Saint-Chinian

Saint- Chinian is a commune with 1821 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Hérault in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.

History

The area around the town of Saint -Chinian been inhabited since prehistoric times. Where the chapel Notre Dame de Nazareth is to find the members of the village community Tudéry today, an oppidum, near the settlement of rock fractures was with tombs. Traces of Neolithic settlements, dolmens and caves to explore at Camp Redon, Cauduro and Le Priou.

From Roman times, the remains of a total of 21 villas, which lie mainly in the field of Localities Les Pradasses and Le Burgas, and Visigoth grave times in Joucasso de Cayo, Saint- Laurent, Salabert, Sourteilho and Saint- Pierre de Figuières come.

The medieval history of settlement began with the founding of a monastery on the left bank of the Vernazobre in the year 794 by the Benedictine monk Appe, which soon received the name Sanch Ahan and was eventually renamed in 1102 in Saint- Chinian. Soon the monastery began with the wine and became already to the 14th century reputation in a larger environment.

Economy

Saint- Chinian is the eponymous capital of the wine region of Saint- Chinian.