Genouilly (Cher)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon | |
| Canton | Vierzon-2 | |
| Community association | Vierzon-Sologne-Berry | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
| height | 99-176 m | |
| surface | 34.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 680 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18310 | |
| INSEE code | 18100 | |
Genouilly is a French municipality with 680 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Vierzon and the canton Vierzon-2 .
history
The name of the place was in Gallo-Roman times Geniulacum or Genoliacum; In 1264 he was called Genoili, in 1371 Genoilhi.
About 100 meters below the mound of earth "Le Mouton" (probably a variant of "Motton" and thus a reference to an old moth that was erected to ward off the Normans at the end of the 9th century) two stone steles were found, one with a Latin and one with Greek inscription. The steles are now in the museum in Bourges .
Population development
- 1962: 623
- 1968: 722
- 1975: 705
- 1982: 721
- 1990: 762
- 1999: 755
- 2012: 702
From 1962 only residents with primary residence
Attractions
- The Prieuré de Grandmont (Fontblanche, 12th century): chapel, chapter house , dormitory and refectory of the Grammontensians
- The parish church of Saint-Symphorien (12th / 13th and 16th centuries) with the cenotaph of Marshal Claude de La Châtre , baron de La Maisonfort, who was later reburied in the Sainte-Chapelle of Bourges.
- La Salle: owned by Jean de Valois, duc de Berry since 1371 and the usual residence of the Duchess. Only traces of this spacious complex (Ostel de Genoilhi) remain today.
- The La Maison Fort Castle , birthplace of Claude de La Châtre, Marshal of France , and a feudal fortress (hence the name "Maison continued"), which from 1586 to 1595 in the style of the Renaissance was rebuilt.
Personalities
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 445-450.
Web links
Commons : Genouilly - collection of images, videos and audio files
