Peyre (Aveyron)

Peyre ( Occitan: PEIRA ) is since 1830 part of the southern French community Comprégnac in Aveyron in the Midi-Pyrénées region. The area was part of the historical province of Rouergue, which was in 1779 attached to the Quercy. The village has about 120 inhabitants and was named one of the " Most Beautiful Villages of France " (plus beaux villages de France) excellent.

Location

The approximately 350 meters above sea level. d M. Peyre is located in a collapse boiler at a bend of the Tarn on the southern edge of the Causses, the foothills of the Massif Central, about eight kilometers west of the town of Millau. The visible from the outskirts of the village of Peyre from Viaduc de Millau is located just three kilometers southeast.

Demographics

Since Peyre was incorporated in the year 1830 in the town Comprégnac not be subject to separate populations more for the village.

Economy

The place is now living primarily from agriculture and the crafts and from small businesses. Most residents who work in nearby Millau. Since the 1960s, tourism ( cafés, restaurants, holiday ) plays an increasingly important role.

History

About the history of Peyre, one already existing in the Middle Ages the village, only limited information is available. The formerly independent city changed hands several times landlords, existing here Priory created jobs in agriculture and crafts, so that the place could develop.

Attractions

• The site with its clinging to the walls of tufa houses, some of which are also man-made as cave dwellings ( maisons troglodytes) worked into the rock, is the main attraction of the village.
• The former, which goes back to the 11th century Priory Church of Saint Cristophe is also partly hewn in the rock. The outer parts were the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century in such fastened at the time of the Wars of Religion that with a defensive character was born. The left side wall, the apse and the vault in the interior are worked out of the natural rock; the right outer wall is made of cement. The church is recognized as a monument historique since 1936; he is no longer the service, but sometimes acts as an exhibition space.
• A Château from the 17th century is about 300 meters away from the resort.
• The neo-Gothic parish church on the outskirts of the village was built in the 19th century. From here you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Viaduc du Millau.