Le Cellier
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Nort-sur-Erdre | |
| Community association | Pays d'Ancenis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 2-95 m | |
| surface | 35.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,793 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44850 | |
| INSEE code | 44028 | |
| Website | http://www.lecellier.fr/ | |
 Saint-Méen chapel |
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Le Cellier is a French commune in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the canton of Nort-sur-Erdre (until 2015: canton Ligné ) in the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis .
geography
The western French town with 3793 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located on the north bank of the Loire 27 kilometers east of Nantes . It is very rural.
history
The origin of the name Le Cellier probably derives from the Latin cellarium ('cellar') and probably refers to a wine cellar that used to exist on site.
Legend has it that when he returned from Rome in the 7th century, Breton saint Méen killed a dragon in Le Cellier and founded an abbey on it . The existence of the priory is documented. The associated abbey was destroyed by the Vikings , but was rebuilt later in the 12th century. Le Cellier has probably benefited from a toll that boatmen on the Loire had to pay since the 9th century . In the place where the Folies-Siffait Park extends today , there was a fortress called Château-Guy , named after the Count Guido of Nantes . At the end of the 14th century, toll collection was moved to Champtoceaux and Château-Guy lost its importance.
In the 17th century, the Chenu de Clermont family , associated with the princes of Condé , ruled the cities and castles of Champotoceaux and Oudon . One of their representatives had the Clermont Castle built. This went first to the De Claye family in the 18th century and then to the De La Bourdonnaye von Liré family . Under King Louis XVI. the property became a royal merino sheep farm . This existed until the restoration , its director Jean-François Le Masne became mayor of the commune in 1820. In 1793 the property went to the Juchault des Jamonières family .
During the Vendée uprising against the French Revolution , the property was occupied by the Republican army and became a surveillance post for the Loire. In 1816, Maximilien Siffait (* 1780; † 1861) , who came from the Somme , bought the La Gérardière district , which also includes the Château-Guy castle. Under his leadership, the Les Folies Siffait park was created until 1830 . Maximilien Siffait was also mayor of the municipality between 1822 and 1830. He then left Le Cellier, but his son Oswald later returned and was mayor from 1841 to 1847. It must be submitted that Maximilien Siffait was in dispute with Baron des Jamonières , who still claimed the Château de Clermont for himself, during his tenure was standing. In the generation after next, however, there was a great reconciliation: in 1870 Arthur Antonin Juchault des Jamonières married Anna Siffait, Oswald's daughter.
Until the arrival of the railroad in the late 1840s, Le Cellier was an important river port. The Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway was built on the towpath and a tunnel was cut for the railway at the level of the Siffait estate.
coat of arms
Blazon : In red, a golden bunch of grapes flanked by two silver pilgrim's staffs , underneath a wavy band of the same color. Ermine in the head of the shield .
The pilgrim's sticks symbolize the two priories that existed in the former wine-producing community. Ermine is typical of the Duchy of Brittany , to which Le Cellier once belonged.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1931 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
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| Residents | 1,835 | 1,806 | 1,898 | 1,851 | 1,836 | 1,844 | 2,035 | 2,681 | 3.139 | 3,618 |
Attractions
- The 17th century Château de Clermont was the last residence of the French film actor Louis de Funès and has been a French cultural monument since 1941 . The tomb of Louis de Funès is also near the castle.
- The classicistic pleasure palace Château de La Forêt was built in the years 1812–1814.
- Les Folies Siffait is the name of an architectural garden over the Loire. It is a labyrinth of stairs and terraces laid out in the landscape, which was laid out between 1820 and 1830 by the amateurs Maximilien Siffait and his son Oswald. The complex, which has been a French cultural monument since 1992, has since become overgrown and is now being restored.
- The Villa Roy has built a prestigious villa on the banks of the Loire, the mid-19th century for the family PICHERY. The last descendant of the family was Augustine Roy, who bequeathed the house and park to her niece, who in turn sold the complex to the community. The building and garden are to be used by the public after the renovation.
- The Chapelle Saint-Méen is a small chapel from the 17th century, which is dedicated to the mythical pilgrim Méen from the 7th century. Pilgrimages from the surrounding area have been documented until the 18th century when the site was visited by lepers and other skin diseases.
- The Church L'Eglise Saint-Martin is a French cultural monument in 2008.
Clermont Castle
Château-Guy Castle
Folies Siffait Park plan
Vineyard over the Loire near Le Cellier
Personalities
- The community gained national fame through the grave of the French actor Louis de Funès located there .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 503-509.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00108578 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ History and architecture description ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Architecture description ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry no. PA00108851 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Folies Siffait in the French language Wikipedia
- ↑ Saint Méen ( Memento des Originals from December 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry no. PA44000042 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
