Vie
Vie (IPA: /'vi.e/), is a district (or ''quarter''), of Oradea, a city in Bihor, Romania. The name means ''vineyard'' in Romanian.
Geography
Vie is situated in the hills overlooking Oradea, in the northern part of the town. It spans quite a ...
'') is a former
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
in the
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.
region
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in western
France
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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigny.
Geography
Belleville-sur-Vie is situated 15km north of
La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''.
History
The town expanded significantly after Na ...
and 40km from
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie () is a commune in the Vendée department, region of Pays de la Loire, western France.
It is situated on the Côte de Lumière. The community originated in 1967 from the unification of two communities on either side ...
on the Atlantic coast. The commune has an area of 1516 ha. 17 ha comprises 4 parks and 32 ha of green spaces. The main water source is the river
Vie
Vie (IPA: /'vi.e/), is a district (or ''quarter''), of Oradea, a city in Bihor, Romania. The name means ''vineyard'' in Romanian.
Geography
Vie is situated in the hills overlooking Oradea, in the northern part of the town. It spans quite a ...
, a 62km long stream empties into the Atlantic at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. The river has four tributaries, the Jaunay, the Petite Boulogne, the Gué Gorand and the Ligneron.
In twenty years the region has doubled in population to the total of 3,838 (INSEE 01/01/2009). 58% of the population is 40 years old and younger and 36% less than 25 years old.
100 commercial enterprises employ around 1400 people in the area.
Belleville-sur-Vie belongs to the group of 'communes' of Boulogne which also includes: Aizenay, Beaufou, La Génétouze, Le Poiré-sur-Vie, Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne, St. Denis la Chevasse et Saligny. It also belongs equally to the region 'Yon et Vie' which is a part of 23 communities belonging to the region 'La Roche-sur-Yon'.
Environment
Belleville-sur-Vie won two flowers at the cities and villages flowers competition (palmarès 2009). The first flower was awarded in 2007. The second flower was then awarded in 2009.
History
From 935 AD, historians record a seigneur (lord) of Bellville. The fortified château of the seigneur of Belleville was constructed towards the end of the 11th century and included a moat. This familial line ended by 1306 with the death of the last male heir, Maurice de Belleville.
Maurice's sole and final heir
Jeanne de Belleville
Jeanne de Clisson (1300–1359), also known as Jeanne de Belleville and the Lioness of Brittany, was a French / Breton former noblewoman who became a privateer to avenge her husband after he was executed for treason by the French king. She cros ...
outlived her Breton spouse Olivier who was executed on order of the king of France for the apparent crime of treason - his lands being summarily confiscated. Her lands were also confiscated and she was forced to flee. She subsequently became known as the Lioness of Brittany for her exploits in the
Breton War of Succession
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.
Her daughter also called Jeanne, married into the Harpedanne family of Angevin/English origins and settled in
Poitou
Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Geography
The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
until the war ended following the
Treaty of Brétigny
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years ...
(1360). The Harpedanne family of Belleville eventually normalised relations with King Charles VI, and these new seigneurs of Belleville adopted the title at the start of the 15th century. In the second half of the 17th century the seigneur of Belleville was made a baron. Around 1850 the Baron constructed a Town Hall with the stones of the ancient former stately home of the seigneur.
A church of architectural importance was constructed at the end of the 17th century, and belongs to one of the most interesting eras of the Vendean Romanesque style of architecture ('epoque du roman vendéen' in French). Now in a ruinous state, all that remains is the portal composed of four concentric arches.
Belleville has a commemorative plaque for the vendéan army of 1793 when General Charette established a headquarters there during the terror (1794–95) for his efforts during the war forcing the 'blues' to sign the Treaty of La Jaunaye.
Economy
The airline company French Bee, and its parent the Dubreuil Group (which also owns
Air Caraïbes
Air Caraïbes () is a French airline based in the French West Indies, with its headquarters in Les Abymes in Guadeloupe. The airline's main base of operations is at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, with a focus city at Mar ...
, headquartered elsewhere) have their head office in Belleville-sur-Vie.
Education
The community has two public schools: École publique Les Chaumes, serving preschool and elementary school, and Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupery, - serving junior high school. The sole private school in the community is the École Primaire Privée Saint Augustin, a primary school.Écoles et collège " Bellevigny. Retrieved on 19 May 2018.
The Belleville-sur-Vie community has a media centre. The library is in nearby Saligny.Bibliothèque / Médiathèque " Bellevigny. Retrieved on 19 May 2018.