Hen-the-Écharmeaux is a common French, located in the department of the the Rhone and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Geography

Village located at the north of the department on D110 (old road buissionère) in the North-West of Lyon, between Roanne and Mâcon. it belongs to the Communauté of communes of the High Valley of Azergues.

History

The name in 1801, the village was called Poule. It was débaptisé in 1954 famous then Hen-the-Echarmeaux. Before these dates, Poule was written HEN.

Administration

former mayor before Mrs. corcelette: MR. COFFY

Demography

834 people live with Hen-the-Echarmeaux (source 2005: Yahoo.fr ). At the beginning of the Years 1970, the village counted more than 1000 inhabitants; at the beginning of the 20th century, between 1928 (1896) and 1753 (1901).

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE did many halts to the place known as " treves" , there is its statue " besides; with the echarmeaux"

Culture

One finds in the center of the village the church of old a Prieuré Clunisien:

The village is in the Top Beaujolais. Its inhabitants take part each year in various festivities. That takes the shape of processions of tanks and balls which alternatively take place in each village of the area, under the name of Fête of the Conscrit S. This festival of the conscripts known as " celebrates classes" which the various decades take part gives place, in addition to with the procession of tanks already evoked, with a mass, a banquet. Among the other activities and festivals: the Holy Beard in the honor of the firemen, a annual Excursion pedestrian, the procession and the Fireworks of the July 14th, the village fair, the Festival of the music and that of the Holy Cecile, the contest of fishing, the Secondhand trade vacuum-attics, contests of Belote of the various companies.

Economy

The environment of the village is primarily rural. One finds there linked activities with the production and the transformation of the Bois, Agriculteur S but also of the Artisan S: Mason S, Carpenter S Carpenter S, Mechanic S, Metal worker, Carriage-builder, and of the trade of proximity: bakery, butcher's and pork butcher's shop delicatessen, hairdressing salon, mini-market, paper mill newspapers.

A Gare was below built the center of the village and passenger transport is ensured with Lyon twice a day. This station is currently threatened of closing.

Tourism

Ground of Camp-site 2 stars of 4500 m ². Fishing with the Trout in the Azergues, but also fishing in the water level which is also a pleasant place of relaxation with its flowered accesses, its plays for the children, his framework of greenery and trees, appreciated during the hot season.

See too

• Common of the Rhone

External bonds

• tourist visit of Hen Echarmeaux
• photographs of the church, interior and outside.
• source
• Reproductions of old postcards
• Public transport of the department of the Rhone, line n° 307 between Saint-Igny-of-Towards and Lamure-on-Azergues
• natural and human risks listed by the State with Hen-the-Echarmeaux
• Site dedicated to Azergues, river crossing the village
• Site of the Community of communes of High-Azergues the
• Tourist office
• Hen-the-Écharmeaux on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Hen-the-Écharmeaux on the site of INSEE
• Hen-the-Écharmeaux on the site of Quid
• Localization of Hen-the-Écharmeaux on a chart of France and communes bordering Hen-the-Écharmeaux
• Plane on Mapquest

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