Bezouce

Bezouce (around 1146 Biducia, from 1384 Besocia ) is a commune in France with 2139 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ), Gard in the Languedoc- Roussillon region. The name is derived possibly from either the Occitan Beçosa or the Gallic Bituscius.

Bezouce forms, together with the neighboring villages Redessan, Lédenon, cabrières and Saint- Gervasy an administrative unit. She is one of 41 municipalities in the Pays Garrigues Costières. The inhabitants call themselves Bezouçois (fem. Bezouçoises ).

History

Budenicus was a Gallic local god from which the southern Gaul tribe of Bedunicenses is said to have derived its name. A consecration inscription for him was in Bezouce ( in Gallo- Roman times Collias, Gallia Narbonensis province ) discovered.

Bezouce was until 1790 a parish of the diocese of the Archbishop of Nîmes and since the 17th Glorious First of the Year XIII (June 6, 1805), a parish and branch of Marguerittes, since 1818 a Vicariate. At that time the town had 774 inhabitants, all Catholics, the schools were run by the Frères de Saint Andreol, a company founded in 1859 teaching orders.

During the Wars of the 16th century Bezouce was alternately in the hands of the two parties to the dispute; 1562 and 1579, the Catholic population was massacred by the Huguenots. From 4th to July 7, 1629 stayed Louis XIII. Bezouce here and accepted the declaration of loyalty of the Protestants of Nimes.

The Church of Bezouce from the 11th century ( expanded in 1837 and 1858) was originally built in Romanesque style, the additions in Gothic. On December 8, 1482 was Jacques de Caulers consecrated her to the bishop of Nîmes.

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