Pontorson (pontorson)
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| local community | Pontorson | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 50170 | |
| Former INSEE code | 50410 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Pontorson is a town and a former French commune with 3,849 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Avranches and the Pontorson .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the previous municipalities of Pontorson , Macey and Vessey were merged to form Commune nouvelle Pontorson . The former municipalities have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative seat is in the village of Pontorson.
geography
The place is located nine kilometers from Mont-Saint-Michel , 22 kilometers from Avranches and 45 kilometers from Granville . Located in the middle of the bay of Mont St. Michel, Pontorson and its surroundings benefit from the oceanic, temperate climate. The village is delimited from the hinterland by the Couesnon River , a marshland to the south and a 4800 hectare polder. The Couesnon also flows right through the town.
history
The city was founded in the 12th century after a vow made by William the Conqueror . At first it was an important place at the gates of Brittany . The castle of Pontorson, which was built in 1623 by order of Louis XIII, was also located here. was razed to the ground. Some ruins from this era can still be seen, such as the Notre Dame Cathedral , the Hotel Guischard de la Ménardière and the old St. Antoine Hospital of the Charité in Pontorson. The town's foundations were discovered during the construction of a roundabout near Campion and on the site of the former motorcycle and bicycle company Videloup .
In 1030 floods made it difficult to cross the Couesnon. Robert le Diable , William the Conqueror's cousin, then ordered Captain Orson to build a bridge over the river.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 4,964 | 5,073 | 5,086 | 4,946 | 4,376 | 4,107 | 4.125 |
Culture and sights
One of the sights is the Notre Dame church from the 11th and 12th centuries, it was built by the same people as the Mont Saint-Michel on the basis of a vow made by William the Conqueror. In the Romanesque and early Gothic style, it dominates its surroundings through its powerful appearance and through the entrance area adorned by two Romanesque turrets and various sculptures.
There is also an old Protestant church or a former tithe barn. She is a rare witness to an important period in the history of Normandy. The church is the only Protestant building of the Manche before the revocation of the Edict of Nantes .
House Guischard de la Ménardière (called the “Romanesque House”): this building was probably built in the 12th century. Despite various renovations in the 14th, 15th and 18th centuries, it has retained the appearance of a manor on which you can read the inscription of the Guischard family (1719).
The former seat of the Counts of Montgomery is now a hotel and restaurant. The floors, the painted ceilings, the woodwork and the grand staircase are also evidence of this era.
The old station of Pontorson, which illustrates the important role of the railway in the city's history.
Moidrey Mill from 1806. In early 2000 it was completely overhauled and restored. Flour is being ground there again today.
Celebrations and events
- The partnership festival takes place at the beginning of May.
- The classic car fair takes place on the first weekend in March. There you can exchange rare model cars, books and more.
- The second-hand book fair is held on the 3rd weekend in September; an exhibition on the history of Pontorson from the holdings of the municipal archives.
- The city anniversary of Saint Michel is celebrated on the last weekend in September.
Personalities
- Du Guesclin (around 1320–1380), army commander in the Hundred Years War
- Gabriel de Lorges (1526–1574), Lord of Ducey and the man at whose hand King Henry II of France died
- Victor Louis Cuguen (1889–1969), painter, born in Pontorson (on rue Hervé ). He was a member of the Academy of Var and exhibited in numerous galleries in the Toulon region as well as in Normandy and Brittany .
- Émile Lemarié des Landelles , painter in the 19th century, born in Pontorson, was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme .
- Auguste Chapdelaine (1814-1856), Christian martyr, was Vicar of Boucey.
- Léon Teisserenc de Bort (1855–1913), headed the weather service from 1879 to 1892. In 1898 he discovered the stratosphere after raising 236 measuring balloons to a height of 8 to 12 km.
literature
- Eugène Jarnoüen, Pontorson, petite cité normande, Rennes 1932.
- Abbé Beuve, Pontorson, 1947 (Réédition Edition du Scribes 1991).
- Hélène Avisseau-Roussat, Revue du Département de la Manche, L'Hôpital St Antoine de la Charité de Pontorson (1644–1792) t. 6; fascicule 22-23 année 1964.
- Livret de découverte - Pontorson et son canton, 2002 puis 2006 - Édité par l'OTSI de Pontorson
- Émile Barbe, Restauration de l'église de Pontorson.
- Catherine Duguépéroux, Le canton de Pontorson et ses habitants dans la seconde guerre Mondiale - à compte d'auteur, 2004.
- Veritas, Pontorson - La Question du Presbytère, avant-propos de Verax, Rennes, Simon, 1907.
