Annoisin-Chatelans () is a

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in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Nuisantins'' or ''Nuisantines''

Geography

The Village of Annoisin-chatelans is located on the foothills and the plateau of the Isle-Crémieu, some 40 km east of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

and just 2 km north-east of the town of

Crémieu Crémieu () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. This small medieval village of 3,375 inhabitants (2019) hosts a celebration called "Les Médiévales" every year in September, which reconstitutes the lifestyle of the ...

. It is part of the Community of communes of l'Isle-Crémieu which includes all the communes around Crémieu, the plain side of Lyon with Chamagnieu and Villemoirieu next to the Optevoz hills area. The commune is characterized by scattered settlements which comes from the merger of two towns of comparable size, Annoisin which faces Crémieu and Chatelans another two kilometres north which faces on to the valley of Amby ( Hières-sur-Amby and Optevoz). There are also two other hamlets south of the village called Michalieu and Le Mollard. Access to the commune is by the D521 minor road from Crémieu in the south passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing north then east to join the D52A to Optevoz. The commune is quite heavily forested in the north and along the eastern and western borders however the southern part of the commune is farmland.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

History

The plateau of Larina has been occupied since the beginning of the first millennium. There are still traces on the Larina site north of the commune (an

oppidum An ''oppidum'' (plural ''oppida'') is a large fortified Iron Age settlement or town. ''Oppida'' are primarily associated with the Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread across Europe, stretchi ...

then a

Merovingian The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gauli ...

camp). The first known text on Annoisin was regarding the Parish and its Church in the 1172-1275 period of the

Capetian The Capetian dynasty (; french: Capétiens), also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians. It is among the largest and oldest royal houses in Europe and the world, and consists of Hugh Ca ...

Kings. Formerly attached to Optevoz, Chatelans was attached to the commune of Annoisin in 1842.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 676 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1836 and earlier refer to the former commune of Annoisin.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *An Archaeological Site *The Domain de la Tour House (1789) *The War Memorial (1921) *A House at le Mollard (1580) *A Primary School at Chatelans (19th century) *A Farmhouse at Chatelans (1760) *The Town Hall (formerly a Primary School) (1882)

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *The Parish Church of Notre-Dame (12th century) The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: **A Pulpit (1896) **A

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(19th century) **The Furniture in the Church *The Cemetery (1863) The Cemetery contains several items that are registered as historical objects: **A Priest's Tomb (19th century) **The Tomb of Benoît Parent (20th century) **A Cemetery Cross (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Environmental heritage

This small village in northern Isère has retained many of its houses made of golden stone extracted from quarries that are still used, its surprising octagonal tower, its communal ovens and

lavoir A lavoir (wash-house) is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and this process in turn was replaced by domestic washing machines and by laun ...

s (Public laundries) hidden in the green meadows. The curiosity of the commune, it is precisely the number of bread ovens and lavoirs whether at Annoisin with one oven; or Chatelans with two ovens, a lavoir, and a fountain in the lower part of the village; or the hamlet of Michalieu with a beautiful collection of a bread oven with a lavoir and its cross. There are many marked trails that wind through the woods and the blue juniper bushes found in abundance on the

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

plateau. They thrive on the edge of beautiful cliffs overlooking the Rhone valley or on the hills where the top of the Alps and

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can be seen.

Picture Gallery

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References

External links

Annoisin-Chatelans on the National Geographic Institute website

Annoisin-Chatelans on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Annoizin'' and ''Chatelan'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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