Aubignas

Aubignas (French pronunciation: [obiɲas]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

Aubignas
Commune
Limestone replica of a Roman milestone CIL 17-02, 183 at Le Teil
Coat of arms
Location of Aubignas
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Coordinates: 44°35′21″N 4°38′04″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Berg-Helvie
Intercommunality	CC Ardèche Rhône Coiron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Villard[1]
Area 1	15.42 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	477
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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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^[5]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2008	Alain Floribert	PCF
2008	2020	Christian Bosquet
2020	current	Serge Villard

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aubignassiens or Aubignassiennes in French.^[6]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 312 —     1800 203 −5.96% 1806 379 +10.97% 1821 309 −1.35% 1831 488 +4.68% 1836 497 +0.37% 1841 524 +1.06% 1846 510 −0.54% 1851 548 +1.45% 1856 544 −0.15% 1861 539 −0.18% 1866 523 −0.60% 1872 528 +0.16% 1876 531 +0.14% 1881 559 +1.03% 1886 542 −0.62% 1891 481 −2.36% 1896 423 −2.54%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 417 −0.29% 1906 440 +1.08% 1911 382 −2.79% 1921 300 −2.39% 1926 271 −2.01% 1931 367 +6.25% 1936 385 +0.96% 1946 204 −6.15% 1954 210 +0.36% 1962 258 +2.61% 1968 208 −3.53% 1975 230 +1.45% 1982 246 +0.97% 1990 308 +2.85% 1999 337 +1.00% 2007 385 +1.68% 2012 457 +3.49% 2017 469 +0.52%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE[8]

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively young compared to the departmental average.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Aubignas and Ardèche Department in 2017

	Aubignas		Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	25.1	21.5	17.7	16.1
15 to 29 Years	13.4	12.9	14.4	13.0
30 to 44 Years	21.2	24.0	17.3	16.9
45 to 59 Years	17.3	18.9	21.6	20.7
60 to 74 Years	16.5	13.7	19.7	19.7
75 to 89 Years	6.1	8.2	8.5	11.2
90 Years+	0.4	0.9	0.9	2.4

Source: INSEE^[8][9]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• The 10th House (19th century)^[10]
• The 11th House (15th century)^[11]
• The 12th House (19th century)^[12]
• The 13th House (19th century)^[13]
• The Mas du Bouchet Farmhouse at le Bouchet (13th century)^[14]
• The 1st Farmhouse (1841)^[15]
• The Domain of Colombier Farmhouse (15th century)^[16]
• The 1st House (17th century)^[17]
• The 2nd Farmhouse at le Bouchet (16th century)^[18]
• The 2nd Farmhouse at Aunas (1844)^[19]
• The 2nd Farmhouse at le Colombier (16th century)^[20]
• The 2nd House (1711)^[21]
• The 3rd House (17th century)^[22]
• The 4th House (18th century)^[23]
• The 5th House (1802)^[24]
• The 6th House (17th century)^[25]
• The 7th House (17th century)^[26]
• The 8th House (1796)^[27]
• The 9th House (1843)^[28]
• Largelas Bridge (19th century)^[29]
• A Fortified Chateau (12th century)^[30]
• Houses (16th-19th centuries)^[31]
• A Farmhouse at les Combes (1825)^[32]
• A Farmhouse (1847)^[33]
• A House called a Chateau (16th century)^[34]
• A Farmhouse at la Mure (1648)^[35]
• A Farmhouse at Liotard (16th century)^[36]
• Farmhouses (13th-20th centuries)^[37]
• A Farmhouse at Rabayas (16th century)^[38]
• A Farmhouse at Fongiraud (18th century)^[39]
• A Farmhouse at Pignatelle (1840)^[40]
• TheMas de Cantonne Farmhouse (18th century)^[41]
• TheMas de l'Aiguille Farmhouse (16th century)^[42]
• A Farmhouse at le Clos (1857)^[43]
• A Farmhouse at la Grangette (16th century)^[44]
• A Farmhouse at Chazelles (1834)^[45]
• A Farmhouse at Peyrolle (15th century)^[46]
• A Farmhouse at la Fare (1840)^[47]
• A Farmhouse at Chante duc (16th century)^[48]
• A Flour Mill at la Mure (15th century)^[49]
• A Fountain (18th century)^[50]
• The Town Fortification (11th century)^[51]
• The Village (11th century)^[52]

• The Town Hall and School (1888).^[53] The town hall contains an item that is registered as a historical object:
  • A Relief: Christ on the Cross (15th century)^[54]

Religious heritage

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

• A Wayside Cross at Liotard (19th century)^[55]
• An Oratory Chapelette^[56]
• The Church of the Assumption(11th century)^[57]
• A 'Cemetery Cross (19th century)^[58]
• A 'Monumental Cross (19th century)^[59]

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

• A Statue: Saint Regis (19th century)^[60]
• A Statue: Saint Diacre (19th century)^[61]
• A Statue: Saint Joseph (19th century)^[62]
• A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)^[63]
• The Marie Françoise Léon Bell (1946)^[64]
• A Statue: Saint Joseph (18th century)^[65]
• A Statue: Saint François Régis (18th century)^[66]
• A Statue: Saint Vincent (18th century)^[67]
• A Statue: Virgin and Child (18th century)^[68]
• A Monumental Cross: Christ on the Cross (19th century)^[69]

Notable people linked to the commune

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