Oyes
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Epernay | |
| Canton | Sézanne-Brie et Champagne | |
| Community association | Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 48 ' N , 3 ° 47' E | |
| height | 82-111 m | |
| surface | 7.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 86 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51120 | |
| INSEE code | 51421 | |
Oyes is a French commune with 86 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Épernay and the municipality association Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais, founded in 2016 . The residents are called oyats .
geography
Oyes is about 70 kilometers north-northwest of Troyes and about 100 kilometers east of Paris on the upper reaches of the Petit Morin , which crosses the Marais de Saint-Gond moorland here . On a larger scale, Oyes lies in the south of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne", also known as "lousy Champagne" ( Champagne pouilleuse ) or "chalky Champagne" ( Champagne crayeuse ). The area around the village of Oyes is table-level at 140 meters above sea level and surrounded by swamps in the west, north and east. In the west of the municipality, individual wooded hills rise above the 200 m mark. Oyes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villevenard in the north, Reuves in the east, Mondement-Montgivroux in the south, Soizy-aux-Bois in the west and Corfélix (point of contact) and Talus-Saint-Prix in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 115 | 106 | 92 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 84 | 79 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- The Saint-Genest church dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.
- The Saint-Pierre-d'Oyes Monastery, also known as Saint-Gond Abbey or Saint-Gond Priory , was founded in 676 by Saint Gond (St. Godon), a nephew of Saint Wandrille ( Wandregisel ), and his followers. It was originally a simple community that was settled in the marshes of Oyes and gathered around a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter since 660. The monastery was destroyed by Norman invasions in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 10th century under the name Abbaye de Saint-Gond . In 1344 it lost its status as an abbey and became a priory again under the supervision of the Abbey of Montier-la-Celle ( Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Montier-la-Celle ). The priory slowly fell into disrepair and was dissolved in 1731. The abbey church was demolished in 1808. In 1891, during excavations, glazed tiles were found in the remains of the abbey. The monastery grounds became a farm, which German troops looted and burned down on September 8, 1914 during the Battle of the Saint-Gond Marshes. Today the remains of a monastery building have been restored and are used as a private country house.
Ruins of the Saint-Gond monastery in September 1914
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 33 farms in Oyes (cultivation of grain, grazing, winery and sales).
Oyes is away from the major traffic axes. The D951 trunk road runs from Sézanne to Épernay four kilometers west of Oyes .
supporting documents
- ↑ Oyes on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Oyes on INSEE
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
