Gouzangrez

Gouzangrez
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Pontoise
Community association	Vexin Center
Coordinates	49 ° 7 '  N , 1 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 7 '  N , 1 ° 54'  E
height	101-114 m
surface	0.77 km 2
Residents	165 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	214 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	95450
INSEE code	95282
Website	http://gouzangrez.fr/
Gouzangrez - Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Gouzangrez is a place and a municipality in northern France with 165 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region ( France ).

location

The place Gouzangrez is at an altitude of about 105 m above sea level. d. M. about 52 kilometers (driving distance) northwest of Paris in the landscape of the Vexin near the border with Normandy . The town of Pontoise is only about 20 kilometers to the southeast. The municipality is part of the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2013
Residents	136	174	147	140	171	176

The number of inhabitants remained largely stable for a long time; it has increased slightly since the 1990s because of its relative proximity to the greater Paris area.

economy

In earlier centuries the inhabitants lived on the produce of their fields and gardens as self-sufficient ; cattle breeding was also carried out on a small scale. Agriculture and retail trade continue to play a major role in the community's economic life. Some houses are designated as holiday homes ( gîtes ).

history

In 1164 the place is mentioned for the first time under the name Gouzengrés . At the end of the 11th century, the church of the village, probably in the 13th century was priory of the Augustinian - Canons guided Abbey Saint-Vincent in Senlis was affiliated.

Attractions

Look into the choir

• The quarry stone nave of the former Notre-Dame de l'Assomption priory and parish church dates back to the 11th century; the exceptionally well-preserved profiled archivolt portal was renewed around 1120, although the window above with its set pillars and a diamond rod as an overlay arch was retained. Around 1230/40 the eastern parts, which were supplemented in the early Gothic style , were built whose precisely hewn stones differ significantly from those of the nave. The window arches of the polygonal broken apse , which is stabilized by powerful stepped buttresses , are slightly pointed; However, tracery is missing. The upper part of the crossing tower and the accompanying stair tower were renewed in the 19th century; the approximately 1.95 m high statue of Our Lady on the top of the stair tower dates from the 14th century - but it was only placed there later. The nave is spanned by a flat ceiling, whereas the crossing and apse are ribbed . Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1926 . Several parts of the rich church furnishings , dating from the 14th to 18th centuries , including several figures and canvas paintings, are also listed as historical monuments.
• A wing on the south side of the former priory building is still preserved.

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  Church and priory wing

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  Romanesque portal

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  Capitals (left)

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  Nave

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  Gothic tombstone for Pierre de Pedou (1333)

• A cemetery cross standing on a stepped round base, the actual cross of which, however, was renewed from wrought iron in the 17th or 18th century, has also been recognized as a monument historique since 1926 .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 998-999.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Gouzangrez in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Equipment of the Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Gouzangrez
3. ↑ Croix dans le cimetière, Gouzangrez in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)