Saint-Jean-de-la-Léqueraye
Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye is a commune with 55 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It has the smallest population and population density of all the municipalities of the arrondissement Bernay and the second lowest population of the municipalities of the department of Eure (as of 1 January 2010). In 1999, she had after Champignolles and Saint- Laurent- du- Tencement the third smallest population density in the department.
Geography
Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye is located in northern France in the landscape Lieuvin, 42 kilometers southeast of Le Havre, about 16 kilometers northwest of Bernay, headquarters of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissements, and 2.7 kilometers southwest of Saint -Georges -du - Vièvre, the capital of the canton and the municipal Association Vièvre - Lieuvin to an average height of 143 meters above sea level. The Mairie stands at a height of 153 meters. Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Jean -de- la- La Poterie -Mathieu Léqueraye are in the Northwest, Saint -Georges- du- Vièvre in the Northeast, Saint -Victor- d'Épine the southeast and Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil in the south. The municipality has an area of 467 hectares. The Bach La Croix Blanche flows through the municipal area.
In Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye the risk suddenly in the soil -forming meter deep holes. The so-called Marnières are old marl pits, which can be opened, for example, after heavy rain, when the rubble filling is washed into the side passages. On average, there are about 15 in the Eure underground cavities, particularly marl pits and infiltration routes per square kilometer. In Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye there are a total of thirty UNDERGROUND cavities, two of which are marl pits, a cavity is karstic.
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
Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye was first documented in the 13th century under the name Laschereia and Lesquereia. 1376 was the village of the name S. Jean de la Lesqueraie. In Saint Jean is John the Baptist. According to Walther von Wartburg Laschereia originated from a dialect word, swamp meadow means'.
In the ancien régime there was next to the main fief three small fief in the community: Laudière, Le Bois Louvet and Beaupotier. Three other fiefs established in other communities owned land in Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye: La Graffionaire, Launay ( in Saint -Georges- du- Vièvre ) and La Fortière ( in Épreville -en- Lieuvin ).
1793 received Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) the status of a municipality and 1801 under the name of Saint -Jean by the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte the right to local self-government.
In the first half of the 19th century, the church of the village was destroyed. Since then, the community has no parish church. An original church is said to have existed in the 11th century. The pastor of the congregation was chosen by the diocese of Lisieux.
Culture and sights
The fief of Le Bois Louvet was first documented in 1190, so already, before Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye. The pigeon-house was built in the 17th century, the main building and the barn in the 18th century, the bread oven in the 19th century.
The feud L' Audiere 1698 first mentioned. Residential buildings and agricultural buildings date from the 17th century.
Economy and infrastructure
In 2009, 26.9 per cent of workers were employed in the town, the others were commuters. 3.7 percent of workers were unemployed.
The nearest stop is 10.3 kilometers distant station Glos - Monfort in Glos -sur -Risle. The nearest airport is Deauville 33.6 km distant airport in Saint- Gatien -des- Bois.
Local products
The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for Pont -l'Évêque cheese, calvados and pommeau de Normandie and protected geographical indications ( PGI ) for Pork ( Porc de Normandie), poultry ( Volailles de Normandie) and cider ( Cidre de Normandie apply and cider normand ).
On the farm of the former fief Le Bois Louvet ice cream is produced among others. In addition to the normal flavors, there are also regional specialties, such as Calvadoseis or Pont- l'Évêque ice cream.