Les Junies

Les Junies ( Occitan: Las Joanias ) is a southern French village with 248 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Lot in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

Location

Les Junies lies at an altitude of about 120 meters above sea level. inst in the ancient cultural landscape of the Quercy about eight km ( driving distance ) west of Cahors.

Demographics

In the 19th century the place had at times more than 900 inhabitants. As a result of the phylloxera crisis in the wine and the mechanization of agriculture has declined since then, the population back up to the current lows.

Economy

In skin -Quercy agriculture, which included the wine until the 19th century was, for centuries, used primarily for self catering. After the phylloxera crisis in the second half of the 19th century, the wine industry in the region has been almost entirely abandoned. Today - in addition agriculture, small trade and crafts - the tourism in the form of apartment rentals ( gîtes ) a major role in the economy of the community.

Attractions

• The castle (château ) is a multiple of modernized construction of the Middle Ages, owes its present appearance is essentially a conversion measure of the 16th century. The windows were enlarged during this period and received stone mullioned windows. The building is privately owned and was recognized in 1925 as a monument historique.
• The church and parts of the chapter house and the cloister receive no more than - From the Dominican convent founded in the 14th century - after the devastation at the time of the French Revolution. These have been classified as a monument historique in 1920.

• The pilgrimage church of Saint -Pierre- les -Liens is one -nave building from the 13th century with a flat apse of the 14th century in Gothic style forms ( tracery ) has been changed. The neo-Gothic tower above the entrance is an ingredient of the 19th century. The church is recognized as a monument historique since 1973.
• The Parish Church ( Église Saint- Perdufle ) is a simple late Romanesque building of the 13th century, whose unadorned western facade is surmounted by a belfry. Inside there are remnants of wall paintings from the 16th century with scenes from the Passion of Christ. The church was recognized in 1971 as a monument historique.
• The stone chimney of the Maison Cavaillé was provided in 1931 under protection.