Guiry-en-Vexin

Guiry-en-Vexin
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Vauréal
Community association	Vexin Center
Coordinates	49 ° 7 ' N , 1 ° 51' E Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ' N , 1 ° 51' E
height	89-154 m
surface	6.16 km 2
Residents	155 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	95450
INSEE code	95295
	; Guiry-en-Vexin - Église Saint-Nicolas

Guiry-en-Vexin is a place and a commune in northern France with 155 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region ( France ).

location

The place Guiry-en-Vexin is at an altitude of about 100 m above sea level. d. M. about 55 kilometers (driving distance) northwest of Paris in the landscape of the Vexin near the border with Normandy . The municipality is part of the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2013
Residents	161	157	124	125	175	171

The increasing mechanization of agriculture has had hardly any noticeable effects on the population of the municipality.

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.

history

The first permanent settlements existed as early as the Neolithic , but the presence of hunters and shepherds can also be assumed. The foundation walls of a country estate ( villa rustica ) have been exposed from the Gallo-Roman times ; and ceramic finds from this period have been made. The oldest traditional place name ( Wuarnaco in pago vilcassino ) as well as several grave steles found in the area date from the time of the Merovingians . The first verifiable church in the town was built in the 13th century and was replaced by a new building in the 16th century.

Attractions

Within the community

Castle of Guiry

The parish church ( Église Saint-Nicolas ), which was mostly built around the middle of the 16th century, impresses with its west tower stabilized by mighty buttresses , which - with the exception of the Renaissance portal and the dome-like crowning - can still be assigned to the 14th century. The yokes of the nave are covered by a ribbed vault. The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1958 .

A nearby calvaire with a twisted shaft was erected in the 19th century. It was recognized as a Monument historique in 1985 .

The Guiry Castle is a two-storey manor house from the second half of the 17th century, which was built according to plans by the architect François Mansart . Characteristic is the mansard roof fitted with lucarn windows , the middle part of which ends in a large lunette , which shows the coat of arms of the former owners held by two standing lions; next to it there are festoons . The palace is privately owned and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1942 .

The Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise , which opened in 1983, displays a wide variety of prehistoric, ancient and early medieval finds from the region.

From since 1950 also as historique monument classified Château du Cabin only are ruins.

Passage grave in the Bois Couturier

Outside the community

A strangely shaped stone wayside cross ( 49 ° 7 ′ 11.4 ″ N , 1 ° 51 ′ 28.2 ″ E ) from 1855 has also been a listed building since 1950.

The approximately two kilometers north of the map location gallery grave in Bois Couturier ( 49 ° 7 '3.6 " N , 1 ° 50' 39" O ) with its plug-shaped closure stone is sometimes called Dolmen designated; It was excavated in 1915 under the direction of Adrien de Mortillet , the son of Gabriel de Mortillet , and belongs to the 2000 BC. Dated Seine-Oise-Marne culture . The burial chamber measures approx. 7 × 2 m; the 158 kg “plug” is exhibited in the Museum of Guiry, a cast is in the National Museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye . The stone grave has been recognized as a monument historique since 1958 .49.117675 1.8441583333333

literature

S. Arnette, JD Perk: The Guiry cork-stone. In: Antiquity 39 (156), 1965, pp. 291-294. doi : 10.1017 / S0003598X00039673 .

Web links

Commons : Guiry-en-Vexin - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Église Saint-Nicolas, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ Calvaire, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ Château de Guiry, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ Château du Cabin, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ Croix de chemin, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
↑ Allée sépulcrale couverte néolithique dite du Bois Couturier, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[1] Église Saint-Nicolas, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[2] Calvaire, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[3] Château de Guiry, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[4] Château du Cabin, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[5] Croix de chemin, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

[6] Allée sépulcrale couverte néolithique dite du Bois Couturier, Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)