Bourth

Bourth is a commune with 1247 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region.

Geography

Bourth located 37 kilometers southwest of Évreux and about 10 kilometers southwest of Breteuil in the Pays d' Ouche in the valley of the Iton on the D54.

History

The main street of Bourth was in Gallo-Roman times (52 BC to 486 AD), a Roman road.

Since the Norman invasion of the place belongs to castellany of Tillières -sur -Avre and barony of Damville. The Count of Tillières -sur -Avre was up to the French Revolution (1789-1799) Seigneur of Bourth.

Shortly after the founding of the Abbey of Saint -Sauveur Évreux the parish of Bourth was placed under her.

From the 16th century iron ore was mined in the municipality. The water mills in the Iton have been converted into workshops. Until the 19th century there were several blacksmiths in Bourth. Ore mining had a namesake on roads and hamlets of: Rue de la Forge (, street forging ' ), Le minerai ( the ore ').

Until the 18th century there were various spellings of the place name variants were Bourth, Bourt and Bourg. 1793 was the place in the wake of the French Revolution as Bourth the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government.

During World War II Bourth was bombed twelve times in the summer of 1944 during Operation Overlord by the Allied Air Force. In the last days of the occupation, the Wehrmacht exekutierte several civilians, including three children aged 16, 11 and 9 years.

Policy

Bourth part of the community association Pays de Verneuil sur Avre.

Since 1972 is twinned with Kronstorf in Austria.

Culture and economy

Bourth nationally represented with two flowers in the Conseil des villes et villages fleuris ( National Council of flowery towns and villages ). The " flowers " are awarded as part of a regional competition, a maximum of three flowers can be achieved.

A 30 -kilometer-long irrigation canal from the 12th century called Becquet de l' Iton is registered since 2002 historiques in the additional list of Monuments (historical monuments ) ( inscrit MH). Henry I of England (1068-1135) left the channel excavate and build the masonry, which regulates the flow of water between the channel and Iton. The walls were repaired in 1808. 1843, the canal was enlarged. It is owned by the community.

Until the 1960s Bourth was a place of pilgrimage. Worship was a statue of Saint Barbara of Nicomedia in the church of Saint -Just.

Local products

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

• Marie- Claude- Cyprienne Brard (1736-1794), one of the Märtyrinnen of Compiègne.
• Victor Hubert (1786-1874), painter.