Apremont, Vendée

Apremont is a municipality with 1646 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in western France Vendée in the southwest of the Pays de la Loire region.

Location

Apremont lies at an altitude of 25 meters above sea level. inst the river Vie about 70 km ( driving distance ) south of Nantes and 31 km northwest of La Roche- sur- Yon.

Demographics

Economy

Apremont served for a long time the agrarian villages in the area as craft and trade center. Since the 1970s and 1980s, tourism has ( Camping) has greater economic importance.

History

Its history dates back to the Gallo- Roman period, since there was a ford across the river Vie. In the 15th century belonged to the Vice- county Apremont Thouars, which in turn fell to the house of Amboise and the Chabot family. In 1468 the predecessor of the castle of the Breton troops and / or irregulars was besieged, whose aim was, prisoners from the hands Renaud Chabot (ca. 1410-1476 ), a faithful vassal of King Louis XI. force the release.

Philippe Chabot, the grandson Renaud, Admiral of France and a close friend and confidant of Francis I., inherited Apremont and had a palace built in the years 1534-1541.

Attractions

  • The Apremont castle is one of the first Renaissance buildings in the Vendée. However, its round towers with their several meters thick walls also show distinct echoes of the medieval military architecture. An anchor frieze ran around the outer walls of the castle - a reminder of the title Admiral of the builder, but this itself never went to sea. The last owner decided in 1733 to demolish the castle because of various structural damage. The stones were sold to builders in the area - some of which were used during the construction of the former Pirmil bridge of Nantes. The few which have remained intact parts of the castle are the two round towers, a chapel and a winding ramp. The ruins of the castle stands as a monument historique a historical monument since 1926.
  • In the cemetery at the church is a so-called Hosanna - cross ( croix hosannière ); It bears the date 1545, is one of the last of its kind differs from the others by a shank preceding figure with a lectern in his hands; also possibly a Phoenix, an ancient symbol of Christ. Since 1926 it has been recognized as a monument historique.
  • The Château de l' Audardière, a building dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, since 1981, is in part a national monument and is recognized as a monument historique. The castle is privately owned and is not open to visitors.
  • Also, the Manoir de la Tuderrière, a plain two-storey farmhouse from the 18th century, is registered as a monument historique since 1984.

Others

The Castle of Apremont is in some scenes of the 1960 Jean Gabin turned - movie ' The sky is already sold out ' (Les Vieux de la vieille ) by Gilles Grangier to see.

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