Boule-d'Amont

Boule -d'Amont (in Catalan Bula d' Amunt ) is a commune with 64 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Pyrénées- Orientales in the Languedoc- Roussillon region. It belongs to the community association Roussillon Conflent.

Geography

Boule -d'Amont is located about 30 kilometers southwest of Perpignan and 20 kilometers north of the border with Spain in the Aspres. The boules flows through the municipal area. The municipality consists of several mas, for example, the Mas de l' Aiguader and the Mas d' Arcos.

History

The monastery Serrabonne belonged in the 11th century, the Augustinian canons who left the monastery church 1151 Zoom. In 1592 Philip II of Spain gave the monastery the cathedral chapter of Solsona. In the course of the Pyrenees peace which now ruined monastery was returned to France in 1659. In 1822 the village was incorporated Serrabona. Restoration of the monastery began only in 1947.

Attractions

About 3 kilometers north of the town center stands the Romanesque monastery church Serrabone from the 11th century, the ' is classified and also to the sites inscrits (, registered as a monument historique places ( historic monument) ' part ).

In the center stands the parish church of Saint- Saturnin, which also dates from the 11th century, it was in 1972 entered in the Register of Monuments historiques additive. The bar at the entrance portal from the 13th century. In the church there are several classified as a monument historique objects, for example, an altarpiece and four statues from the 18th century.

Economy

The main economic activities in Boule -d'Amont are viticulture and fruit growing. Local products are mushrooms, olives and tree heath for the production of pipes.