Berthouville
Berthouville is a commune with 293 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. Berthouville part of the Communauté de communes rurales Local Government Association du canton de Brionne.
Geography
Berthouville is located on the RN 13 between Lisieux and Evreux on the eastern edge of the Lieuvin, 11 kilometers northeast of Bernay and 6.1 miles west of the cantonal capital of Brionne. To Berthouville include the hamlets of Le Villeret, Le Marabout, Le Plessis, Le Marché Neuf and La Marotte.
In Berthouville there is a danger that Marnières, old marl pits cause a landslide. The 1.5 to 2 meters wide and several meters deep holes can occur, for example after heavy rain. There are openings in the access shafts whose rubble filling was swept into the side passages. The ceilings of the mining shafts can also collapse, suggesting wider holes arise.
History
The hamlet Villeret lay on the Roman road of Brionne ( Breviodurum ) to Le Mans ( Subdinum ). The village was founded in the 8th or 9th century, but was only in 1198 first mentioned. A certain Gautier de Berthouville time was Seigneur of the place.
In the 16th century the noble Huguenot Noël Cotton Seigneur of Berthouville. He became in 1560 secretary to King Charles IX. in Rouen, and was a member of the management as such. In the turmoil of the first Huguenot war, he was accused of high treason and executed on October 30, 1562.
Michel Morin was Ecuyer, lord of Cauvigny and Gendarme de la garde of the king since 1605th He was given the fief Berthouville 1630th in 1638 he was knighted. He had to build a mansion opposite the church.
Jean Le Grix de Belleuvre et de Neuville was a pastor in Berthouville. He set up a foundation in 1672 with the one he supported, among others, a school for boys and the catechism on Sundays. 1791 was this foundation yet, which earned 465 livres, the abbot Le Grix de la Fontenaye was their Board of Directors.
1770 sold Auguste -Philippe -Charles Morin his fief Berthouville Louis -Jacques Grossin Comte de Bouville ( born 22 September 1759).
An old spelling of 1793 for Berthouville was Bertouville. Since 1793 Berthouville has, in the course of the French Revolution, an own municipality.
1830 hoard silver artifacts from the 2nd century was in the hamlet Villeret, which belongs to Berthouville found, the so-called Treasure of Berthouville. In 1896, the Gallo-Roman foundations of Canetonum were discovered at the site.
Most residents had Berthouville 1806 (891), after which the church lost more and more residents. In 1990 the town had only 233 inhabitants.
Culture and sights
At the Romanesque church of Saint- Pierre are two large yew trees, which are classified as site classé ( natural monument ). The church was enlarged in the 19th century. The altarpiece of the church dates from the 17th century, the lectern was made in 1672. The lectern has the shape of a griffin and bears the arms of the Legris de La Fontelaye family. It was classified in 2005 as a monument historique. In the church are several statues. A statue of Saint Chrodechild ( 474-544 ) is still revered as miraculous. The faithful tie white ribbons around the right wrist of the statue and ask for the protection of their children against diseases.
The Manoir du Berthouville dates from the 17th century, the architrave over the entrance door flanked by columns bears the date 1652. Standing on the end of an avenue, the last trees are giant sequoia trees that have been planted at the beginning of the 20th century. The Manoir is privately owned.
The Demeure d' Harsancourt dates from the 13th century. It is privately owned.
Sports
The Moto Club Berthouvillais maintains a motocross track at Berthouville, several times a year take place on the events of the " Norman championship".
Economy
An important source of income is agriculture and the Berthouvillais the breeding of domestic animals. Local products are apples, cider, and Calvados pommeau.
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.