Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil
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| local community | Le Mesnil-Saint-Jean | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Your | |
| Arrondissement | Bernay | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ' N , 0 ° 33' E | |
| Post Code | 27560 | |
| Former INSEE code | 27541 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former Mairie of Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil |
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Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil is a village and a former French commune of 143 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Eure in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Bernay and the Canton of Beuzeville .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil and Saint-Jean-de-la-Léqueraye were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Le Mesnil-Saint-Jean and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil .
geography
Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil is located in the southeast corner of the Lieuvin landscape , 43 kilometers southeast of Le Havre , 24 kilometers northeast of Lisieux and about 15 kilometers north of Bernay , the capital of the arrondissement of the same name . Neighborhoods of Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil are Noards in the west, Saint-Jean-de-la-Léqueraye in the north, Giverville in the southeast and Épreville-en-Lieuvin in the southwest. The former municipality covers 318 hectares, the mean height is 161 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 165 meters.
Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
The geological subsoil is primarily alluvial soil . Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil is one of the municipalities in the Eure department where there is a risk of holes being suddenly formed several meters deep in the ground. The so-called Marnières are old marl pits that can open, for example, after heavy rain, when the debris is washed into the side passages. On average, there are around 15 underground cavities in the Eure department, especially Marnières and infiltration areas per square kilometer. In Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil there are eleven Marnières and one karst cavity.
history
Tegulæ from Gallo-Roman times (52 BC to 486 AD) were found at the chapel of Léqueraie Castle .
The fiefdom or the Seigneurie Mesnil and a seigneur named Richard du Mesnil were first mentioned in 1199. The family remained in the possession of the Seigneurie until the 14th century . In the 14th century, Mesnil was subordinate to the Seigneur of La Poterie-Mathieu . After 1376 that was Hugues de Bethencourt, who was also Seigneur of La Léqueraye. In 1433 Mesnil came into the possession of the Vipart family through marriage. In 1472 the noble Jean Barrey from Bernay was Seigneur of Mesnil. In 1531 there were disputes over property rights between the Vipart family and Yves Barrey. Jacques Barrey donated five acres of land to Notre-Dame de Bernay Abbey in 1578. The last Seigneur of Mesnil before the French Revolution (1789–1799) was called Margeot.
Other seigneuries in Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil were Honneville and La Léqueraye. They were first mentioned in a document in 1198. Like Mesnil, La Léqueraye was subordinate to La Poterie-Mathieu. In the 16th century, a nobleman from Rouen was seigneur of La Léqueraye. Then La Léqueraye changed hands several times. The last seigneur before the French Revolution was Victor-Alexandre de Belin.
Another seigneurie was La Rue. It was also under La Poterie-Mathieu and was first mentioned in a document in 1380.
| year | Residents |
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| 1793 | 500 |
| 1836 | 467 |
| 1861 | 383 |
| 1886 | 215 |
| 1911 | 159 |
| 1946 | 110 |
| 1954 | 97 |
| 1962 | 120 |
| 1968 | 108 |
| 1975 | 79 |
| 1982 | 63 |
| 1990 | 81 |
| 2006 | 97 |
| 2009 | 106 |
| 2017 | 143 |
The division into seigneuries was ended by the French Revolution. In 1793, Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil was given the status of a municipality under the name of Saint Georges Dumesnil and, in 1801, through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) under the current name, the right to local self-government .
Culture and sights
Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil has several houses and farms from the 18th and 19th centuries. The walls are made of wood, clay , half-timbering , plastering mortar , brick , flint and natural stone . The roofs are covered with slate , thatch or flat roof tiles.
The manor house of Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil was built in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The pigeon house dates from the 18th century. The pigeon breeding was a seigneuriales law. La Lequeraye Castle was also built in the second half of the 19th century. The castle includes a pigeon house made of brick and flint , a chapel and agricultural buildings.
The nave and porch of the parish church of Saint-Georges date from the 16th century. The choir was renewed in the 18th century and the sacristy in the 19th century. There are several art objects classified as Monument historique ('historical monument ') in the church . For example two sculptures of Saint George from the 16th and 18th centuries. They were restored in 2010. The altar dates from the 18th century, the baptismal font from the 15th century. Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil belongs to the Roman Catholic community Communauté de Giverville , which is part of the parish of Montgeoly in the diocese of Évreux .
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2009, 15.1 percent of the workforce were employed in the former municipality, the others were commuters . 18.1 percent of 15- to 64-year-olds were at rest or early retirement, in 1999 it was only 8.9 percent. 8.6 percent of the employees were unemployed .
The nearest train station is Gare de Glos-Montfort in Glos-sur-Risle . It is 11.7 kilometers away. The nearest airport is Aéroport de Deauville - Normandie in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, 33.4 kilometers away . Two departmental roads lead through the village. The D29 leads to the Bernay junction of the A28 autoroute .
The school bus is organized by the Vièvre-Lieuvin municipal association. The schoolchildren attend primary schools in Lieurey or Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre , the Collège in Cormeilles , the high school the vocational school ( Lycée professionnel ) in Pont-Audemer .
Local products
In the former municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Pont-l'Évêque , Calvados and Pommeau ( Pommeau de Normandie ) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for pork ( Porc de Normandie ) , poultry ( Volailles de Normandie ) and cider ( cider) de Normandie and Cider normand ) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 27-2018-09-25-003 on the creation of the Commune nouvelle Le Mesnil-Saint-Jean on September 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Le village de Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved August 6, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b Anatole Caresme Charpillon: Dictionnaire historique de toutes les communes du département de l'Eure: histoire, geographie, statistique . tape 2 . Éditions FERN, Guénégaud, Avallon, Paris 1966, pp. 782 f . (French, online - reprint).
- ^ List of the Communes. (No longer available online.) In: eure.pref.gouv.fr. Préfecture Eure, archived from the original on April 27, 2013 ; Retrieved on August 13, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Dominique Cliquet: L'Eure . 27. In: Michel Provost, Academie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Ministere de la culture (ed.): Carte Archéologique de la Gaule . Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris 1993, ISBN 2-87754-018-9 , chap. 614 , p. 242 f . (French).
- ^ A b Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil - notice communal. In: Cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 12, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 27541 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 27541 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Montgeoly. (No longer available online.) Diocèse d'Évreux, archived from the original on September 22, 2015 ; Retrieved August 11, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Commune: Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil (27541). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on August 13, 2012 (French).
- ↑ La commune de Saint Georges du Mesnil. (No longer available online.) In: ccvl.net. Communauté de Communes Vièvre Lieuvin, archived from the original on May 3, 2013 ; Retrieved August 6, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
