Essay (orne)

Essay is a French municipality with 531 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Radon . The parish is located in the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .

history

At the time of the Gauls , Essay was the capital of Essuis, a people who immediately entered into negotiations with Julius Caesar .
In 1088, the Bishop of Bayeux mentions a castle in Essay as one of the most important of the Bellême family
Since the conquest of Normandy by Philip II , Essay has belonged directly to the crown.
Around 1361 Peter II of Alençon had the place surrounded with a wall and a moat. The essay became "Ville close".
In 1489 the castle, which was largely destroyed in the Huntdert Years War , is restored
In 1590, King Henry IV ordered the castle to be destroyed, but soon reversed the decision
In 1598, the Normandy estates referred to the castle as the robber's nest ("repaire de brigandage")
1790–1801 Essay was the capital of a canton
In 1811 Mont-Perroux was incorporated, and in 1840 Echuffley

The ruins of the old castle of the Dukes of Alençon with the palace chapel from 1166
The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church (11th century)
The monastery
The Château de Beaufossé.
The internationally known rallycross race track Circuit des Ducs

Commons : Essay - collection of pictures, videos and audio files