Leuville-sur-Orge
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Arpajon | |
| Community association | Cœur d'Essonne agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 42-92 m | |
| surface | 2.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,471 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,796 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91310 | |
| INSEE code | 91333 | |
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Leuville-sur-Orge is a French commune with 4,471 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region . It is located 25 kilometers from Paris on the banks of the Orge . Its extension is 249 hectares.
history
In the 15th century, Leuville had just 50 residents. It belonged to the Montlhéry fiefdom . As a result, its inhabitants were repeatedly involved in the clashes between the local lords of Montlhéry and the French kings. In the battle of Montlhéry on July 16, 1465, in which Louis XI. and the aristocratic opposition Ligue du Bien public faced, half of Leuville's population fell.
In the 16th century the village belonged to the de Leuville family. During the French Revolution , Leuville served as a refuge for the naturalist and later Minister of State under Napoleon Bonaparte , Bernard Germain Lacépède .
In 1922 Leuville became the seat of the Georgian government in exile , which had been driven from their homeland by the Red Army . In Georgia, Levili , as the place is called, has become a myth of national resistance.
economy
The community lives from growing vegetables and fruits. Fruit and vegetables were first brought to Paris on foot and later by cart and train. Today mainly potatoes and pumpkins are grown. Companies in the chemical and electronics industries also settled here. The population grew from 1,198 in 1962 to 3,761 in 1999.
Attractions
The castle built by François Xavier de Leuville, Chancellor of the French King Francis I , no longer stands today. It was sold in 1750 and demolished by the Duke de Noailles in 1751. Only one door of the northern facade has been preserved from the building.
The castle's hunting pavilion from the 18th century is well preserved. In 1922 the Georgian government in exile bought it. Like the Georgian Carré in the municipal cemetery, it is administered by the Association of Georgians in France . There are grave sites of almost 500 Georgian emigrants, including Prime Minister Noe Schordania , Parliament President Nikolos Tschcheidze , the writer Grigol Robakidze , the historian Micheil Tsereteli and participants in the August uprising in Georgia in 1924. The remains of the resistance fighter Kakuza Choloqashvili were found in 2005 by Leuqashvili transferred to Georgia.
The lords of Leuville are buried in the 13th century church of Saint Jean-Baptiste . A grave slab from 1633 attests to this. The church houses a statue of St. Sebastian.
Georgian government in exile in Leuville
In June 1922, the former mayor of Tbilisi , Benia (Beniamin) Tschchikwischwili, bought the hunting pavilion in Leuville and five hectares of the surrounding area with funds from the Democratic Republic of Georgia . 30 members of the government in exile shared 15 apartments with no running water or electricity. After the failed August uprising in Georgia in 1924, more emigrants moved to Leuville. In total, around 100 Georgians lived in the village. A printing house in the pavilion produced Georgian brochures and magazines.
Today Georgian visitors are received in the hunting pavilion, and colloquiums and commemorations are held. The most prominent guests were the Presidents of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze (1997) and Mikheil Saakashvili (2004). Georgia’s declaration of independence from May 26, 1918 and photos of the government in exile from the 1920s and 1930s hang in the large drawing room.
Town twinning
Leuville-sur-Orge has been twinned with Mtskheta in Georgia since 2001 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 61-64.
- Eka Khamkhadzé: Les Géorgiens de Leuville . 2002.
