La Bégude-de-Mazenc

La Bégude -de- Mazenc is a commune with 1554 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Drôme in the Rhône -Alpes; it belongs to the canton in the arrondissement of Nyons Dieulefit.

Geography

La Bégude -de- Mazenc located on an average altitude of 220 meters above sea level in the south of the Drôme Provençale, 12 kilometers west of Dieulefit and 16 kilometers east of Montelimar. The nearest towns are Sous Pierre, Portes -en- Valdaine, La Batie -Rolland, Salettes and Charols.

History

The town's name derives from endroit où l' on boit (Latin: bevutam, Provençal: begusta, begudo to German: Where you drink ... ), the people call themselves les Bégudiens or les Bégudiennes.

He lay on the north - south road, which connected the Provence with the major cities of the North such as Dauphiné and Geneva, was formerly a fortification of the Maltese - Coming of Le Poet-Laval and 1320 largely destroyed. At its origins, the Castle of Châteauneuf -de- Mazenc was the actual center of the site and ownership of the Earls and Dukes of Valentinois. In later centuries, this fell through purchases, inheritance or marriage to various branches of the family, as the Poitiers to Vesc, later to the family d' Yse de Rosans from Grenoble and finally 1665/1769 to De Ravel from (Les Crottes ) Dauphiné, which is also its residence at the Château took.

The present town was originally a Bégude to Chateauneuf -de- Mazenc belonging hamlet on the banks of Jabron and the junction of the north-south road with the road Dieulefit - Montelimar. The earliest recorded mention as Las Begur dates from 1528. Due to its location and there colonizing industry (mills, tanneries, inn) the place came to be increasingly important. Even the good farmland and water resources in the long hot summers were safe. These were joined soon the sheep, the crafts of clothiers and dyers. As a result of lower grades and rising claims, demand was declining, began in the 17th century with the planting of mulberry trees and silkworm breeding. In the 18th century the hamlet Bégude began to grow steadily.

In the revolutionary year 1790 Châteauneuf -de- Mazenc briefly became the main performance and jurisdiction of the region, it lost these rights, however, already in 1800 as part of the reorganization of the administrative structure of Dieulefit. In the 19th century began in La Bégude -de- Mazenc an increasing rural-urban migration. This meant that Bégude from 1894 to the main town and the old village name Châteauneuf -de- Mazenc was changed to La Bégude -de- Mazenc.

Demographics

Attractions

• Medieval cityscape: La Bégude -de- Mazenc with its winding streets, passageways and steep streets, dominated by the belfry of the former castle has preserved the charm of the Middle Ages to today. Currently, there are still remains of the walls and the castle ruins. Three goals once granted access: the New Gate in the north, the Kirchtor in the south near the St. Peter's Church and the third gate at the bottom of the village to the plane.

The Draille aux Chèvres (goat drive).

Medieval passage.

Picturesque nook in place.

In the main street.

• St. Sebastian's Church ( Église Saint Sebastien ) with art historical exceptionally valuable and expressive lead glass windows.
• Château Loubet (the old Chateau de Mas ): castle similarly converted It is native to a castle- like fortified Provencal country estate dating from the Middle Ages, and from 1655, the four derived from the medieval towers remained. The east and west facades and chapel date from the 18th century, the south facade has been extensively with battlements, new gables, windows and a balcony parade in the Romantic period redesigned. From 1905 it was the country residence of former President of the Republic of France, Émile Loubet.
• Châteauneuf -de- Mazenc: Medieval castle with remarkable door cycle and widely visible Belfry; redeveloped in the 20th century. The Belfry is now used as a belfry, the bell dates from the year 1746. On the south side of the tower a sundial.

Houses at the foot of the Belfry.

The Belfry of Châteauneuf -de- Mazenc.

Ruelle montant vers le belfry.

The entrance to Châteauneuf -de- Mazenc.

• St. Peter's Church ( Église Saint- Pierre -aux -Liens ). The Romanesque St. Peter's Church replaced an earlier building dating from the 12th century, who had arrived in the 14th century during the Hundred Years War to harm. It was built by the Maltese Coming in Le Poet-Laval to the La Bégude -de- Mazenc belonged. Of the original three side chapels in 1533 two were removed. Other major restoration was done 1710. The wooden altar in marble look probably dates from the first half of the 17th century, the confessionals from the 19th century.

• Carmel Chapel ( Chapelle Notre- Dame-du -Mont- Carmel ) from the 12th century. On a hill above the village, the cemetery is the Romanesque chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (formerly Notre Dame de Martolet ) from the 12th century. With up to two meters thick walls, the narrow gate and little wooden constructions designed as a fortified church, served during the troubled times of the Middle Ages as a refuge for the residents.

Inside the chapel.

Personalities

• Émile Loubet ( born December 30, 1838 in Marsanne, † December 20, 1929 in Montelimar, 1899-1906 President of the Republic of France (Third Republic). His former country house is the castle located in the village with a large park along with pond. This castle as well as the marketplace bear his name today.