Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374.
Geography
The department borders No ...
Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France
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Etymology
The name of the locality is attested in the forms ''Premonstratum'' (1120), ''Pratum-Monstratum'' (1140), ''Prémonstré'' (1219), ''Prémoustré'' (1274), ''Premonstret'' (1292), and ''Presmoustré'' (1588).
''Pratum monstratum'' ("pre-discovered, uncovered"), or ''Prémonstré'' was a site offered in the twelfth century to
Norbert of Xanten
Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1080 – 6 June 1134), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is ...
to found his community. According to legends as well as
Ernest Nègre
Ernest Angély Séraphin Nègre (, 11 October 1907 – 15 April 2000) was a French toponymist. He was born in Saint-Julien-Gaulène (Tarn) and died in Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefe ...
, the toponym comes from the adjective ''prémontré'' in
langue d'oïl
Langue is a municipality in the Valle Department, Honduras.
The town is located near the border of El Salvador and is a regional Hammock making center. Most of the town is made up of sharecroppers and day laborers. There are usually Mormon mis ...
"(place) shown in advance". (Saint Norbert said that the location of the abbey had been designated to him by God, and this name was to serve as the name of the new religious order he founded there).
Population
Sights
The remains of
Prémontré Abbey
Prémontré Abbey was the mother house of the Premonstratensian Order and was located at Prémontré about twelve miles west of Laon, ''département'' of Aisne, France.
History
It was founded by Saint Norbert of Xanten in 1120 on waste land tha ...
, the mother house of the
Premonstratensian
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