department
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in central France.
Montbrison was the historical capital of the counts of Forez, and today it is the principal city in the Forez.
The commune gives its name to the popular blue cheese ''
Fourme de Montbrison
Fourme de Montbrison is a cow's-milk cheese made in the regions of Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne in southern France. It derives its name from the town of Montbrison in the Loire ''department''.
The word ''fourme'' is derived from the Latin word ''f ...
The town of Montbrison was founded in the area around the lords' castles in the Forez region, of which Montbrison would later become the capital. The earliest recorded reference to the town dates to 870CE.
The town was fortified following the attacks by the English army at the start of the
Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantagen ...
. During the Religious Wars, Montbrison was captured and pillaged by the Protestant forces of
François de Beaumont
François de Beaumont, baron des Adrets (c. 1512/1513 – 2 February 1587) was a provincial military leader. He fought for the Valois monarchy during the Italian Wars distinguishing himself under Marshal Brissac. He fought against the crown for th ...
in 1562, with the town's garrison thrown from the ramparts onto spikes placed by the attackers.
The Convent of the Visitation was founded in 1643 during a period of severe
famine
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. The town suffered a series of poor harvests as well as an outbreak of the plague between the years 1648–1653. The Augustinian Convent was founded in 1654, followed by the Hospital to house the poor in 1659. The Ursuline Convent closed in 1851.
Key dates
*1892 - execution of Ravachol, a noted anarchist
*1909 - electrical power reaches the town
*1940 - (June) the Forez region is occupied by German troops, with Montbrison falling into the 'free' zone. The forces withdrew at the start of July
*1944 - (August) Montbrison liberated
*1954 - Water treatment plant built
*1968 - ''Jacquou le Croquant'' broadcast on television
*1972 - local cheese
Fourme de Montbrison
Fourme de Montbrison is a cow's-milk cheese made in the regions of Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne in southern France. It derives its name from the town of Montbrison in the Loire ''department''.
The word ''fourme'' is derived from the Latin word ''f ...
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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Pierre Boulez
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music.
Born in Mont ...
2015
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2016
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2018
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) and four-time European champion (
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Philippe Delaye
Philippe Delaye (born 26 June 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Montpellier, among other teams.
Personal life
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(1975–), footballer
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Estienne Du Tronchet Estienne Du Tronchet (1510/15–1578/84) was a letter-writer and translator in Renaissance France.
Life
Du Tronchet was born in Montbrison ( Forez) between 1510 and 1515. Orphaned as a child, he was raised by an uncle, Jean Thevenon, who was a me ...
Sarah Mikovski
Sarah Mikovski, is a French singer-songwriter based in Lyon.
Career
Mikovski was classically trained at the Maîtrise de la Loire in Montbrison. She went on to study at the Conservatoire de Lyon, where she became influenced by jazz and funk. S ...
, singer-songwriter
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Marie-Anne Pierette Paulze
Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier (20 January 1758 in Montbrison, Loire, France – 10 February 1836) was a French chemist and noblewoman. Madame Lavoisier was the wife of the chemist and nobleman Antoine Lavoisier, and acted as his laborat ...
(1758–1836), wife of Antoine
Lavoisier
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Yves Triantafyllos
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