Champagne-Vigny

Champagne- Vigny is a West commune with 245 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente in the Poitou -Charentes.

Location

Champagne- Vigny is located about 24 km ( driving distance ) south-west of Angoulême in the cultural landscape of the Angoumois at an altitude of about 105 meters above sea level. inst.

Demographics

Until the late 19th century, the population was constant at about 300; due to the phylloxera crisis in the wine and the mechanization of agriculture, the population then dropped continuously from down to the lows of the past decades.

Economy

The residents of the community lived for centuries of agriculture; the bottoms of the community belong to the Fins Bois Cognac and the wine region so there are several vineyards in the area of the village. The tourism in the form of apartment rentals also contributes since the 1960s in the revenue of the municipality.

History

The presence of a Romanesque church is the medieval existence of the place which was still called Champagne de Blanzac to 1983.

Attractions

• The indented by half-columns templates and raised blind arches Romanesque apse and the resultant about the same blocky -looking crossing tower of the parish church ( Église Saint -Christophe ) are probably attributable to the early 12th century; the nave and the west facade with its triumphal arch pattern in the portal zone and the three blind arches in the plane above, however, are clearly the work of the mid-12th century. The façade structure corresponds to that of the Church in the neighboring village of Chadurie. The single nave and the transept convince by a technically precise stone-working, reaching into the vault or the aufruhende on pendentives cupola continues in; In the apse is repeated to some extent the triumphal arch scheme of the portal zone. The church is recognized as a monument historique since 1990.
• Logis du Maine -Giraud is located about a mile southwest of the village (45 ° 29 ' 49 "N, 0 ° 1' 45 " O45.4969444444440.029166666666667 ) and was from 1827 to 1863 the home of the poet Alfred de Vigny. The early modern building complex with its square corner towers, is recognized as a monument historique since 1967; Today it houses the Musée de Vigny, dedicated to the poet.

Partner communities

• Mathry, Wales (since 1988)
• Central City, Colorado ( since 1992)