Édon

Édon ( Occitan: Aidon ) is a municipality with 266 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the Charente region of France in the Poitou -Charentes.

Location

Édon lies at an altitude of about 150 meters above sea level. inst about 31 km ( driving distance ) south-east of Angoulême in the ancient cultural landscape of the Angoumois. The small stream Manore flows in the municipal area in the river Lizonne.

Demographics

In the first half of the 19th century the population of the municipality increased to about 875 residents to then plummet due to the phylloxera crisis in the wine and the mechanization of agriculture on the lows of the past decades.

Economy

The inhabitants of Édon lived for centuries of agriculture; the bottoms of the community belong to the Bons Bois of the vineyard Cognac, but the paragraphs in expensive wine fires in recent decades tended to shrink, so that the wine does not dominant role. Revenue from tourism, especially the rental of apartments ( gîtes ), since the 1960s play a not unimportant role in the revenue of the municipal treasury.

History

Two ancient Roman streets of Angoulême and Saintes to Périgueux met on the territory of the municipality. The Romanesque church points to an existing already in the Middle Ages site.

Attractions

• The Romanesque parish church ( Église Saint- Pierre ) comes in part probably from the 11th century, but it was changed in the 15th century. The west facade with its Archivolts portal is divided horizontally only by a narrow cornice with a diamond rod decor but otherwise not emphasized by figurative or other decorative elements. The divided by three cornices crossing tower, however, convinced by two of windows or sound holes perforated floor levels. The basement of the tower and the apse are stabilized and divided by three quarter height buttresses. The small stone shingles ( roofing stones ) covered apse has only a small middle window; under the eaves runs a console frieze. The former nave interior with its small apse was enlarged in the 15th century by the addition of a side aisle on the south side; both ships are spanned by a flat wooden ceiling. The building is recognized as a monument historique since 1965.
• Today's town hall ( mairie ) refers to the round tower of a medieval building with a.
• Just outside the resort (45 ° 30 ' 13 " N, 0 ° 21' 21" O45.5036111111110.35583333333333 ) is the so-called necropolis of Édon ', which is ( dolmen ) and a menhir is several Neolithic megalithic tombs, the itself - about a kilometer away from each other - are in a forest plot. The ensemble is recognized as a monument historique since 1989.
• After a fire caused by German military units of 1944 are from the 16th century building and has been completely restored in the 19th century Château de la Rochebeaucourt (45 ° 29 ' 13 " N, 0 ° 22' 33 " O45.4869444444440.37583333333333 ), only minor parts of the building. The garden with a preserved Orangerie building, however, is to call almost idyllic. The ensemble is privately owned and has been classified as a monument historique in 1990.
• Also a built in mid 19th century small factory for the manufacture of paper is recognized as worthy of protection.
• A three hour -marked trail leads to all major attractions of the place - under it there is also an unmet washing area ( lavoir ) from the 19th century.