Nogent-le-Rotrou

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Nogent-le-Rotrou
Coat of arms of Nogent-le-Rotrou
Nogent-le-Rotrou (France)
Nogent-le-Rotrou
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Nogent-le-Rotrou
Canton Nogent-le-Rotrou (main town)
Community association Perche
Coordinates 48 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 49 ′  E
height 97-213 m
surface 23.49 km 2
Residents 9,715 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 414 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 28400
INSEE code 28280
Website http://www.ville-nogent-le-rotrou.fr/

Nogent-le-Rotrou - town view

Nogent-le-Rotrou is a small town and a municipality with 9,715 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the northern French department of Eure-et-Loir in the far north-west of the Center-Val de Loire region . Nogent-le-Rotrou was once the historic capital of County Perche .

location

Nogent-le-Rotrou is located on the Huisne River in the Perche Regional Nature Park at an altitude of approx. 115  m . The nearest major cities are Chartres (approx. 60 km northeast), Le Mans (approx. 65 km southwest) and Alençon (approx. 65 km northwest). The climate is influenced to a large extent by the sea and is therefore almost frost-free; Rain (approx. 655 mm / year) falls throughout the year.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2017
Residents 6514 6983 8415 8765 11,524 9715

The population growth of the small town in the 20th century is essentially due to the mechanization of agriculture , the associated loss of jobs and the resulting migration .

economy

Even in the Middle Ages, Nogent-le-Rotrou was of regional importance as a market, craft and trading center. In the first decades of the 21st century, however, unemployment (chômage) rose significantly and is above the French average.

history

Nogent belonged to the settlement area of ​​the Gallic Carnutes . Excavations have shown that the place in the midst of extensive forests was inhabited in Gallo-Roman times . In 955 Theobald I , the Vice Count of Blois and Tours, handed the place over to his vassal Rotrou , whose descendants ruled the city and its surroundings for another 270 years. After the line of counts died out (1227), the entire Perche was transferred to the crown domain .

Attractions

Château Saint-Jean
Église Saint-Laurent
Église Saint-Hilaire
  • The approximately 35 m high core structure ( donjon ) of Château Saint-Jean dates from around 1040; its walls are up to 3.50 m thick. In the 12./13. In the 19th century, the Torburg, additionally secured by a moat (fosses) , and the foundations of other unfinished side towers were built. From the 15./16. An adjacent residential wing dates back to the 19th century. The castle has been recognized as a monument historique since 1948 . It also houses a small city museum.
  • The Hôtel-Dieu , located in the city center, dates back to a foundation at the end of the 12th century to support the pilgrims of St. James . The complex has been rebuilt several times and is now a spacious late baroque complex with separate men's and women's wings from the 18th century.
  • The 12/13 The Église Notre-Dame , built in the 15th century, formerly single-nave, but expanded by two aisles in the 15th century, was formerly the chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu. A triple window with a triumphal arch is located above the portal, which is adorned with jagged ornaments in late Norman style . The church is equipped with a crib-like figure group with the scene of the birth of Christ . The two marble figures of Duke Sully and his wife kneeling on a cenotaph are in the octagonal burial chapel adjacent to the apse . The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1907 .
  • The Saint-Hilaire church is the oldest and largest church in the town; the original building from the 11th century was changed several times. Today's landmark is the bell tower (clocher) built in the 16th century ; The tracery of the church windows also dates from the same period . The stucco vault of the nave was pulled in in the 19th century. The building has been recognized as a monument historique since 2003 .
  • The late Gothic Église Saint-Laurent was in 14./15. Century built. The interior decoration includes a 17th century Entombment of Christ . Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1927 .
  • The buildings of the Ancienne abbaye Saint-Denis , which already existed in the 13th century, are also under monument protection despite partial additions and destruction in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • The imposing Maison du Bailli dates back to 1542 and is now used as a school building. It has been recognized as a monument historique since 1926 .
  • The city palace La Grande Maison , built in the 16th century but partially redesigned in the 18th century, is also under protection.

  • Facade of Notre Dame

  • Permanent crèche in Notre Dame

  • Cenotaph Sullys

  • Maison du Bailli

Personalities

Partner communities

Web links

Commons : Nogent-le-Rotrou  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Map with altitude information
  2. ↑ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Climate tables
  3. ↑ Nogent-le-Rotrou - History
  4. ↑ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Château in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Château
  6. ^ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Hôtel-Dieu in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  7. ^ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Église Notre-Dame in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  8. ^ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Église Saint-Hilaire in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  9. ^ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Église Saint-Laurent in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  10. ^ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Ancienne Abbaye Saint-Denis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  11. ^ Nogent-le-Rotrou - Maison du Bailli in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  12. ↑ Nogent-le-Rotrou - La Grande Maison in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)