Golinhac

Golinhac is a common French, located in the department of the Aveyron and the area the Midday-Pyrenees. Its inhabitants is called Golinhacois.

Administration

Demography

Geography

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Via Podiensis of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle .
One comes from Estaing, the next commune is Espeyrac , and its priory of Saint-Pierre.

History

The village as of the 11th century was on a way of passage because a locality was entitled L `Estrade.

Places and monuments

At the entry of the village in south-east, a stone cross of the 15th century, once more certifies the close relationship with the pilgrimage of Saint-Jacob.
Representing a Virgin with the Child with the feet of Christ and, on the barrel, carved in the stone, a small capped pilgrim of a hat, an enormous bumblebee is due firmly to the right hand.

The church dedicated to Martin saint, which indicates a very old origin, towards 950.
It preserves Romance bases of a priory Benedictine which depended at the 12th century on the abbey on Conques. One can see a very beautiful furnace bridge there.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Aveyron

External bonds

Golinhac on the site of the national geographical Institute
Golinhac on the site of INSEE
Golinhac on the site of Quid
Localization of Golinhac on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Golinhac on Mapquest

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