Arpavon

Arpavon is a commune with 84 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) of the department of Drôme in the Rhône -Alpes.

Geography

Arpavon located in the south of the Drôme Provençale in a valley between the mountains of Baronnies at an average altitude of 773 meters above sea level, 39 kilometers north-east of Carpentras, and about 10 kilometers northeast of Nyons, the capital of the arrondissement and canton. The village is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte- Jalle, Curnier and Montaulieu. The municipality has an area of 13.45 square kilometers. The river Ennuye, a tributary of the Eygues, flows to the west of the town center and on the D64 along.

Arpavon is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

Arpavon was founded in the early Middle Ages and 1216 first officially mentioned as Castrum Arpaonis. Ernest Nègre assumes that the village name was Latin and Castrum altum pavonis in German about high castle of the peacock means'. Originally a castle, even above the village. The theory of the peacock in place names is supported by the fact that the Church of Sainte- Jalle is decorated with a relief of a peacock and another neighboring village, Villeperdrix, estate of partridge ' means.

In 1330 there were 78 households ( Feu fiscal ) in the Seigneurie of Arpavon, which belonged to the barony of Mévouillon. 1336 received the dauphin, the feud. They sold it in 1341 to the Prince of Orange. After 1378 the fief belonged to the Margraviate of Saluzzo and moved up to the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) still had several owners. 1621 Arpavon was the scene of a battle of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648 ), during which the castle was completely destroyed.

1793 Arpavon received in the course of the French Revolution the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government. Most residents (360 ), the parish had 1793. Thereafter, the population dropped to 1982 when the congregation had only 32 inhabitants.

Attractions

The parish church of Arpavon was originally a priory, which was under the Abbey of Saint- Bodon in May. It was built in the 13th century on the foundations of an older church from the 11th century and was incorporated into the city walls. The bell tower was built in the 17th century. The choir was rebuilt in the 19th century. In the church is the grave of the priest panel Ponce Latil. It bears an inscription in Latin and was produced in 1148. In 1905 it was classified as a monument historique ( historic monument ').

Local products

The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for picodon, apply olive oil ( Huile d' olive de Nyons ), black olives ( Olives noires de Nyons ) and lavender oil ( Huile essential de lavande de Haute -Provence ) and protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for lamb ( Agneau de Sisteron ), poultry ( Volailles de la Drôme), honey ( Miel de Provence), Einkornmehl and einkorn ( Farine de petit épeautre or Petit épeautre de haute-Provence ), and white, rosé and red wine with the designation Comtés Rhodaniens, Coteaux des Baronnies, Drôme and Méditerranée.