Ardèche
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 20.9 21.6 18.6 16.8
15 to 29 Years 20.4 18.6 15.3 13.9
30 to 44 Years 19.4 20.6 19.4 18.5
45 to 59 Years 17.8 16.6 21.5 20.6
60 to 74 Years 16.2 18.1 16.5 16.8
75 to 89 Years 5.2 4.5 8.1 11.9
90 Years+ 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5

Sources:

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many houses and farmhouses that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The 10th House (19th century)[5]
  • The 11th House (15th century)[6]
  • The 12th House (19th century)[7]
  • The 13th House (19th century)[8]
  • The Mas du Bouchet Farmhouse at le Bouchet (13th century)[9]
  • The 1st Farmhouse (1841)[10]
  • The Domain of Colombier Farmhouse (15th century)[11]
  • The 1st House (17th century)[12]
  • The 2nd Farmhouse at le Bouchet (16th century)[13]
  • The 2nd Farmhouse at Aunas (1844)[14]
  • The 2nd Farmhouse at le Colombier (16th century)[15]
  • The 2nd House (1711)[16]
  • The 3rd House (17th century)[17]
  • The 4th House (18th century)[18]
  • The 5th House (1802)[19]
  • The 6th House (17th century)[20]
  • The 7th House (17th century)[21]
  • The 8th House (1796)[22]
  • The 9th House (1843)[23]
  • Largelas Bridge (19th century)[24]
  • A Fortified Chateau (12th century)[25]
  • Houses (16th-19th centuries)[26]
  • A Farmhouse at les Combes (1825)[27]
  • A Farmhouse (1847)[28]
  • A House called a Chateau (16th century)[29]
  • A Farmhouse at la Mure (1648)[30]
  • A Farmhouse at Liotard (16th century)[31]
  • Farmhouses (13th-20th centuries)[32]
  • A Farmhouse at Rabayas (16th century)[33]
  • A Farmhouse at Fongiraud (18th century)[34]
  • A Farmhouse at Pignatelle (1840)[35]
  • TheMas de Cantonne Farmhouse (18th century)[36]
  • TheMas de l'Aiguille Farmhouse (16th century)[37]
  • A Farmhouse at le Clos (1857)[38]
  • A Farmhouse at la Grangette (16th century)[39]
  • A Farmhouse at Chazelles (1834)[40]
  • A Farmhouse at Peyrolle (15th century)[41]
  • A Farmhouse at la Fare (1840)[42]
  • A Farmhouse at Chante duc (16th century)[43]
  • A Flour Mill at la Mure (15th century)[44]
  • A Fountain (18th century)[45]
  • The Town Fortification (11th century)[46]
  • The Village (11th century)[47]

Religious heritage

The commune has a church and some structures that are registered as historical monuments:

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

Notable people linked to the commune

Placide Astier

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. ↑ Inhabitants of Ardèche (French)
  2. ↑ Orthodromic Distances from Acme Mapper
  3. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  4. ↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
  5. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047929 10th House (French)
  6. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00048409 11th House (French)
  7. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047930 12th House (French)
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047931 13th House (French)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047911 Mas du Bouchet Farmhouse (French)
  10. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047907 1st Farmhouse (French)
  11. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047902 Domain of Colombier Farmhouse (French)
  12. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047921 1st House (French)
  13. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047910 2nd Farmhouse at le Bouchet (French)
  14. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047906 2nd Farmhouse at Aunas (French)
  15. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047901 2nd Farmhouse at le Colombier (French)
  16. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047922 2nd House (French)
  17. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00048410 3rd House (French)
  18. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047923 4th House (French)
  19. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047925 5th House (French)
  20. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047924 6th House (French)
  21. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047926 7th House (French)
  22. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047927 8th House (French)
  23. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047928 9th House (French)
  24. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047894 Largelas Bridge (French)
  25. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047920 Fortified Chateau (French)
  26. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047919 Houses (French)
  27. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047918 Farmhouse at les Combes (French)
  28. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047917 Farmhouse (French)
  29. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047916 House called a Chateau (French)
  30. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047915 Farmhouse at la Mure (French)
  31. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047914 Farmhouse at Liotard (French)
  32. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047913 Farmhouses (French)
  33. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047912 Farmhouse at Rabayas (French)
  34. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047909 Farmhouse at Fongiraud (French)
  35. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047908 Farmhouse at Pignatelle (French)
  36. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047905 Mas de Cantonne Farmhouse (French)
  37. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047904 Mas de l'Aiguille Farmhouse (French)
  38. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047903 Farmhouse at le Clos (French)
  39. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047900 Farmhouse at la Grangette (French)
  40. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047899 Farmhouse at Chazelles (French)
  41. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047898 Farmhouse at Peyrolle (French)
  42. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047897 Farmhouse at la Fare (French)
  43. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047896 Farmhouse at Chante duc (French)
  44. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047891 Flour Mill at la Mure (French)
  45. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047888 Fountain (French)
  46. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047887 Town Fortification (French)
  47. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047886 Village (French)
  48. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047885 Town Hall and School (French)
  49. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM07000586 Relief: Christ on the Cross (French)
  50. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047895 Wayside Cross (French)
  51. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047890 Oratory Chapelette (French)
  52. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047889 Church of the Assumption (French)
  53. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047884 Cemetery Cross (French)
  54. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00047882 Monumental Cross (French)
  55. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000505 Statue: Saint Regis (French)
  56. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000504 Statue: Saint Diacre (French)
  57. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000503 Statue: Saint Joseph (French)
  58. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000502 Statue: Virgin and Child (French)
  59. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000524 Marie Françoise Léon Bell (French)
  60. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000523 Statue: Saint Joseph (French)
  61. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000522 Statue: Saint François Régis (French)
  62. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000521 Statue: Saint Vincent (French)
  63. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000520 Statue: Virgin and Child (French)
  64. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000585 Monumental Cross: Christ on the Cross (French)

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