Sées
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Canton | Sées (main town) | |
| Community association | Sources de l'Orne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 36 ' N , 0 ° 10' E | |
| height | 170-321 m | |
| surface | 40.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,179 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61500 | |
| INSEE code | 61464 | |
| Website | Sées | |
 Sées - Cathedral |
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Sées (older spelling Séez ) is a northern French town and of the town itself and several hamlets (hamlets) and individual farms (fermes) existing community with 4,179 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . Sées is an old episcopal city.
location
The small town of Sées is located on the Orne River in Lower Normandy, about halfway between the cities of Caen (approx. 94 km northwest) and Le Mans (approx. 80 km south) at an altitude of approx. 190 m. The climate is high Dimensions from the sea, d. H. influenced by the English Channel ; Rain (approx. 730 mm / year) falls throughout the year. The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 |
| Residents | 5,471 | 5,005 | 4.165 | 4,250 | 4,504 |
Immigration from rural areas has hardly had an impact on the Sées population statistics.
economy
In the Middle Ages, Sées was a regional market and trading center; Craft trades and service providers of all kinds also settled here.
history
Sées in ancient times was the capital of the Celtic tribe of Esuvier that the Sagii be equated; these were probably the namesake for Sées. As found in coins etc. prove, the Romans were also present. Around the year 440 the Christianization took place by the Bishop Latuinus . In the 9th century the city was repeatedly attacked by the Normans ; After they settled in the Duchy of Normandy , the situation gradually calmed down and the city developed again from three settlement centers ( Bourg-L'Evêque , Bourg-Le-Comte and Bourg-L'Abbé ).
Attractions
- The Gothic cathedral Notre-Dame of the diocese of Sées, which is unusually large for a small town and architecturally extraordinary, dates from the 13th century; it was consecrated on September 27, 1310. It was repeatedly damaged in the course of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) between France and England, so that in 1494 it was re-consecrated. But even during the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) it suffered damage and looting. Extensive restoration work was carried out in the years shortly before the French Revolution and in the middle of the 19th century. The church building has been classified as a monument historique since 1869 . Numerous items of equipment are also listed.
- The canons of the cathedral once gathered in the Ancienne chapelle canoniale . The chapel dates from the 13th century and was surrounded by a porch on wooden pillars in the 18th century. The building has been under protection since 1939.
- The former bishop's palace (also Palais d'Argentré ) dates from the second half of the 18th century; today it serves the administration of the department. It is also recognized as a monument historique .
- The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Martin was built in the second half of the 11th century, but it was also looted and damaged in the Hundred Years War, so that it was re-consecrated in 1431. In the 16th century she got into the general crisis of monasticism at that time; in the 17th century she joined the reform order of the Maurinians . In the course of the French Revolution, it was dissolved and demolished except for the baroque abbot building. This has been recognized as a monument historique since 1968 .
- The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ( Immaculée Conception ), built around the middle of the 19th century , now houses the department's museum of religious art. The building is also one of the Monuments historiques .
- In the grain hall (Halle aux Grains) built in the 1830s, grain stocks etc. were stored by the city. The rotunda also served as a market hall. This building is also recognized as a monument historique .
Town twinning
- Tönisvorst , North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1979)
- Staré Mésto , Czech Republic
- Southwell , UK, (since 1982)
Personalities
Born in Sées
- Osmund von Sées († 1099), Bishop of Salisbury, Catholic saint
- Gaultier-Garguille (1581–1633), actor and poet
- Simon Bougis (1630–1714), Benedictine monk , Superior General of the Congregation of Saint-Maur , born in Sées
- François-René Curaudau (1765–1813), chemist and pharmacist
- Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805), chemist, painter and inventor
- Louis Forton (1879–1934), comic book artist
Associated with Sées
- Lothar von Séez (around 685–756), Bishop of Séez and Catholic saint
- Opportuna von Sées (around 700–770), abbess and Catholic saint
- Yves de Bellême , 11th century Bishop of Sées
- Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré (1720–1805), Bishop of Sées
- Charles-Frédéric Rousselet (1795–1881), Bishop of Sées
See also
Web links
- Sées - Office de tourisme (French)
- Sées - Sights (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sées - map with altitude information
- ↑ Sées - climate tables
- ↑ Sées - history
- ↑ Sées - history
- ↑ Sées - Cathedral in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Sées - Ancienne chapelle canoniale in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Sées - Palais épiscopal in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Sées - Saint-Martin Abbey in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Sées - Chapelle de l'Immaculée Conception in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Sées - Halle aux Grains in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)