Saint-Chély-in Aubrac

Saint-Chély-with Aubrac is a common French, located at the south of the plate of the Aubrac, in the department of the Aveyron and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Heraldic: the blazon of Saint-Chély-in Aubrac

Of azure to the money miter, alongside of two shuttles of gold, the reels of mouths; with the chief bent of very charged with a small cross of money Malta also, accosted of two gold shells also.

Geography

Saint-Chély is placed on the slope Aveyron are born from the plate of the Aubrac, within the valley of the Boralde of Saint-Chéry-in Aubrac leading in the south to the valley of the Lot.

Toponymy: the name Touzes could come from the Occitan tired Doutz , meaning the sources.

Zone Natura 2000

The central plate of the Aubrac Aveyron be born was classified in zone Natura 2000 .

History

The population of Saint-Chély-in Aubrac goes back initially to the Préhistoire where close to the rock of Castelviel to polished flints and stone axes were found. The way GR. 65 takes it again via-Podiensis which is, at this place, the old Roman way, and is the means simplest to join the valley of the Lot.

Since the history of Adalard which the Jura, after being taken in an ambush with the approach of Aubrac, to found there the Dômerie d' Aubrac or hospital of Aubrac, Saint-Chély-in Aubrac lived, saw, and will live by and for the pilgrimage.

Here the oldest version of the adventure of Adalard (15th century):
Adalard, ghost of Compostelle with his continuation of thirty knights, crossed the Aubrac in the twilight and undoubtedly sought a shelter for the night when he warned a cave, hidden with deepest of wood. But there, horror! the pilgrims found there twenty to thirty heads of assassinated travellers. It could be only pilgrims of Compostelle! Christ appeared then and asked Adalard to found a hospital in this dangerous place. Adalard completed its pilgrimage and returned, alone, to obey the divine order…

  • 1790 - 1794: Saint-Chély is consisted the meeting of Saint-Chély-with-Belveze and Saint-Chély-with Estaing
  • 1837: Saint-Chély absorbs Bonnefon and Pouget .
  • 1936 : Saint-Chély takes the name of Saint-Chély of Aubrac.

Administration

Demography

Graph of the evolution of the population 1794-1999
La population of Pouget is not included in the table nor in the graph in 1794. < Br > Until 1800, the population of Pouget is not included in the graph.
La population of Condom-in Aubrac is included in the table and the graph between 1806 and 1836.

Inheritance

  • Romance Église of the 11th-12th century is mentioned among those which Pons Etienne gave in 1082 to the abbey of Saint-Victor of Marseilles under the name of Saint-Éloi to the lower part of Belvezet. It is rebuilt at the 15th century, following its fire towards 1385 during the Guerre One hundred Year old, around a tower of the old fortifications being used to him as bell-tower. With its large arcs beams, its platform has much character.

  • Cross out of wrought iron of the 18th century.

Social activities and cultural

  • the Festival of Transhumance (every years, weekend nearest to the May 25th)

  • Cantonal Contest of the Aubrac race.
  • With the Meeting of the Writers with Aubrac: 26,27 and August 28th.

Excursion

The excursion is undoubtedly one of the strong points of the village which offers a splendid panorama, more especially as it belongs to the mythical way to go to Saint-Jacques-with-Compostelle, the GR. 65.

All the walkers will say it to you: the Aubrac is the paradise of the eyes and the hell of the feet… But one finds shipwrecked man there, in the event of bad weather, when one is between Aubrac and Saint-Chély, whereas the fog masks the colors and returns the green of the mountain noirâtre, one does not know that 7 kilometers lower, all is calmer and serene there. Whereas, in the event of good weather, all is splendid there. With each crossing of way, one does not know where to look at.

Saint-Chély-in Aubrac and Aubrac are the two stages Aveyron are born from the Aubrac which lead to the valley of the Lot. One leaves Aubrac with 1.300 meters of altitude and, in 7 kilometers, one arrives at Saint-Chély-in Aubrac at 800 meters of altitude, then one leaves the Aubrac by Saint-Like-with Olt approximately to 400 meters of altitude, with about fifteen kilometers.

Via Podiensis


External bonds

  • Tourist bureau
  • Saint-Chély-with Aubrac on the site of the national geographical Institute

Internal bonds

Photograph gallery

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