Thursday 21 April 2011

My Dinky Village.

I've not given a guided tour before, so here we go. Perhaps one of the nicest features of my village is the entrance to our church. The interior doesn't see much of me, but I did exhibit some paintings in there once.

This is the church itself; some lovely fat buttresses and carved archways. Otherwise pretty typical of small village medieval churches. No paintings inside sadly.

And here is where once lived the village curé. These days new Catholic priests are as rare as hens teeth, so it now accomodates holiday-makers instead. The land in front of the presbytery is where, each thursday evening in summer, we hold our village 'Marché des Producteurs'; a giant picnic set amongst wonderful food stalls.

If you wish to get married in France, this is where it happens (especially if you live in my village). The Mayor's Office is a very important part of life in France; it's where everything is decided, and where bureaucracy rules.

And this last picture is taken outside the Mayor's Office, looking back up to the church. Under these plane trees is where the village boot sale is held at the beginning of July.

Other than that, our staggering population of 240 live scattered amongst 18.5 square kilometres of perfect unspoilt countryside. That's it.... that's my village. Not much of it, is there!
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14 comments:

  1. Hello:
    This is absolutely delightful. We love the idea of your small community living and working together in what are clearly idyllic surroundings.

    The entrance to the church is most appealing in its simplicity - plain and unpretentious. And the tradition of the Thursday picnic is wonderful. Great fun.

    We have friends with a house in a similar rural situation in Provence who we are hoping to visit this summer.

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  2. As you say, H, the Thursday picnic is wonderful. There are often up to 400 people there! I should have taken another photo facing away from the Presbytery; the view is superb.... hence the popularity.

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  3. Idyllic - I think you should stand for mayor.

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  4. 240? You're all very well hidden! Looking forward to the Thursday night picnics.

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  5. yes I agree with Tom.......just like "chocolate"

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  6. You are very fortunate to live in such a lovely place. Seeing these pictures makes me more than ever want a simpler life.

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  7. Thanks for the tour! Living in the area of Washington DC, where people move so often, I'm envious of an area where the people are so connected to a place that is so rich in history.

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  8. It looks like storybook land Cro...so pretty and so peaceful.

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  9. So pretty. You should paint each one of these and post them online.

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  10. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving some comments.
    Nice to meet you

    Sue

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  11. Nearly exactly the same as my village, but yours looks warmer. How unfair.

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  12. That little church looks nice. I like the second picture with the iris.

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  13. Lovely photos of a typical French village. We have a holiday home in Normandy, from whence I have just returned and stumbled across your blog from another one.
    I will try to take a photographic tour of Cherence next time I'm out there - I love that idea.

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