Senlis (Oise)

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Senlis
Senlis coat of arms
Senlis (France)
Senlis
region Hauts-de-France
Department Oise
Arrondissement Senlis
Canton Senlis (main town)
Community association Senlis Sud Oise
Coordinates 49 ° 12 ′  N , 2 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 12 ′  N , 2 ° 35 ′  E
height 47-140 m
surface 24.05 km 2
Residents 14,277 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 594 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 60300
INSEE code 60612
Website www.ville-senlis.fr

View of Senlis

Senlis [ sɑlis ] is a French municipality with 14,277 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Oise and the region Hauts-de-France .

geography

Senlis is located in the north of France on the Nonette River , just under 50 kilometers from Paris. Senlis is also about 50 kilometers away from the capital of the department, Beauvais . Compiègne , another important city in the Oise department, is 33 kilometers north of Senlis . Before the territorial reform of 2016, Senlis was part of the historical cultural region of Picardy .

history

The menhirs of the Indrolles have left prehistoric traces . Senlis was the old capital of the Celtic Silvanekter , was already at an important intersection of two streets, and was called Augustomagus by the Romans . The base of a statue for the emperor Claudius from AD 48 is a reminder of this time.

  • 3rd century: Senlis becomes an important military base and surrounds itself with a city wall to protect itself from raids by the barbarians .
  • Middle of the 4th century: Saint Rieul Christianized Senlis.
  • In the early Middle Ages, Senlis was the center of the County of Senlis .
  • 987: Hugo Capet is elected king in Senlis; at that time the city was already part of the crown domain ( Domaine royal ).
  • 1173: King Louis VII of France approves a municipal constitution for Senlis.
  • 1214: The Chancellor Guérin , Bishop of Senlis , takes part in the Battle of Bouvines .
  • 1418: The city is besieged by the Armagnacs ; six hostages are beheaded.
  • 1429: Jeanne d'Arc stops in Senlis.
  • 1473: King Ludwig XI. signs the Peace of Senlis with Charles the Bold , Duke of Burgundy .
  • 1493: On May 23, which is the Treaty of Senlis signed, in which King Charles VIII. The future Emperor Maximilian I , the heir of Charles the Bold except Picardy and Burgundy itself Maximilian left needs.
  • 1589: The city rejects the League siege and supports Henry IV , whom it welcomes within its walls.
  • 1643: The clergyman Jacques Joly donates his library to the public; it will be the cornerstone of the current city library.
  • 1789: The Billon assassination attempt on December 13th - the clockmaker Billon blows up his house when the Arquebusiers , who expelled him from their company, pass him by. The attack cost 26 dead and 40 wounded.
  • 1832: Severe cholera epidemic in Senlis.
  • 1862: The Chantilly – Senlis railway line is inaugurated.
  • 1914: The German invasion causes severe damage to the city. Mayor Eugène Odent was shot dead on September 2nd along with six other citizens of the city. The city becomes the headquarters of Marshal Foch .
  • 1962: The A1 motorway between Senlis and Le Bourget opens.

Attractions

cathedral

In the foreground the cathedral, in the background the church of Saint-Pierre
The town hall
Séraphine Louis: Bouquet de fleurs , around 1942

The construction site of the Notre-Dame Cathedral was opened in 1153, the building was consecrated on June 16, 1191. At the west portal there is a building sculpture from around 1170 with scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary; depicted is the death and the assumption of Mary body and soul into heaven as well as her coronation. Around 1240 the church was extended by a transept with a crossing, the south tower was raised in the 13th century. In 1504, a lightning strike set the cathedral on fire, making it necessary to partially rebuild it. From 1530 to 1534, the upper storey and the facade of the south transept were renewed in the flamboyant style.

More Attractions

  • Gallo-Roman city ​​wall with 16 preserved towers and remains of the amphitheater
  • Hôtel de ville: Late Gothic town hall, 15th to 18th centuries, built in 1497 on the ruins of the previous building that had burned down
  • Also date from the Middle Ages
    • the Saint-Pierre church (event hall)
    • the royal castle
    • the Bishop's Palace (13th to 16th centuries, Museum of Art and Archeology)
    • some apartment buildings
    • the former St-Vincent monastery , which used to be on the outskirts and today houses a school in its 17th and 18th century convent buildings.
  • Hotel du Haubergier
  • Hunting museum in the priory (18th century) in the castle park

Town twinning

Personalities

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Toman, Rolf (ed.): The art of the Gothic. Architecture - sculpture - painting. 1st edition. Könemann, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-89508-313-5 , p. 307 .