Saint-Julien-Boutières
Saint-Julien-Boutières is a former commune in the Ardèche département in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Julien-d'Intres.[1]
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Location of Saint-Julien-Boutières  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°58′30″N 4°21′10″E / 44.975°N 4.35277777778°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Canton | Saint-Martin-de-Valamas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001-2008) | Patrice Faure |
| Area 1 | 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 215 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07252 /07310 |
| Elevation | 574–1,083 m (1,883–3,553 ft) (avg. 682 m or 2,238 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography change
Saint-Julien-Boutières is in the Regional Natural Park of the Monts-d'Ardèche (French: Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche). This is known as the Country of Chestnut trees (French: Le Pays des Châtaigners).
History change
In the Middle Ages, the commune was called Châteauneuf en Boutières. During the French Revolution, it was renamed Bout d'Erieu, then in 1793, Bout-d'Hesrieux.[2] In 1801, the village was named Saint-Julien-Boutières in memory of a Roman soldier who became a Christian.[3] He was martyred in Brioude in the Haute-Loire department. The commune of Intres was a hamlet of Saint-Julien-Boutières until 1911.
Hamlets change
There are 11 hamlets which are part of the commune of Saint-Julien-Boutières:
- Le Chambonnet-Haut
- Le Chambonnet-Bas
- Sauverzac
- La Grandmaison
- Signeronde
- Fontcouverte
- Le Monteillet
- Tabuant
- Signebernard
- Rimande
- La Grangette
References change
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ↑ "Cassini". Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ↑ "Origin of the name". Retrieved 24 July 2010.