Borée

Borée is a commune of 165 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in Ardèche, in the Rhône -Alpes. The inhabitants are called Boréens and Boréennes.

Geography

The community is surrounded Borée the Cevennes Massif Central and is part of the Regional Natural Park of Monts d' Ardèche. The village is situated on the slopes of Mont Mézenc, which forms the highest point of the department and at the same time the border to Haute- Loire with 1747 m. From the located in the extreme west of the Ardèche municipality is 32 km to the next town of Le Puy -en -Velay, situated on the river Loire. The rivers Eysse and Saliouse arise in the municipality.

History

The discovery of dolmens near the hamlet Échamps shows that the area was inhabited in ancient times.

The name of the village derives from the Gallic word Boreta, which is related to the concept altprovencalischen Borsa, which means mud trenches and the ending- eta, which describes a wooded area.

The name first appears in a Boreta cartulary of Saint- Chaffre in the 11th century, in 1179 the place is called Boreia, 1275 Borer, 1464 Borya and in the 18th century Borée -et- Contagnet. 1790 this hamlet which was occupied by the family Montfaucon was finally incorporated, before he was under the administration of Villeneuve -de-Berg. Borée itself was a long time ruled by the family of La Tour -Saint -Vidal, then the place was under the suzerainty of the Truche family before he was released to the Vogüé in the 18th century. The former steward of Blanc de Molines lived in the nearby castle. In 1856, the village was under the name of La Rochette family into an independent municipality.

Culture and sights

Borée is an ancient village where the houses are covered with rare limestone. The local church was redesigned in the 15th century and restored in the 19th century through volcanic rock. Today, it is home to a black young woman presentation of the artist Genestoux. Another of Mary from the 15th century can be found near Échamps, as well as a monumental crossroads of local stone.

A special attraction is the Tchier de Borée represents an array of 70 local stones, at the end of the village towards Chanéac that are accurate numbered and arranged. Together they form a giant calendar with a diameter of 79.2 m, surrounded by a small wall. The oldest stone in the eastern part of the representation is called Table d' Emeraude. It represents the source of life, the sun also rises in the east. In him a Latin text of the Greek philosopher Hermes Trismegistus is engraved, which was discovered about the year 1000 AD. It includes a summary of the knowledge of the sun in ancient times. Was created this landscape artwork of Serge Boyer and Fabienne Versé.

Hikers visit especially the Mont Mézenc, which is a natural boundary and important watershed for the flows between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. On its slopes, a circular route starts at the neighboring Croix de Boutières. From its summit, you have a beautiful view over the Cévennes and the environment of the Massif Central. Another well-known mountain is the Suc de Sarra with a height of 1520 m. Borée is also home to the oldest mountain beech France, which is already more than 400 years there.

A local specialty is the cream of the violin, a chestnut-flavored jam on the basis of Vitelotten, purple potatoes that were imported in 1540 by a Franciscan monk to France. From this cream will Triffous, small gluten free cake made ​​.