La Chapelle-Réanville

La Chapelle- Réanville is a commune with 1137 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the canton of Vernon - Nord and the Local Government Association, Portes de l' Eure ( CAPE ). André Turc 's mayor since 2001 year.

Geography

La Chapelle- Réanville, located on the street 5 on a plain between the river Eure and the Seine, 43 kilometers south-east of Rouen, about 23 km from Évreux and 8 kilometers north- west of Vernon. The municipality was created in 1844 from the merger of the towns of La Chapelle- Genevray and Réanville between which the creek flows Saint -Ouen. The hamlet Froc de Launay belongs to the municipality.

History

The municipal area tools were discovered from the Neolithic period. The hoe and the scraper made ​​of flint are now in the Musée d' archéologie national in the castle of Saint- Germain -en- Laye. On aerial photographs from the 1990s an old fence can be seen, but which is not yet dated. The building can not be dated without prospecting. Most origins of such finds from Gallo-Roman times, but they can also be from the Iron Age or medieval date.

In the Middle Ages and the Ancien Régime, there were three fiefs on the current municipal area, Réanville, Le Froc -de -Launay and La Chapelle- Genevray.

Réanville

1026 confirmed Richard II, Duke of Normandy ( 966-1027 ), the donation of the village Réanville by Duke William I († 942 ) to the Abbey of Saint -Ouen in Rouen or its daughter monastery, the Priory de la Grâce in Saint -Pierre de Bailleul. In the deed Réanville Region Villa was called. Even if the place name region Villa looks latin, it is derived from the Frankish name Reginon or Raganus. Villa, however, is really Latin, means " estate" and emerged as a ville in many French place names.

Le Froc -de -Launay and La Chappelle - Genevray

The fief Le Froc de Launay was at the beginning of the 16th century Estimauville family. At the end of the 16th century it fell to the Grimouville family. From the 17th century to the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) it was one of the Langlois du Roule family. 1790 was the last seigneur of Le Froc -de -Launay Maire ( mayor) of La Chapelle- Genevray. The fief of La Chappelle - Genevray belonged to the French Revolution the abbey Jumièges.

Demographics

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality is divided into four sections. In the center is a vertical blue river about it. In the first place the coat of arms of Normandy is shown. The second place is blue and shows the golden and red letter "G" for Genevray. The third place is blue and shows the image of the Apostle Bartholomew, the patron of the church of Réanville. The fourth place is red and shows a church, which is the church of Réanville. The heraldic colors " gold" and "silver" are shown in yellow and white crest.

Attractions

The parish church of Notre -Dame in the district of La Chapelle- Genevray dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. On the south wall you can see a Romanesque entrance portal of the 12th century, originating from an older church or other older buildings even. In the years 1902 to 1905 the choir was restored. The original cemetery that surrounded the church, has been leveled and is now used as a school yard.

It is unknown when the former parish church of Saint- Barthélémy was built in the district Réanville, but the choir has due to its restoration the year 1668. 1793 was no longer used the building in the course of the revolution as a church and converted by the community in a school. 1840 stone statue of the Apostle Bartholomew was sold from the 15th or 16th century and situated in the gable of another house. 1845, the church was finally sold. Your altarpiece is now in the church of Notre -Dame. Next to the church is a farm with building material was planted on the church walls. He wears a gable of the church tower tap.

In the hamlet Froc de Launay, the neoclassic Château de Launay is (also Château du Froc de Launay ). It dates from the 18th century. In the 19th century two side wings were added. In 1920 the castle was restored under the direction of architect Charles -Henri Besnard. It is privately owned. Château de Launay is not a rare name for a castle in France, there are locks of the same name in Saint -Georges- du- Vièvre and in Villiers -le- Mahieu ( Launay Castle ).

At the castle still stands an old wash house.

Economy

The municipal area protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for Pork ( Porc de Normandie), poultry ( Volailles de Normandie) and cider ( Cidre de Normandie and cider normand ) apply.

Personalities

The late 1920s, bought the British publisher Nancy Cunard ( 1896-1965 ) with their then-boyfriend, Louis Aragon ( 1897-1982 ), the old farmhouse Le Puits Carré. In the following years they visited celebrities, including Janet Flanner, Solita Solano, Kay Boyle, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Norman Douglas, Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, Tristan Tzara and Man Ray. During the German occupation of their property was looted and devastated.