La Condamine (; lij-MC, A Cundàmina ) is the central ward and a quartier in the

Principality of Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria ...

. The quartier's landmarks include

Port Hercules Port Hercules (french: Port Hercule) is the only deep-water port in Monaco. The port has been in use since ancient times. The modern port was completed in 1926, and underwent substantial improvements in the 1970s. It covers almost , enough to pro ...

, the

Rainier III Nautical Stadium The Rainier III Nautical Stadium (French: ) is a municipal sports complex on the Route de la Piscine in the La Condamine district of Monaco, in Port Hercules. The swimming pool itself originally existed as sectioned off part of the harbour, dating ...

, and the

Princess Antoinette Park The Princess Antoinette Park on the Boulevard de Jardin Exotique is a municipal park in the La Condamine ward of Monaco. It is named for Princess Antoinette of Monaco, the elder sister of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier Loui ...

. Its farmers' market, at ''Place d'Armes,'' has been held since 1880.

Toponymy

Its current name comes from the

vulgar Latin Vulgar Latin, also known as Popular or Colloquial Latin, is the range of non-formal Register (sociolinguistics), registers of Latin spoken from the Crisis of the Roman Republic, Late Roman Republic onward. Through time, Vulgar Latin would evolve ...

''*condominium'' that designated in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

a land, near the

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

, reserved for the

feudal lord An overlord in the Kingdom of England, English Feudalism in England, feudal system was a lord of the manor, lord of a manor who had Subinfeudation, subinfeudated a particular Manorialism, manor, Estate in land, estate or fief, fee, to a Leaseho ...

and exempt from taxes, or sometimes a land subject to two lords at the same time.

History

The Monegasque constitution of 1911 created three communes: La Condamine was then one of the three communes of the Principality. It is there that Fernand Forest ( fr) died in

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

. A single commune was re-established in

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

Legends

Saint Devote was martyred in Corsica in the 3rd century. According to tradition, the boat that was to carry her body to the African land was caught in a storm; a dove then guided her to the

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

an shore and landed in Monaco. In the Middle Ages, the relics of the saint were stolen and taken away by boat. When the criminals were caught, their boat was burned. This is the origin of the ceremony which is celebrated on January 26 each year and during which a boat is burnt on the square in front of the votive church. The next day an imposing procession takes place.

Geography

The district occupies a small valley which was crossed by the railway viaduct (today the railway passes through a tunnel) which has become a road linking the district and

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...

Overview

''Condamine'' dates from the

, and means

cultivable land Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous with bo ...

. It is the second oldest area of Monaco, after Monaco-Ville. Its location between Monaco-Ville and

provides residents and visitors easy access to both: in the early 20th century travel writers recommended its hotels as "much cheaper than those at Monte Carlo" while also as close to the "old city" (Monaco-Ville) as a tourist could stay, because Monaco-Ville has no hotels. The late 19th century official princely archivist

Gustave Saige Gustave Saige (1838-1905) was a French archivist. He was the archivist of the Prince's Palace of Monaco from 1881 to 1905. Early life Gustave Saige was born on 20 August 1838 in Paris, France. He graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in ...

described it as the culmination of the "small semicircular"

Port Hercule Port Hercules (french: Port Hercule) is the only deep-water port in Monaco. The port has been in use since ancient times. The modern port was completed in 1926, and underwent substantial improvements in the 1970s. It covers almost , enough to pro ...

, "inclined amphitheatrically towards it."

Education

* École de la Condamine * École des Révoires *

International School of Monaco The International School of Monaco (ISM) is an independent, co-educational, not-for-profit day school located on Port Hercule in Monaco. Founded in 1994 and composed of the Early Years School, Primary School, and Secondary School, ISM has over 700 ...

* Regency School of Languages * Lycée Technique et Hôtelier (hotel and technical school) * Académie Rainier III Musique et Théâtre

Gallery

File:Monaco IMG 0993.jpg, Port Hercule File:Monaco - Rue Princesse Florestine 13-15.jpg, Rue Princesse Florestine File:Monte Carlo Bay night.jpg, La Condamine night File:Ла-Кондамин. Ул. Гримальди. - panoramio.jpg, Rue Grimaldi File:TourSimonaMonaco.jpg, Tour Simona at Av. Crovetto Frères

References

External links

Quarters of Monaco {{Monaco-geo-stub