Septème (; frp, Septèmo) is a
commune
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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
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in southeastern
France
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History
The name of Septème reflects its location: at the seventh milepost on the Roman road between Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.[Milan
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. A Roman camp had been established here, on a hill overlooking the valley.
A castle
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was recorded here in the 11th century and the village developed next to it. During the second half of the 12th century, the site was encircled by a strong ''enceinte
Enceinte (from Latin incinctus: girdled, surrounded) is a French term that refers to the "main defensive enclosure of a fortification". For a castle, this is the main defensive line of wall towers and curtain walls enclosing the position. For ...
'' one kilometre in length with three gates. After the unification of Septème to Dauphiné
The Dauphiné (, ) is a former province in Southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes. The Dauphiné was originally the Dauphiné of Viennois.
In the 12th centu ...
, a more modern castle was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The village has grown beyond the original ''enceinte'', and now extends as far as the river.
Population
Personalities
* Gabriel Veyre
Gabriel Veyre was an early film director and photographer born in France, but mainly known for his work in Mexico, Indochina and Morocco.
Biography
Veyre graduated in pharmacy from Lyon University. In 1896, he traveled along with Claude Ferdi ...
, born in Septême in 1871, pharmacist, operator of Lumière cinematograph, filmmaker and photographer of the Sultan of Morocco
See also
*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):
References
Communes of Isère
Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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