Charette-Varennes

Charette- Varennes is a commune in the Saône -et -Loire, in Burgundy; it belongs to the district Louhans, for Canton Pierre -de- Bresse and community association Canton de Pierre -de- Bresse. The village has 437 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011). The inhabitants of Charette are Charettois respectively. Charettoises called. The community Charette has teamed up in 1997 with the then town of Varennes -sur -le- Doubs.

Geography

The community Charette is in the Bresse region, on a hill on the left ( southern ) bank of the Doubs, on the river La Guyotte. Varennes is located just north-west in a Doubsschleife. The commune includes the following hamlets: Bas de Charette, Boucherie, Bourg - Neuf, Chapelle, Long Bois, Maison Rouge, range, Pommelée, Quintin, Rapilles, Recule, Reppe.

Etymology

Varennes was probably from the Middle Latin Varenna as a term for uncultivated, swampy land, but also had the meaning of grove that was mostly reserved to the lord for hunting. Charette seems to derive its name from the fact that the residents of Quintin wont leave their car there.

History

In the 10th and 11th centuries, the district Charette was inhabited by lepers, the village was built here in the 15th century. Until then formed Quintin (now a hamlet SSW of Charette ) the main settlement area. Quintin and the neighboring hamlet of Long Bois were part of the feudal lords of Verdun. In the hamlet Quintin are still remnants of the former castle to see which existed in the 14th century. The residents moved there at that time ago to live in Quintin, where the climate was less moist, but maintained their carts and wagons (French: la charrette ) to be left in today's settlement area, which later the place name arose.

A chapel from the 13th century was located close to the river bank, housed a Virgin of the sick and the skipper, survived several floods, until they were finally destroyed in 1920. The present church dates from the mid-18th century, is located in an annex of the rescued Holy Virgin. According to the toboggan of 1481 the inhabitants of Charette were required to bake their bread in the oven of the landlord. As back -wage people had to pay the 18 bread.

1880 was still a brick (founded by Emile Jacob). The Mairie ( community and school ) was completed in 1907.

The reign of Varennes was a fief of Longepierre (municipality north of the Doubs ) and was sold by the family de Vienne at the end of the 13th century the Counts of Burgundy. In 1729 the rule was adopted by the family de Truchis that still owner of the new castle ( built in the early 19th century) are.

A large cross in the center of the village was built in 1862 and recalls that the church was destroyed in 1793. Since then the people of Varennes belong to the parish Charette. The school, which was later Mairie, was built in 1847.

Infrastructure

Today Charette- Varennes is an agricultural center. He has ( dedicated to Saint Remi, the tower covered with glazed tiles ) on the Mairie ( Municipal House ) and a church. Furthermore, located in the village bakery, market garden, an old age home and around ten farms. A hotel restaurant along with various opportunities for fishing form the tourist infrastructure.

Swell

• Lucien Guillemaut: Histoire de la Bresse Louhannaise, Vol 1, pp. 200 and 403f. Louhans 1897.
• INSEE, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE Charette -Varennes
• Website of the municipality
• List of municipalities in France
• Charette- Varennes in the base Mérimée, the Ministère de la Culture (French)