Saint-Généroux

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Saint-Généroux
Saint-Généroux (France)
Saint-Généroux
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Parthenay
Canton Le Val de Thouet
Community association Thouarsais
Coordinates 46 ° 53 ′  N , 0 ° 8 ′  W 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

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