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Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais () is a Communes of France, commune in Eure-et-Loir Departments of France, department in northern France. The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais. Born of the fierce determination of its first lords to face the threat brought by the Duke of Normandy upon the Kingdom of France, and devastated and much fought over through the ages, the Château de Châteauneuf (Eure-et-Loir), castle that rose out of it was eventually demolished, but the city remained. It gradually lost its importance and a dynastic feud was the center of which it was dismembered, so that it became a barony in the eighteenth century, although it was far from having the same extent that it did in the thirteenth century. The city known since the end of the Second World War subsequently went through a fragile revival by taking advantage of its location due to its proximity to Paris, and the employment areas of Chartres a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thymerais
Thymerais (or ''Thimerais'', ) is a natural region of Eure-et-Loir, in France, where history and geography meet. Open to influences from Normandy, Drouais, Beauce, France, Beauce and Perche, it is a transition zone like the Drouais. A former country of Perche under the Merovingian dynasty, it took its name from its allegiance to Theodemer, prince of the Merovingian family. Thymerais is also associated with the barony of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais whose territory included in the thirteenth century the north-west of the Eure-et-Loir and some villages in Drouais, Eure and Orne, and overflowed the present townships of Courville-sur-Eure and La Loupe. The name Thymerais was taken in 2003 to designate the district of Thymerais municipalities made of communes belonging to the canton of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais. Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais and Thimert-Gâtelles are the historic centers of this district. Geography Open to influences from the Île-de-France (region), Île-de-France, the ''Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forêts Et étangs Du Perche
Forêts et étangs du Perche translated as the Forest and ponds of Perche is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 47,681 hectares in size. Geography The area is a vast ecocomplex with a strong dominance of forest habitats, but also containing moors and numerous wetlands: ponds, megaphorbiaies, peat bogs, wet meadows. It is spread across 71 different communes all within the departments of the Orne and Eure-et-Loir; # Ardelles # Les Aspres # Belforêt-en-Perche # Belhomert-Guéhouville # Bellavilliers # Bizou # Bonsmoulins # Bretoncelles # Champrond-en-Gâtine # La Chapelle-Fortin # La Chapelle-Montligeon # Charencey # Chuisnes #Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais # Corbon # Les Corvées-les-Yys #Cour-Maugis sur Huisne # Crulai # Digny # Le Favril # Feings # La Ferté-Vidame # Fontaine-Simon # Fontaine-les-Ribouts # La Framboisière # Friaize # Les Genettes # Happonvilliers # L'Hôme-Chamondot # Irai # Jaudrais # Lamblore # Landelles # Longny les Villages # Louvilliers-lès-Perche # La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.Populations légales 2019: 28 Eure-et-Loir INSEE History Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789. It was created mainly from parts of the former provinces of (Beauce) and Maine ( Pe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Du Pays De Dreux
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Dreux is an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, city of Dreux. It is located in the Eure-et-Loir and Eure departments of France, departments, in the Centre-Val de Loire and Normandy (administrative region), Normandy regions of France, regions, northern France. It was created in January 2014. Its seat is in Dreux.CA Agglo du Pays de Dreux BANATIC. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Its area is 1055.7 km2. Its population was 115,181 in 2017, of which 31,044 in Dreux proper.Comparateur de territoire Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Thimert
The siege of Thimert (1058–60) was the last military action in the war between King Henry I of France and Duke William the Bastard of Normandy. In the first half of 1058, William captured the French fortress at Thimert in the County of Dreux. According to Orderic Vitalis, this was about the same time he took Tillières, a Norman fortress that had been seized by Henry in 1040. Sometime between 29 June and 15 August 1058, Henry personally laid siege to Thimert. The siege dragged on into the next year. Several royal charters are dated by the siege, indicating Henry's continued presence there., pp. 74–75. He was joined in 1058 by his powerful vassal Count Ralph IV of Valois, and briefly in 1059 by the recalcitrant Count Theobald III of Blois. By 23 May 1059, when Henry's son Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Châteauneuf (Eure-et-Loir)
Château de Châteauneuf was a castle in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France. It was destroyed in the 16th century. History The castle was slighted by King Henry I of England in 1169, following the destruction of Chennebrun, located on the left bank of the Avre, by the French in 1168. King Henry II of England, burned the castle and it was rebuilt in 1189 by Hughes III du Chatel, lord of Thymerais. King Louis VII of France Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young () to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. His first marriage was to Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and ... visited the castle on the occasion of the inauguration of the fair of Saint-Jacques Boutaincourt. See also * List of châteaux in Eure-et-Loir References *Dictionnaire topographique du département d'Eure-et-Loir. Société archéologique d'Eure-et-Loir. Imprimerie impériale, 1861. Further readin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eure
Eure ( ; ; or ) is a department in the administrative region of Normandy, northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2021, Eure had a population of 598,934.Populations légales 2019: 27 Eure INSEE History Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of . The name in fact is taken from the Eure river flowing mainly in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avre (Eure)
The Avre () is a river in France and a left tributary of the river Eure. It is long, and its watershed extends to 917 km2. Background The headwaters are in the Perche forest in Orne. It is 280m above sea level and joins with the Eure near Dreux and forms the border between the Eure and Eure-et-Loir départements. The Avre flows through the Orne, Eure-et-Loir and Eure départments and historically forms part of the border of Normandy. Gallery Avre Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets Eure-et-Loir France.jpg, Saint-Lubin-des-JoncheretsEure-et-Loir department Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre Vieux pont François 1er Eure-et-Loir France.jpg, Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre"The old bridge, built during Francis I of France Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ... reign" (1494-1547). References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eure (river)
The Eure ( ; ) is a river between Normandy and Centre-Val de Loire in north-western France, left tributary of the Seine. It is long. It rises at Marchainville in the Orne department and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche. Two departments are named after the Eure, namely Eure and Eure-et-Loir. Places along the river: * Orne (61): Marchainville, La Lande-sur-Eure, Neuilly-sur-Eure. * Eure-et-Loir (28): Courville-sur-Eure, Saint-Georges-sur-Eure, Fontenay-sur-Eure, Chartres, Saint-Prest, Maintenon, Nogent-le-Roi, Mézières-en-Drouais, Cherisy, Anet. * Eure (27): Évreux, Ivry-la-Bataille, Garennes-sur-Eure, Bueil, Merey, Pacy-sur-Eure, Ménilles, Chambray, Croisy-sur-Eure, Autheuil-Authouillet, Acquigny, Louviers, Le Vaudreuil, Val de Reuil, Pont-de-l'Arche Pont-de-l'Arche () is a commune in France, commune of the Eure ''département in France, département'' in France. Notable monuments include the parish church of Church of Notre-Dame-des-Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orne
Orne (; or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 61 Orne INSEE History Orne is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of and Perche. It is the birthplace of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
