Pougnadoresse

Pougnadoresse ( Occitan Pinhadorèissa ) is a commune of 226 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Gard in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.

• 2.1 Place name
• 2.2 Structures

Geography

Pougnadoresse located 31 kilometers northeast of Nîmes and as far north-west of Avignon. The nearest large towns are about 12 miles away respectively cities of Uzès in the southwest and Bagnols -sur -Cèze in the Northeast. To the east of the town, the Rhone Valley, while to the west begins the mountains of the Cevennes. The Gemeindebiet is traversed by the Tave and the streams Valette and Veyre. The municipality is an official member of the Cotes du Rhone wine region and is marked accordingly by the wine cultivation. In addition to the nucleus, the parish includes the hamlet of Mas Carrière. The latter belongs to a part of the area which is covered by loess, while another part of hills and rocky terrain is characterized.

The neighboring communities of Pougnadoresse are Cavillargues in the north, Le Pin in the east, La Capelle- et- Masmolène and Vallabrix in the south and La Bastide- d'Engras in the West.

Infrastructure

The connection to the road network consists of Pougnadoresse only on local roads to the neighboring towns, and in the few kilometers northern Cavillargues connection consists of a regional transport corridor to Bagnols -sur -Cèze and the Rhone Valley, which binds in a westerly direction to a road to Ales.

Culture and history

Place name

The first mention of the place with the associated lock was made in 1156 under the name of Castrum de Pugnaduritia. At that time it was a possession of the Bishops of Uzès. As a possible explanation for the origin of the name is considered the Latin word Pugnator, the warrior means in combination with the suffix ICIA. The formerly widespread name variation Pignadouresso can, however, include more on a different meaning. It could either be a derivative of Occitan word penna for rocks, which could be due to the sometimes rocky environment.

Structures

The feudal castle of Pougnadoresse, whose existence is attested since 1156, has particularly stable outer walls with up to two meters in thickness. Together with the village it first belonged to the Bishops of Uzès, then partly before it passed the Lords of Sernhac and partly a local nobleman 1550 in the possession of the Le Chantre family and remained there for many years. 1780 took over the family de Sorbier domination, could at least the castle on the French Revolution also keep and represents today the owner dar.

Until 1678 presented the Catholic Church Saint Jean d' Orgerolles which still exists today, the only religious building in the community dar. Because she lay on the hills between Pougnadoresse and La Bastide- d'Engras and the neighboring village was even closer, donated the Archbishop in 1678 a new church in the town center. It was extended in 1688 and in 1861 replaced by a successor church. In this, the interior was seven years after the construction of expanded seating complements and created a second vestry. 1873 she also received a bell tower and three years later got a second one.

The first school in the village was a religious school, which took place in 1885 on the ground floor of a building in the first floor of the Mairie was housed as the seat of the municipal administration. 1905 took over the Mairie the bottom floor and apartments above for teachers were created. The school continued to exist until it was set in 1984 due to lack of student numbers; Since then, the children attend school in the neighboring village Cavillargues.

On the banks of the river Tave originally were four mills, two of which are largely intact and continue the other two in ruinous condition. The creek Veyre, which is a large part of the year is withered, spanned by a bridge whose existence is proven since 1521 and was reconstructed in 1994 by a cultural association for the historical model.

Demographics

In 1793 the village was inhabited by 253 people and they subsequently experienced a significant increase up to 384 residents in 1861. Was followed by a sharp decline, so that in 1906, 255 inhabitants registered the old level was reached again. The number continued to fall rapidly, reaching its lowest point in 1982 with 123, which was followed by a period of strong recovery of the population levels.