Ayrens is located some 15 km north-west of Aurillac and 5 km north of Saint-Paul-des-Landes. Access to the commune is by road D52 from Teissières-de-Cornet in the south-east which passes through the village and continues west then south to join the D120 north-east of Laroquebrou. The D53 comes from Saint-Paul-des-Landes in the south and also passes through the village before continuing north-east to join the D6 near the border of the commune. The D352 goes north from the village to join the D53 north of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of:
Les Baraques
Le Bos Niac
Boutonnet
Cels
Ciels
Colin
La Croix-Longue
Jammes
Le Mont
Renac
Selves
Serieys
Tannuies
La Tronque
The commune is mainly farmland with extensive forests in the northern part.[3]
The Ruisseau du Meyrou flows from the south-east through the south of the commune forming a small part of the western border before continuing north to join the Eize. The Ruisseau d'Ayrens rises in the east of the commune and flows west through the village to the join the Ruisseau du Meyrou on the western border of the commune. The Ruisseau de Braulle flows from the west of the commune through the centre north of the village to join the Ruisseau du Meyrou on the western border. The Ruisseau de Praniac rises in the north of the commune and forms part of the northern border as it flows west to join the Eize.[3]
The Parc de Clavières is registered as an historical monument.[9]
Stained glass in the Chateau of Clavières
Stained glass in the Chateau of Clavières
Statue of a Troubadour at the Chateau
The intersection of the Paris meridian and the 45th parallel north is in a field where four trees were planted on the occasion of the celebration of the Méridienne verte (Green Meridian) on 14 July 2000. The trees are arranged in a square whose vertices are directed toward the four cardinal points, which allows the determination of the exact intersection point.
Notable people linked to the communeedit
Cardinal Guillaume de La Jugie, restored then lived in the Château of Angouste in the 14th century.
Félix de la Salle de Rochemaure (1856–1915), French félibrige writer,[10][11][12] lived in the Château of Clavières.
Jean Léon Sanis (Ayrens 1804-?), geographer, professor at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.
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Ayrens is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne Rhone Alpes region of south central France AyrensCommuneRuins of the chateau of Clavieres AyrensLocation of AyrensAyrensShow map of FranceAyrensShow map of Auvergne Rhone AlpesCoordinates 44 59 08 N 2 19 40 E 44 9856 N 2 3278 E 44 9856 2 3278CountryFranceRegionAuvergne Rhone AlpesDepartmentCantalArrondissementAurillacCantonSaint Paul des LandesIntercommunalityCA Bassin d AurillacGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Hubert Bonhommet 1 Area125 5 km2 9 8 sq mi Population 2021 2 620 Density24 km2 63 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code15016 15250Elevation517 729 m 1 696 2 392 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Neighbouring communes and villages 2 History 3 Administration 4 Demography 5 Sites and monuments 6 Notable people linked to the commune 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography editAyrens is located some 15 km north west of Aurillac and 5 km north of Saint Paul des Landes Access to the commune is by road D52 from Teissieres de Cornet in the south east which passes through the village and continues west then south to join the D120 north east of Laroquebrou The D53 comes from Saint Paul des Landes in the south and also passes through the village before continuing north east to join the D6 near the border of the commune The D352 goes north from the village to join the D53 north of the commune Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Baraques Le Bos Niac Boutonnet Cels Ciels Colin La Croix Longue Jammes Le Mont Renac Selves Serieys Tannuies La Tronque The commune is mainly farmland with extensive forests in the northern part 3 The Ruisseau du Meyrou flows from the south east through the south of the commune forming a small part of the western border before continuing north to join the Eize The Ruisseau d Ayrens rises in the east of the commune and flows west through the village to the join the Ruisseau du Meyrou on the western border of the commune The Ruisseau de Braulle flows from the west of the commune through the centre north of the village to join the Ruisseau du Meyrou on the western border The Ruisseau de Praniac rises in the north of the commune and forms part of the northern border as it flows west to join the Eize 3 Neighbouring communes and villages edit 3 History editAyrens commune lies on the Paris meridian and on the 45th parallel north 45 0 0 N 2 20 14 025 E 45 00000 N 2 33722917 E 45 00000 2 33722917 It was therefore the fundamental point for the Bonne projection used in the Carte d Etat Major General Staff Map in the 19th century Administration editList of Successive Mayors 4 Mayors from the French Revolution to 1935From To Name 1790 1793 Louis Linthilac 1793 1793 Francois Maleprade 1793 1795 Louis Dejour 1795 1796 Guillaume Lafon 1796 1798 Rene Andrieu 1798 1799 Pierre Lallier 1799 1802 Jean Vabret 1802 1802 Louis Bonhomme 1802 1803 Francois Maleprade 1803 1804 Antoine Maisonobe 1805 1805 Francois Capelle 1805 1806 Antoine Maisonobe 1806 1808 Charles Deveze 1808 1816 Antoine Bonhomme 1816 1820 Salvenie de Montal 1820 1848 Antoine de Montal 1848 1852 Durand Lafon 1852 1857 Louis Rengade 1857 1863 Antoine Deconquand 1863 1876 Jean Rengade 1876 1888 Emile Gazard 1888 1896 Amedee Rebeyrols 1896 1904 Antoine Mallet 1904 1910 Jean Leon Reniac 1910 1920 Pierre Vidal 1920 1933 Louis Maisonobe 1933 1935 Francois Veschambres Mayors from 1935 From To Name Party Position 1935 1945 Pierre Poux 1943 1947 Francois Veschambres 1947 1958 Adrien Prunet 1958 1971 Albert Moissinac 1971 2008 Jean Chanut 2008 2014 Robert Wallez 2014 2020 Philippe GranierDemography editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Ayrencois or Ayrencoises in French 5 Historical populationYearPop p a 17931 390 18001 240 1 62 18061 135 1 46 18211 151 0 09 18311 191 0 34 18361 164 0 46 18411 183 0 32 18461 140 0 74 18511 148 0 14 18561 117 0 55 18611 001 2 17 18661 005 0 08 1872990 0 25 1876962 0 71 1881960 0 04 1886965 0 10 18911 061 1 91 1896912 2 98 YearPop p a 1901960 1 03 1906852 2 36 1911838 0 33 1921740 1 24 1926751 0 30 1931702 1 34 1936642 1 77 1946632 0 16 1954569 1 30 1962513 1 29 1968505 0 26 1975444 1 82 1982544 2 94 1990545 0 02 1999494 1 09 2007551 1 37 2012580 1 03 2017652 2 37 Source EHESS 6 and INSEE 7 Sites and monuments edit nbsp The Chateau of Clavieres in 1900 The Chateau de Clavieres built in the Troubadour style was burnt down on 25 May 1936 and left in ruins 8 The Parc de Clavieres nbsp is registered as an historical monument 9 nbsp Stained glass in the Chateau of Clavieres nbsp Stained glass in the Chateau of Clavieres nbsp Statue of a Troubadour at the Chateau The intersection of the Paris meridian and the 45th parallel north is in a field where four trees were planted on the occasion of the celebration of the Meridienne verte Green Meridian on 14 July 2000 The trees are arranged in a square whose vertices are directed toward the four cardinal points which allows the determination of the exact intersection point Notable people linked to the commune editCardinal Guillaume de La Jugie restored then lived in the Chateau of Angouste in the 14th century Felix de la Salle de Rochemaure 1856 1915 French felibrige writer 10 11 12 lived in the Chateau of Clavieres Jean Leon Sanis Ayrens 1804 geographer professor at the Lycee Louis le Grand See also editOccitania Felibrige Pope Sylvester II Auvergne province the historical independent county and later French province Communes of the Cantal departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 9 August 2021 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 a b c Google Maps List of Mayors of France in French Le nom des habitants du 15 Cantal habitants fr Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Ayrens EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Chateau de Clavieres in French Ministry of Culture Merimee IA15000361 Parc de Clavieres in French Felibree de Sceaux Sunday 5 June 2011 intervention by Jacques Mouttet in French Duc de La Salle de Rochemaure Gerbert Silvestre II Paul Emile Paris 1914 in French Marcellin Boudet Necrology of the Duke of La Salle de Rochemaure 1915 in RHA 60 p in French External links editFelibrige official website in French Ayrens on Geoportail National Geographic Institute IGN website in French Aireins on the 1750 Cassini Map nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayrens Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayrens amp oldid 1196458934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
