Chirac, Lozère Explained
| Chirac |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville-fr Chirac 48.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Mende |
| Canton: | Chirac |
| Insee: | 48049 |
| Postal Code: | 48100 |
| Commune: | Bourgs-sur-Colagne |
| Coordinates: | 44.5247°N 3.2661°W |
| Elevation M: | 640 |
| Elevation Min M: | 605 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1254 |
| Area Km2: | 33.79 |
| Population: | 1144 |
| Population Date: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Chirac (in French pronounced as /ʃiʁak/; Occitan (post 1500);: Chairac) is a former commune in the Lozère département in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bourgs-sur-Colagne.[2] Its population was 1,144 in 2019.[1]
Geography
Situated on the banks of the Colagne river in the heart of the Massif central.The D809 road passes through the village.
Places and monuments
- The Fare dolmen
- The twelfth century Romanesque church.
- The chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
- The family chapels of the Chazette and the Volmanières
- The English cross: The English, who ravaged the country in the 14th century, were soundly beaten in a battle on the heights of the village. This place carries today the name of Cemetery of the English or Cross of the English. A cross, on which there is an inscription "CH des M" and "1701 - 1922", marks the site of the battle. During the construction of the A75 autoroute, the cross was renovated and moved a few metres from its original position.
- The bridge over the Colagne river.
Activities
As in the majority of the towns of Lozère, the principal activity is farming, although service industry sectors have started to play a larger part in the region.
- Farming is essentially sheep and cattle. The size of the upland meadows allows the farmers to have comparatively large flocks.
Notable people
- Colonel Marceau Crespin (1915–1988)
- Nicolaï Greschny (1912–1985), artist
See also
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
- https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/15/INTB1600601A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
