Ayen

Ayen ( Occitan: Aiént ) is a commune with 723 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Corrèze department in the Limousin region.

Geography

Ayen is situated between the neighboring communes of Saint -Cyprien in the east, Perpezac -le- Blanc in the south and Saint -Robert in the west, 19 kilometers northwest of the town of Brive -la -Gaillarde and about 67 kilometers south of Limoges in the D39 Juillac Terrasson - lavilledieu in the West of the Limousin. The river flows through the municipal area Elle.

History

The name was first mentioned as Aen and Aent in 1025 in a document and has the same origin as Agen, Aginnum. Ernest Nègre holds meaning for unknown, and it simply indicates that the words are Celtic. It assumes that inno - is a local name ending in. While Lacroix aginno - as Gallic town by " rock " translated. Order 850, the then Viscount of Limoges a moth on the hill of Ayen build. The became the seat of the Bernhard family, the renamed by the year 1000 in Ayen. At the same time the parish of Ayen belonged to the monastery of Sauvignac.

Culture and sights

Ayen is nationally represented with a flower in the Conseil des villes et villages fleuris ( National Council of flowery towns and villages ). The " flowers " are awarded as part of a regional competition, a maximum of three flowers can be achieved.

The walls of the parish church of Sainte -Madeleine show several niches in the 14th century. there are so-called Enfeus, tombs of high-ranking personalities. These were classified as Monuments historiques Enfeus (historical monuments ) in 1900.

The remains of the moth on the hill in 1990 officially registered as a Site Inscrit ( natural monument ).

Museums

The place has to be presented via a transport and local museum where more than 36 old trades, transport and traditions.

Economy and infrastructure

Ayen is a station verte de vacances ( green resort ). Station verte is a term that can get the vacation spots that have less than 10,000 inhabitants, offering a year-round leisure activities, have a tourist office, have at least 200 beds, have adequate shopping in the village and are close to nature.

The main activities of the Ayennois are viticulture, fruit growing and breeding of domestic animals of bovine, ovine and porcine. There is a nursery on site.