Ardoix

Ardoix
The church and surroundings in Ardoix
Ardoix
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Ardoix
Coordinates: 45°11′16″N 4°44′14″E / 45.1878°N 4.7372°E / 45.1878; 4.7372Coordinates: 45°11′16″N 4°44′14″E / 45.1878°N 4.7372°E / 45.1878; 4.7372
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Satillieu
Intercommunality	Val d'Ay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Sylvie Bonnet
Area¹	12.15 km² (4.69 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	1,050
• Density	86/km² (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	07013 / 07290
Elevation	147–397 m (482–1,302 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 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.

Ardoix (Ardoís in Occitan) is a French commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ardoisiens or Ardoisiennes^[1]

Geography

Adoix is located some 7 km west by north-west of Saint-Vallier and 14 km south-east of Annonay. Access to the commune is by the D221 road from Sarras in the east passing through the length of the commune and the village and continuing south-west to Saint-Romain-d'Ay. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Corme, Bruas, Thoue, and Chamas. The commune is a valley between two mountain ranges and apart from the slopes of the mountains is entirely farmland.^[2]

The Cance river forms a large part of the northern border of the commune as it flows east to the Rhone river. Many small tributaries of the Cance rise in the commune including the Ruisseau de la Goueille which forms the north-western border. The Ay river forms the southern border of the commune and also flows east to the Rhone.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Ardoix

Saint-Romain-d'Ay

Eclassan

Sarras

History

In the gift of Quintenas made by Charlemagne to the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Claude on 23 August 776, the Church of Saint-Didier d'Ardoix was mentioned. Also dependant on Saint Claude were the Chapel of Oriol, Saint-Alban-d'Ay, Saint-Jeure-d'Ay, Saint-Romain-d'Ay, and the chapel of Our Lady of Ay. In 1557 Ardoix, as was Quintenas, were secularized and thereafter administered by the Diocese of Vienne.

The old land of Ardoix had its chateaux and towers. Oriol, Munat, Manoha, Léorat, and le Pestrin Manoha was a fortified house and farm in medieval times. It is still a rural area today. The tower of Oriol is all that remains of the medieval castle which overlooked the gorges of the Ay. During the Hundred Years War it was sacked by soldiers. Taking advantage of the wars of religion, a criminal from Vernoux, Erard, took it and restored it to make it his lair. Farmers, frustrated by his robberies destroyed the castle to dislodge the bandit (who was hanged at Lamastre).

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2008	Michel Becheras
2008	2020	Sylvie Bonnet

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 1,050 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.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
300	517	761	765	800	757	854	800	863

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
874	920	942	911	926	911	841	856	857

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
805	802	740	651	662	662	633	616	585

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
512	546	594	638	696	779	947	1,050	-

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

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively young. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (15.9%) is lower than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (26.8%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (51.4% against 48.7% nationally and 49.1% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ardoix and Ardèche Department in 2009

	Ardoix	Ardoix	Ardèche	Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	25.3	25.1	18.7	16.9
15 to 29 Years	18.0	16.3	15.4	14.0
30 to 44 Years	24.2	25.1	19.9	18.9
45 to 59 Years	16.9	17.3	21.5	20.6
60 to 74 Years	11.7	9.9	16.1	16.4
75 to 89 Years	3.8	5.8	8.0	11.7
90 Years+	0.0	0.4	0.4	1.5

Sources:

Sites and Monuments

Calvary in the Ay Gorges between Sarras and Ardoix

The Tower of Oriol
The Chateau of Manoha
The Chateau of Muñás
The Oratory of Our Lady of Cormes
The Church contains many items which are registered as historical objects:
- The Rostrum Balustrade (19th century)^[4]
- A Baptismal font (19th century)^[5]
- 2 Confessionals (19th century)^[6]
- A Crucifix (19th century)^[7]
- A Pulpit with supports (19th century)^[8]
- A Stations of the Cross (19th century)^[9]
- 4 Statues and Commemorative Plaques (19th century)^[10]
- Decor of the Chapel of the Virgin^[11]
- Decor of the Chapel of the Sacred Heart^[12]

Ardoix Picture Gallery

The Church
The Church interior
The Tower of Oriol
The Chateau of Manoha

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ Inhabitants of Ardèche (French)
1 2 3 Google Maps
↑ List of Mayors of France
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000481 Rostrum Balustrade (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000480 Baptismal font (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000479 2 Confessionals (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000478 Crucifix (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000477 Pulpit with supports (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000476 Stations of the Cross (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000475 4 Statues and Commemorative Plaques (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000474 Decor of the Chapel of the Virgin (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000473 Decor of the Chapel of the Sacred Heart (French)

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