Vesc

Vesc is a commune of 285 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Rhône-Alpes region in the Drome region; it belongs to the canton in the arrondissement of Nyons Dieulefit.

Geography

Vesc is on an average height of 655 meters above sea level in the south of the Drôme Provençale, 11 km east of Dieulefit and 38 kilometers east of Montelimar. The nearest communities are Crupies, Montjoux and Orcinas.

History

The earliest recorded mention as Vaiesch found in 1173rd Today's spelling Vesc is occupied from 1781. The name derives from the French word over Vesque évêque to German: "Bishop ".

In the Middle Ages was in place a monastery - a branch of the Benedictine foundation of Cruas in the department of Ardèche. What is the position of the place was once, like the fact testify that the local pharmacy at the time had a national reputation. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was originally part of the monastery complex.

Originally the site of two fiefs: Vesc and Pennes, which to Rigot, a defunct after the turmoil of the Wars of place in the diocese belonged to the.

The fief belonged to the counts of Valentinois Vesc; they asked the bishops of The and sold in 1609, the feud Vesc to the Lords of Pennes. Of these, it went over to the House Moreton de Chabrillan and remained until the French Revolution in their possession.

From 1789 to 1794 was the official name Penne- sur- Vesc.

From the mid-19th century to the 20th century there was a strong population migration to places with better job opportunities, so Vesc increasingly dilapidated. From the 1970s onwards, many of the medieval buildings were acquired as summer residences and restored.

Demographics

Attractions

• The Chatelas, ruins of the old medieval thoroughfare.
• Medieval village with remains of fortifications.
• Église Saint- Pierre, early Gothic church of the former monastery.