Aubignas

Aubignas
Limestone replica of a Roman milestone CIL 17-02, 183 at Le Teil Limestone replica of a Roman milestone CIL 17-02, 183 at Le Teil
Coat of arms of Aubignas Coat of arms
Aubignas
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Aubignas
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Viviers
Intercommunality	Rhône Helvie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Christian Bosquet
Area1	15.42 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	418
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	07020 / 07400
Elevation	160–664 m (525–2,178 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aubignas is a French commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aubignassiens or Aubignassiennes.

Geography

Aubignas is located some 10 km west by north-west of Montelimar, 6 km north-west of Le Teil and 16 km south of Privas. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N102 from Le Teil in the south-east which passes through the south of the commune forming part of the southern border and continues west to Saint-Jean-le-Centenier. Access to the village in the centre of the commune is by the Champagnet road which goes north from the N102. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Pignatelle in the south The commune is forested in the north with farmland in the south.

The Frayol rises in the north of the commune and flows south-east gathering many tributaries and continuing to join the Rhone at Le Teil. The Ruisseau des Avents forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Frayol as it leaves the commune. The Ruisseau de l'Eguille rises in the north-west of the commune and flows south to join the Escoutay at Alba-la-Romaine.

Heraldry

Arms of Aubignas

Blazon: Party per pale, at 1 Azure, a bend of Or enhanced to sinister filled in with 3 ordinaries of Gules in pale; at 2 Argent, a standard wavy of Azure on a pole of Sable surmounting 5 ermine spots of Sable set 3 and 2.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2008	Alain Floribert	PCF
2008	2020	Christian Bosquet

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 418 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
312	203	379	309	488	497	524	510	548

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
544	539	523	528	531	559	542	481	423

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
417	440	382	300	271	367	385	204	210

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
258	208	230	246	308	337	-	418	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

File:Population - Municipality code 07020.svg

Population of Aubignas

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (22%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) but lower than the departmental average (26.8%). As for national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is less than the female population (49% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Aubignas and Ardèche Department in 2010

	Aubignas	Aubignas	Ardèche	Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	20.9	21.6	18.6	16.8
15 to 29 Years	20.4	18.6	15.3	13.9
30 to 44 Years	19.4	20.6	19.4	18.5
45 to 59 Years	17.8	16.6	21.5	20.6
60 to 74 Years	16.2	18.1	16.5	16.8
75 to 89 Years	5.2	4.5	8.1	11.9
90 Years+	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5

Sources:

• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2010, INSEE.
• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Department in 2010, INSEE.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many houses and farmhouses that are registered as historical monuments:

• The 10th House (19th century)
• The 11th House (15th century)
• The 12th House (19th century)
• The 13th House (19th century)
• The Mas du Bouchet Farmhouse at le Bouchet (13th century)
• The 1st Farmhouse (1841)
• The Domain of Colombier Farmhouse (15th century)
• The 1st House (17th century)
• The 2nd Farmhouse at le Bouchet (16th century)
• The 2nd Farmhouse at Aunas (1844)
• The 2nd Farmhouse at le Colombier (16th century)
• The 2nd House (1711)
• The 3rd House (17th century)
• The 4th House (18th century)
• The 5th House (1802)
• The 6th House (17th century)
• The 7th House (17th century)
• The 8th House (1796)
• The 9th House (1843)
• Largelas Bridge (19th century)
• A Fortified Chateau (12th century)
• Houses (16th-19th centuries)
• A Farmhouse at les Combes (1825)
• A Farmhouse (1847)
• A House called a Chateau (16th century)
• A Farmhouse at la Mure (1648)
• A Farmhouse at Liotard (16th century)
• Farmhouses (13th-20th centuries)
• A Farmhouse at Rabayas (16th century)
• A Farmhouse at Fongiraud (18th century)
• A Farmhouse at Pignatelle (1840)
• TheMas de Cantonne Farmhouse (18th century)
• TheMas de l'Aiguille Farmhouse (16th century)
• A Farmhouse at le Clos (1857)
• A Farmhouse at la Grangette (16th century)
• A Farmhouse at Chazelles (1834)
• A Farmhouse at Peyrolle (15th century)
• A Farmhouse at la Fare (1840)
• A Farmhouse at Chante duc (16th century)
• A Flour Mill at la Mure (15th century)
• A Fountain (18th century)
• The Town Fortification (11th century)
• The Village (11th century)

• The Town Hall and School (1888). The town hall contains an item that is registered as a historical object:
  • A Relief: Christ on the Cross (15th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has a church and some structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Wayside Cross at Liotard (19th century)
• An Oratory Chapelette
• The Church of the Assumption(11th century)
• A 'Cemetery Cross (19th century)
• A 'Monumental Cross (19th century)

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Statue: Saint Regis (19th century)
• A Statue: Saint Diacre (19th century)
• A Statue: Saint Joseph (19th century)
• A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)
• The Marie Françoise Léon Bell (1946)
• A Statue: Saint Joseph (18th century)
• A Statue: Saint François Régis (18th century)
• A Statue: Saint Vincent (18th century)
• A Statue: Virgin and Child (18th century)
• A Monumental Cross: Christ on the Cross (19th century)

Notable people linked to the commune

File:Astier, Placide.jpg

Placide Astier

• Placide Astier was born in the commune on 23 February 1856 and died in Paris on 6 March |1918. He was a scientist and French politician.

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

External links

• Aubignas on Google Maps
• Aubignas on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Aubignas on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Aubignas on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)