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Former village of Allan dans la Drôme

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine rural
Village médiéval
Château fort
Drôme

Former village of Allan

    Prés Neufs
    26780 Allan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Ancien Village dAllan
Crédit photo : Marianne Casamance - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIIe siècle
Foundation of the village
XIVe siècle
Final extension
1601-1620
Construction of church
1613
Main gate built
1830
Start of the exodus
1857
The Beguda becomes parish centre
1878
Auction
1907
Final withdrawal
19 septembre 1989
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Village (former) (Box M 1-77): inscription by order of 19 September 1989

Key figures

Adhémar de Monteil - Lords of Montélimar First owner seigneurial family.
Poitiers Valentinois - Local noble family Village owner and castles.
Papes Saint-Auban - Seigneurial Dynasty Last big family before 1814.
Françoise Hippolyte Leriget de La Faye - Marquise de La Tour-du-Pin Last heiress of the Popes Saint-Auban.

Origin and history

The former village of Allan, located in the Drôme in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a medieval village abandoned since 1907. Founded in the 12th century, it was permanently extended in the 14th century and was girded with four-door walls (La Fontaine, Porte Neuve, Porte de Monjoux, Porte Nord du château). A church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist was built there between 1601 and 1620, while external defensive developments date from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The main gate, decorated with the seigneurial coat of arms, was erected in 1613.

The village was successively owned by three large families: the Adhémar de Monteil (seigneurs de Montélimar), the Poitiers Valentinois, and the Popes Saint-Auban. These dynasties built two castles there. In the 19th century, life in the perched village became unsustainable due to steep roads and isolation. In 1830, the inhabitants began to settle in the plain, in the new hamlet of "La Begude", declared the only parish center in 1857.

In 1878 the materials of the former town hall, the church of Saint John the Baptist and cemeteries were auctioned. Since 1989, the site has been classified as a Historic Monument, and since 1988, the Allan association, stone and memory works to preserve it by works of clearing, consolidation of walls and cultural animations. The ruins still dominate the Rhodanian corridor, 6 km east of Montelimar.

Local archives, such as Azema and Orband (1990) or Bois and Poinas (1987), document its history. The village illustrates the decline of perched habitats in favour of the plains, a symbol of the social and economic changes of the 19th century in Drôme. Today, the site attracts visitors for its architectural heritage and exceptional panorama.

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