Acigné (; ;
Gallo: ''Aczeinyae'') is a
commune in the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
department in
Brittany
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in northwestern
France
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.
History
Evidences of ancient occupation of the site go back to 3500 BCE.
The areas was evangelized by
Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours (; 316/3368 November 397) was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including France's Third French Republic, Third Republic. A native of Pannonia (present-day Hung ...
or his disciples in the 4th century.
In 1010, Rivallon, Baron of Vitré ceded the territory of Acigné to his son Renaud. This dynasty lasted until the 16th century, when the line ended with the marriage of Judith d'Acigné to the marshall of Cossé-Brissac.
From the 11th to the 18th centuries, part of the territory of the commune belonged to the Abbeys of Saint Melaine and Saint Georges in Rennes.
In 1234, the castle was destroyed by the Duke of Brittany,
Pierre Mauclerc to punish Alain d'Acigné for having sided with the king of France (
Louis IX
Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis ...
) against him.
During the
French Revolution, the village sided with its clergy and was punished by being sacked by a troupe of national guard in 1792.
L’Ancien régime
Acigné Autrefois
Population
Industrialization brought a marked exodus during the 19th and 20th centuries. However, in the 1970s, this trend was reversed, and the population again increased.
Inhabitants of Acigné are called ''Acignolais'' in French.
See also
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References
External links
Official website
Cultural Heritage
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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