Saint-Généroux
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
Arrondissement | Parthenay | |
Canton | Le Val de Thouet | |
Community association | Thouarsais | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ W | |
height | 57-109 m | |
surface | 20.46 km 2 | |
Residents | 362 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 79600 | |
INSEE code | 79252 | |
Medieval bridge over the Thouet |
Saint-Généroux is a French municipality with 362 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
The small town is located on the Thouet River, about 15 kilometers (driving distance) southeast of Thouars and about 9 kilometers north of Airvault . The closest major city is Poitiers about 60 kilometers southeast.
Population development
year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
Residents | 369 | 331 | 344 | 351 | 296 | 298 |
history
The small place that emerged from a hermitage or a priory - depending on the mother monastery of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes , 7 kilometers to the east - has never been mentioned in writing.
Attractions
Former Saint-Généroux priory church
Others
- On both sides of the church are the ruins of the former priory and farm buildings.
- A 5-arch medieval bridge crosses the Thouet river; with driveways it is approx. 126 meters long (without driveways only 63.70 meters). The three larger inner arches are designed as round arches, while the two outer arches are pointed arches. The bridge piers, made of hard stone, are sharpened to better repel tree trunks and rubble. The street leading over the bridge still has its medieval paving and several curbstones on the side parapet walls. On the approximately 3 meter wide bridge there are two alternative options for pedestrians, which were certainly sometimes necessary with such a length. Bridge and road were built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Century - as it is said - built by the monks of the monastery of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes; however, they probably had the help of expert builders and stonemasons. The bridge has been recognized as a monument historique since 1926 .
literature
- Thorsten Droste : Poitou. Western France between Poitiers and Angoulême - the Atlantic coast from the Loire to the Gironde. DuMont, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-7701-4456-2 , pp. 100f
Web links
Commons : Saint-Généroux - Collection of images, videos and audio files