Moulins-Engilbert
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Luzy | |
| Community association | Bazois Loire Morvan | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 209-441 m | |
| surface | 40.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,445 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58290 | |
| INSEE code | 58182 | |
Moulins-Engilbert is a French commune with 1,445 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Luzy (until 2015: Moulins-Engilbert ).
geography
The municipality is located in the Morvan massif and has been part of the Morvan Regional Nature Park since 2008 . The city is crossed by the Guignon River and its right tributary, the Garat .
history
Excavations from 1877 brought to light mosaics, clay pots and Roman coins, from which the existence of a Roman villa was concluded.
According to legend, Angilbert, one of Charlemagne's followers , Abbot of Saint-Riquier , Count of Ponthieu , is the namesake of the place. In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the Counts of Nevers . In the castle, of which two towers still stand, the wedding of Duke Philip the Good and Bonne d'Artois, widow of Philip II of Nevers , was celebrated in 1424 . At the end of the 14th century, Moulins-Engilbert was surrounded by a city wall.
The administrative reform during the revolution made Moulins-Engilbert the seat of five cantons, a change in 1800 reduced the number to one.
Population development
- 1962: 1,894
- 1968: 1,905
- 1975: 1,830
- 1982: 1,732
- 1990: 1.711
- 1999: 1,571
- 2006: 1,685
- 2014: 1,500
Attractions
- The ruins of Moulins-Engilbert Castle (13th / 14th century)
- Saint Jean-Baptiste Church (14th-16th centuries)
- A church from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- The Prieuré de Commagny (12th century)
Personalities
- Philippe de Moulins (1325–1409) was Bishop of Évreux and Bishop of Noyon , secretary and adviser to Kings John II, Charles V and Charles VI.
- Jules Miot (1809-1883) was a councilor of the Paris Commune (1871)
- Jean Thibaudin (1822–1905), General and Minister of Defense
- Henri Cadiou (1906–1989), painter, lived in Moulins-Engilbert 1935–1988
- Wilfrid Perraudin (1912-2006), painter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 658-669.
