Trilla, Pyrénées-Orientales

Trilla ( Occitan: Trilhan ) is a small village with 62 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Pyrénées- Orientales in the French region of Languedoc -Roussillon.

Location

Trilla is in a valley in the geographic center of the Fenouillèdes, about 44 km ( driving distance ) away to the west of Perpignan. Prades, the capital of the arrondissement, is located about 29 km south-west; about halfway lies the small town Marcevol with its impressive priory.

Demographics

Economy

In Trilla as in the wooded area of the entire Fenouillèdes to a small extent agriculture and forestry as well as wine production. The wines are a small proportion of personal use, the greater part is marketed on the Appellation Côtes du Roussillon. The rental cottages ( gîtes ) plays an important role in the economies of small communities.

History

By the year 870 the Fenouillèdes still belonged to the historic county of Razès, after which it came into the possession of the Counts of Cerdanya. In a bull of Pope Sergius IV in 1011 Trilla ( trilianum ) is first mentioned and assigned to the Abbey of Saint -Michel -de- Cuxa. By the Treaty of Corbeil ( 1259 ) which was the Fenouillèdes - controlled by the French crown - Languedoc slammed.

Attractions

• The remains of two dolmens from the time of the megalithic cultures find each about a kilometer to the north and northeast of the village; at Ansignan - about two to four kilometers to the northwest - are the remains of three other dolmens. The age of these prehistoric stone graves should be around 5000-5500 years.
• The single-nave church of the village ( Notre- Dame de l' Assomption ) was - only built in the years 1852/54, as the place still had about 200 inhabitants - despite their earlier appearance. The west facade of the church is completely unadorned, but has a small - slightly curved - bell gable.