Esclanèdes

Esclanèdes is a French mountain village with 322 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Lozere department in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.

Geography

Esclanèdes is located in the Massif Central in the Cevennes National Park on the Causse de Sauveterre in the Lot Valley, 105 kilometers north- west of Montpellier and 12 km south-west of Mende. Neighboring communities of Esclanèdes are Grèzes the northwest, Cultures in the east, in the southeast and Balsièges Chanac in the southwest. The municipal area covers 1251 hectares, the average altitude is 814 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 644 meters.

Esclanèdes is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

At the beginning of the Wars of Religion (1562-1598) was the church of Saint -Hippolyte, which is dedicated to St. Hippolytus of Rome, burned by Huguenots and only rebuilt in 1630.

Attractions

About the solder performs a Gothic bridge that connects the district Esclanèdes with the hamlet of Le Bruel. Its construction was commissioned by the Bishop of Mende François de La Rovere († 1524) in order.

The Château de Marance is now in private ownership. Originally called the place where it is Amaranza, a farm of Amaranza was mentioned in documents in 1389. The castle itself dates from the 17th century, today's farm was built in the 18th or 19th century.

The church of Saint -Hippolyte dates from the 13th century, was burned down in 1562 and rebuilt in 1630. The vestry was added in 1721. The church tower was built in the 19th century. In the church there are several works of art from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Economy

Major lines of business in Esclanèdes are farming, breeding of domestic sheep and poultry and meat industry. The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) (cheese ) and protected geographical indications ( PGI ) beef ( génisse Fleur d' Aubrac ), poultry ( Volailles du Languedoc ) and lamb ( Agneau de Lozère ) apply to Bleu des Causses and Roquefort. Génisse be called young female cows that have not calved. The Fleur d' Aubrac génisse has a Aubrac mother and a Charolais sire.