Ispagnac

Ispagnac is a commune with 862 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Lozere department in the Languedoc- Roussillon region. It belongs to the community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Florac et du Haut Tarn.

Geography

Ispagnac lies 0.9 km east of Quézac and 17 kilometers south of Mende in the southern Massif Central to the River Tarn near the Mont Lozère. The municipality is part of the Cévennes National Park. The route of the Gorges du Tarn ( D907bis ) runs through the municipality.

History

Dolmens and menhirs in Causse, in the northern part of the municipality, indicate settlement in the Neolithic period. Finds from the Bronze Age and Hallstatt period show the continued colonization to the Iron Age.

The area was inhabited from about 800 BC by Gabali, a Gaulish tribe among the Arverni. They built a village on the banks of the Tarn, perhaps later evolved into Ispagnac. However, today's Ispagnac was founded in 50 BC by Roman settlers. The Romans brought a certain kind of crop production in the region, rearing on terraces that are bancels called. The favored the vineyards and orchards. The establishment of Roman roads encouraged trade. Finds of pottery and coins from the Gallo -Roman period in the municipality are now partially exhibited in the museum in Mende.

The Romanesque church of Ispagnac dates from the 12th century.

The Church of the page

Economy

The image of the church is dominated by orchards and vineyards. Major lines of business in Ispagnac are viticulture, fruit growing, forestry and breeding of domestic sheep.