Rosans

Rosans is a common French, located in the department of the Hautes-Alpes and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure.

Geography

History

Built in amphitheater on the slope of a hill, Rosans is the capital antique of " Pagus Rosanensis. One made of them a chief town of canton of Hautes-Alpes, though its history attaches it to Drome. It was occupied by Buckwheats of the beginning of IXe century with Xe. In 1256 Jordan de Rosans and Dragonnet de Montauban besiege Montalin de Bruis in Rosans. The war ends in a treaty made by the mediation of the Dolphin of the Viennese and the bishop of Gap on December 25th, with Montalis de Bruix. Old stronghold depend on Mévouillon, Rosans is annexed to Dauphine with all the baronnie, in 1317. Terribly devastated in 1390 per Raymond de Turenne with the head of its bands of Provence, Rosans was the theater many combat during the religious wars. Montbrun seized some in 1574.

Second world war: to see Reception center of Lastic.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Rosans preserved its feudal character with its streets and its dead ends at arches. The CASTLE OF LESDIGUIERES is only one vast masonry without interest. TOWER SARRASINE, in the center of the country still draws the attention in spite of the mutilations which lowered it considerably and deteriorated. Built with blocks of stone cut out of diamond, its walls have four meters of apaissor and each face looks at one of the four cardinal points so that when three on its sides are in the shade, it marks the hour of midday. This tower, called wrongly " Sarrazine" turn; is not a specimen of Moorish architecture in the South of France.

Personalities related to the commune

Rosans, or its close area, would be the country of birth of Pierre de Bruys.

See too

Common of Hautes-Alpes

External bonds

the site of the Tourist office of Rosans
Tourism and Généalogie
Rosans on the site of the national geographical Institute
Rosans on the site of INSEE
Rosans on the site of Quid
Localization of Rosans on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Rosans on Mapquest

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