Provins

Provins
region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Provins
Canton	Provins (main town)
Community association	Provinois
Coordinates	48 ° 34 ' N , 3 ° 18' E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ' N , 3 ° 18' E
height	86-168 m
surface	14.72 km 2
Residents	11,844 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	805 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	77160
INSEE code	77379
Website	www.mairie-provins.fr
	; Half-timbered houses in the upper town

Provins , pronunciation: [pʁo.vɛ], is a French municipality with 11,844 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It is the administrative seat of the Arrondissement Provins and the Canton of Provins . It is a member and seat of the Communauté de Communes du Provinois and is located on the Voulzie River .

history

Provins is first mentioned in a document in 802, but is probably much older. However, the first military fortifications also date from this time. Since Provins was at the crossroads of important trade routes (north-south and east-west), one of the largest markets in the country took place here in the Middle Ages (especially 9th to 13th centuries). What happened in the Grange aux Dîmes can still be seen today . The city was then under the protection of the Counts of Champagne .

Attractions

Provins was as Ville d'art and history classified and since 2001 on the UNESCO - list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity entered. The city wall, which was built between 1226 and 1314, is 1200 meters long and has 22 towers.

Tour César, (12th century)

Saint-Ayoul church (the remains of which were found here in 996)
Collégiale Saint-Quiriace (12th century)
Tour Notre-Dame-du-Val (1544)
Sainte-Croix church
Hostellerie de la Croix d'Or, is the oldest hotel in France, currently a restaurant; the facade has remained unchanged since the house was built (1264–1270).
Hôtel du Vauluisant (13th century)
Tour César (12th century); The only octagonal donjon on a square plan (located on a hill), was used at the time for fortifications, as a prison and a lookout tower.
Maison novels
Grange aux dîmes
Couvent des Cordeliéres

The underground of the old town is interspersed with medieval corridors that can be visited. You play a role in Umberto Eco's novel The Foucault Pendulum .

Provins is considered the capital of rose processing: Here you can get rose jam ( confiture de pétales de rose ), rose honey ( miel à la rose de Provins ) and rose sweets. In 1239, Thibaud IV de Champagne (1201–1253) brought the famous Damas rose from a crusade . Many other types of roses emerged from her through crossings.

Personalities

Dominique A (* 1968), musician
François de Bassompierre (1579-1646) was a courtier, diplomat and marshal
Benoît Daeninck (* 1981), racing cyclist
André François-Poncet (1887–1978) was a politician, diplomat and writer.
Gustave Lefèvre (1831–1910) was a music teacher and composer.
Guy Le Gentil, Marquis de Paroy (1728–1807) was a royal lieutenant in the governorate of Champagne and Brie .
Marie Jules César le Lorgne de Savigny (1777-1851) was a French naturalist and zoologist.
Charles-Victor Mauguin (1878-1958) was a mineralogist .
David Moncoutié (* 1975) is a cyclist.
Hégésippe Moreau (1810-1838) was a writer and journalist.
Edmond Nocard (1850-1903) was a scientist and member of the Académie nationale de Médecine .
Alain Peyrefitte (1925–1999) was Mayor of Provins from 1965 to 1997 and a member of the Académie française .
Guiot de Provins († after 1208) was a poet and troubadour .
Theobald von Provins (1017-1066) was a priest, monk, hermit and is a saint.
Jean Renard (* 1933) is a composer and songwriter , he wrote several well-known French songs, including for Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday .
Toussaint Rose (1611 or 1615–1701) was secretary to Jules Mazarin and Louis XIV and a member of the Académie française.

Town twinning

Provins has a city partnership with Pingyao in China

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1249-1265.

Web links

Commons : Provins - collection of images, videos and audio files