Apremont (Vendée)

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Apremont
Apremont coat of arms
Apremont (France)
Apremont
region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton Challans
Community association Vie et Boulogne
Coordinates 46 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 44 ′  W
height 2-58 m
surface 29.73 km 2
Residents 1,814 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 85220
INSEE code 85006

Apremont - ruins of the renaissance castle

Apremont one is commune with 1,814 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the canton of Challans in the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon .

location

Apremont lies at a height of 25 m above sea level. d. M. on the river Vie about 70 km (driving distance) south of Nantes or 31 km north-west of La Roche-sur-Yon . The next larger town is the small town of Challans, about 17 km to the northwest .

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1975 1999 2012
Residents 1,538 1,305 1,596 1,255 1.109 1,119 1,695

economy

For a long time, Apremont served the rural villages in the area as a craft and trade center. Since the 1970s and 1980s tourism (camping) has gained greater economic importance.

history

The history of the place goes back to Gallo-Roman times, as there was a ford over the river Vie here. In the 15th century, Apremont belonged to the vice-county of Thouars , which in turn belonged to the Amboise family and then to the Chabot family. In 1468 the previous building of the castle was besieged by Breton troops and / or militants, whose aim was to capture prisoners from the hands of Renaud Chabots (approx. 1410–1476), a loyal vassal of King Louis XI. to press free.

Philippe Chabot , the grandson of Renaud, Admiral of France and close friend and confidante of Francis I , inherited Apremont and had a castle built between 1534–1541, which he was hardly inhabited. In the 16th century, Apremont came to the Amboise family

Attractions

  • The Apremont Castle is one of the first Renaissance buildings in the Vendée. Its round towers with their walls several meters thick also show clear echoes of medieval defense architecture. An anchor frieze ran around the outer walls of the castle - a reminder of the admiral title of the builder, who, however, never went to sea himself. The last owner decided in 1733 to have the castle torn down due to various structural damage. The stones were sold to contractors in the area - some of them were reused in the construction of the former Pirmil Bridge in Nantes . The few parts of the castle that have remained undamaged are the two round towers, a chapel and a winding ramp. The ruins of the castle have been listed as a Monument Historique since 1926 .
Apremont - Hosanna Cross
  • In the cemetery not far from the Saint-Martin church, which was rebuilt in 1902 in place of a previous building from the 15th century, there is a so-called Hosanna Cross (croix hosannière); it bears the year 1545 and is one of the last of its kind. It differs from other Hosanna crosses in that it has a figure in front of the shaft with a lectern carried by both hands ; above it is a phoenix , an ancient symbol of Christ. It has been recognized as a Monument historique since 1926 .

outside

  • The Château de l'Audardière ( 46 ° 43 ′ 55 ″  N , 1 ° 45 ′ 33 ″  W ), a building from the 16th and 17th centuries, has been a listed building since 1981 and is recognized as a monument historique . The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.
  • The Manoir de la Tuderrière , a simple two-storey manor from the 18th century, has also been registered as a Monument historique since 1984 . It is also privately owned.

Others

Apremont Castle can be seen in some scenes in the 1960 Jean Gabin film 'Heaven is already sold out' ( Les Vieux de la vieille ) by Gilles Grangier .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 695-701.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Château d'Apremont in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Croix hosannière, Apremont in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ↑ Château de l'Audardière, Apremont in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Manoir de la Tuderrière, Apremont in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

Commons : Apremont  - collection of images, videos and audio files