Hecmanville
Hecmanville is a commune of 145 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the Association of Local Authorities Communes rurales du canton de Brionne.
Geography
Hecmanville is located in northern France on the eastern edge of the landscape Lieuvin, 52 kilometers southeast of Le Havre, 11 kilometers northeast of Bernay, headquarters of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissements, and 4.3 kilometers southwest of Brionne, the capital of the canton on an average height of 148 meters above the sea level. The Mairie stands at a height of 150 meters. Neighboring communities of Hecmanville are Berthouville in the Northwest, Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne in the north, Franqueville in the east, in the southeast and Aclou Boisney in the south. The municipality has an area of 299 hectares. The hamlet of Le Moutier, La Chaussée and Le Quesnay belong to the community.
The municipality is one of the type Cfb climate zone ( Köppen and Geiger after ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.
History
Hecmanville or the hamlet of Le Quesnay was in Gallo-Roman times (52 BC to 486 AD ) to a Roman road, the Brionne ( Breviodurum ) with Dreux ( Durocasses ) combined. The hamlet of La Chaussée was even named after the Roman road. During an excavation traces were discovered by colonization in Gallo-Roman times. It was a Gallo-Roman temple ( Fanum ) and clay pots. The Fanum was probably built during the reign of Tiberius. The clay pots are from the first half of the 1st century. The sacred area was enlarged in the 2nd century, later than the first half of the 3rd century, the sanctuary was abandoned. The Fanum was located on the same street as the Roman temple of Berthouville ( Canetum ). The temples were only about 3 kilometers away from each other and were more than 150 years at the same time in use.
Old place names of Hecmanville were Heuguemanville ( in a document of 1331 ), Heucquemanville ( 1400-1402 in documents in Bernay ) and Heuquemaville ( in a document of 1260 ). The place name suffix -ville is derived from the Latin villa, farm '. During the first part of the toponym probably a compound of Old Norse name Helgi and also the Old Norse word Madr: 's ( German, man '). The name would then mean about " the man Helgi farm".
The first lords of Hecmanville were named for the village. In the 17th century the fief Hecmanville changed hands several times. On November 6, 1699 Jacques was III. Bulteau documented as Seigneur of Franqueville, Beaumont -le- Roger and Hecmanville, he was a civil servant at the Parlement de Normandie in Rouen. His daughter and heiress married Pierre -Jean Grossin († 1772), who was also a civil servant at the Parlement de Normandie. Comte Louis -Jacques Grossin († 1838) was completed in 1791 by the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) was forced to emigrate. After the return of Louis XVIII. He returned and was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Population Development
The inhabitants are called Hecmanvillais. Most inhabitants of the municipality had 1806 (340), then the number of inhabitants decreased to 1975 (58).
Attractions
The church of Saint -Just was built during the Romanesque period. Your patron saint is Justus. The church patronage originally belonged to the king, as Franqueville was a free town. According to entries in the land register of the diocese of Lisieux, the church belonged later to the respective Seigneur. The church was rebuilt in the 16th century and restored in the 18th century. The nave was originally built of dark chert and brighter stones, which were arranged in a checkerboard pattern. One of the stained glass windows dating from the 13th century. The cemetery is located at the church, on it are two large yew.
In the church there is a silver cup, which was made in the late 18th century. He is classified as a monument historique ( historic monument '). In addition, parts of the Litre funéraire ( mourning band ) are still preserved. Here are drawings of coats of arms, painted mostly after the death of high-ranking personalities whose memory or in churches. The black band is there, but what eight relatively well-preserved coat of arms are still visible. It is oval coat of arms from the 18th century, they can be Bulteau Jacques, Marie and Pierre -Jean Bulteau Grossin assign.
Economy
In the 19th century there was a laundry in Hecmanville. Today, the most important source of income is agriculture. The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for Calvados and pommeau ( pommeau de Normandie ) and protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for Pork ( Porc de Normandie), poultry ( Volailles de Normandie) and cider ( Cidre de Normandie and cider normand ) apply.