Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ølali də sɛʁnɔ̃]; Occitan: Senta Aulària de Sarnon) is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron.
At the heart of the historic settlement is the Commandery of Saint Eulalia, a medieval hospital established by the Order of the Knights Templar. After that Order was disbanded by Philip IV of France in 1307-1308, royal forces were sent to close the hospital down, and from that event a detailed account of the buildings, their contents, both in the chapel and in the secular parts of the complex, and the life and customs of the occupants, has survived.[3]
The Commandery came under the control of the Knights Hospitallers during the Hundred Years War and survived until its final destruction as a result of the French Revolution towards the end of the eighteenth century.[3]
Many medieval buildings survive, together with later ones, inside high defensive walls.
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Entrance of the church -
The Hall of Honour of the Commandery -
An open space within the walls
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 220 | — |
| 1968 | 248 | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 253 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 230 | −9.1% |
| 1990 | 219 | −4.8% |
| 1999 | 221 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 248 | +12.2% |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b Dominic Selwood, Knights of the Cloister (Boydell Press paperback, 2001), Chapter VII pp 197–207
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