commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
The commune is named after
Saint Chef
Saint Theuderius (or Theuderis, Theudar, Theodore, Cherf, Chef, french: Theudère de Vienne; died ) was a Christian monk, abbot and hermit.
His feast day is 29 October.
Life
Saint Theuderius was born in the 6th century in Arcisse, near the mod ...
, who was born in the nearby hamlet of Arcisse.
climate
Saint-Chef has a semi-continental climate characterized by generally higher rainfall in spring and summer than in winter.
However, summers are hot and experience many intense stormy periods. Winters are generally quite cold and marked by frequent frosts, especially since the sector which has remained marshy for a very long time is often marked by numerous morning mists and more or less persistent fogs during cold periods.
Hydrology
The territory of Saint-Chef is criss-crossed by two small streams, the Saint-Savin stream to the south and the Ver stream to the north.
History
The abbey Saint-Chef develops over time. The abbey church dates from the 10th and 11th centuries. A first castle is built on the north hill. It will be followed by two others, later, still on the same hill but further west. After the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
, the abbey was dismantled and its buildings re-used for the most part, or destroyed for some others.
Between 1790 and 1794, Saint-Chef absorbed the communes of
Arcisses
Arcisses () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Margon (the seat), Brunelles and Coudreceau.Laval-de-Saint-Chef,
Montcarra
Montcarra () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in th ...
, Trieux and Vercin.
The current mayor is Alexandre Drogoz who replaced Noël Rolland in 2020.
Abbey of Saint-Chef
This abbey was founded around the year 500. The 12th and 13th century Saint-Theudère church, with its flamboyant Gothic portal and its organ, was listed as a historic monument in 1840 by Prosper Mérimée.
The main building houses one of the most important sets of Romanesque frescoes in France dating from the twelfth century, on the theme of the Apocalypse, also classified as a historic monument. The historical and artistic interest of its frescoes has earned them reproductions in the
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
The Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Architecture and Heritage City) is a museum of architecture and monumental sculpture located in the Palais de Chaillot (Trocadéro), in Paris, France. Its permanent collection is also known as Musée n ...
of Paris.
Saint-Chef Vue Generale.jpg, Vue générale de l'abbatiale.
St Chef Abbatiale Façade Ouest.JPG, La façade ouest.
St Chef Abbatiale Clocher.JPG, Le clocher.
St Chef Abbatiale Chapelle des Anges Mur Sud Les Vieillards de l'Apocalypse.JPG, Fresque : les Vieillards de l'Apocalypse.
St Chef Abbatiale Chapelle des Anges Voûte.JPG, Fresque : le Christ en majesté.
St Chef Abbatiale Chapelle des Anges Mur Sud Les Apôtres.JPG, Fresque : les apôtres.
Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Église Saint-Theudère de Saint-Chef
Saint-Barthélémy de Chamont church
Located three kilometers from the main body of the village, in the hamlet of Chamont, this church was erected in 1879. In 1982, it became disused but, in 2001, an association close to the Lyon priory of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint-Pie-X bought building. Since then, it has been served by its priests officiating there according to the Tridentine form of the Roman rite.
Notable residents
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Hugh of Saint-Cher
Hugh of Saint-Cher ( la, Hugo de Sancto Charo), Dominican Order, O.P. (c. 1200 – 19 March 1263) was a French people, French Dominican Order, Dominican friar who became a cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal and noted Bible, biblical commentator.
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Communes of the Isère department
The following is a list of the 512 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Isère.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):