Sirach
| Ria-Sirach | |
|---|---|
| Administration | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrenees-Orientales |
| Borough | Prades |
| Canton | Prades |
| Common Code | 66161 |
| Postcode | 66500 |
| Mayor Current term | John Maury 2008 -2 014 |
| Intermunicipal | To the municipality of Conflent |
| Demography | |
| Population | 1 175 inhabitants (2007). |
| Density | 92 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Geography | |
| Contact | 42 36 '34 "North 2 24 '02 "East / 42.6094, 2.4006 |
| Altitudes | Min. 339 m - max. 1081 m |
| Area | 12.82 km 2 |
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Ria-Sirach is a French commune , located in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales and region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Its inhabitants are called Rianencs, the Ria-Siracaires or Sirachois.
Summary |
Geography
The town Ria-Sirach is located in the valley of the Tet in Conflent just after Prades on highway 116 going towards Andorra.
History
The town was founded by Ria in 1822 by the joint meeting of preexisting Ria and Sirach. However, the parish of Sirach depended Ria since the High Middle Ages. Ria merged with Urbanya in 1973 to create the common-Ria-Sirach Urbanya. The two communes were restored in 1983, taking the name of Ria Ria-Sirach.
Place names
In Catalan , the name of the town is Ria i Cirac.
Ria
Cited from the ninth century , the lordship of Ria becomes possession of the abbey of Saint-Michel Cuxa in 1134. She remained until the Revolution.
The village is built on a hill atop which stood a castle. Mentioned in 1195 , damaged in 1347 by troops of King Pedro IV of Aragn , restored at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it was finally destroyed in the second half of the seventeenth century Sirach Like Ria, Sirach was possession of the abbey of Saint-Michel Cuxa the tenth century to the Revolution . Castle Ria was almost entirely destroyed in the seventeenth century. Still more than the base of the walls, strongly leveled. It was apparently composed of two chambers flanked by two bastions. The site was recently excavated . The Church of St. Vincent de Ria is of Roman origin. Completely rebuilt in the seventeenth century and eighteenth century , there remains of the medieval building that the square bell tower dating from the eleventh century. 22 meters high and 5 meters wide, it rises on the north side of the church . The Church of St. Clement of Sirach was built in the twelfth century : it then consisted of a single nave with barrel vault ending in a semicircular apse vaulted dead-furnace. The assembly is then raised to fortify, and side chapels are then added to the eighteenth century , . Administration
Period Identity Label Quality March 2001 reelected in 2008 John Maury Demographics
(Source: INSEE , ) 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 1 017 1 057 1 028 1 042 1 017 1 126 1 175 Count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Economy
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High Conflent Ayguatbia-Talau (i Aiguatbia Talau) The Cabanasse (The Cabanassa) Canaveilles (Canavelles) Caudis de Conflent (Cauders of Conflent) Escaro (Escaro) Fontpdrouse (Fontpedrosa) Jujols (Jujols)
The Llagonne (The Llagunes) Mantet (Mentet) Mont-Louis (Montllus) Nyer (Nyer) Olette (Oleta) Oreilla (OBT) Planes (Plans) Railleu (Ralleu) Saint-Pierre-dels- Forcats (Sant Pere dels Forcats) Sansa (supposedly) Sauto (Sauto) Serdinya (Serdinya) Souanyas (Soanyes) Thus-Entre-Valls (i Entrevalls Toes) Lower Conflent Arboussols (Arbools) Baillestavy (Vallestvia) campome (campome) Casteil (Castell de Vernet) Catllar (Catll of Conflent) Clara (Clara) Codalet (Codalet) Conat (Conat) Corneilla de Conflent ( cornell of Conflent) Espira de Conflent (Espira of Conflent) Estoher (ESTO) Eus (Eus) Fillols (Fillols) Finestret (Finestret) Fuilla (Full) Glorianes (Glorianes) Joch (JOC) Marquixanes (Marquixanes) Los Masos (Els Masos)
Molitg-les-Bains (Molig) Mosset (Mosset) Nohdes (Knots) Prades (Prada) Py (Pi Conflent) Ria-Sirach (Ria Cirac i) Rigarda (Rigard) Rods (Rods) Sahorre (Saorra) Tarerach (Tarerac) Taurinya (Taurinya) Urbanya (Orbany) Valmanya (Vallmanya) Vernet-les-Bains (Vernet) Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent) Vinca (Vince)
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