Épreville-en-Lieuvin
Épreville -en- Lieuvin is a commune with 199 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. The municipality is part of the Local Government Association Vièvre - Lieuvin and the District of Saint -Georges- du- Vièvre.
- 3.1 Structures
- 3.2 Clubs and Events
Geography
Épreville -en- Lieuvin located in Lieuvin, 43 kilometers southeast of Le Havre, 23 kilometers northeast of Lisieux and 14 kilometers northwest of Bernay, the capital of the eponymous arrondissement. Neighboring communities of Épreville -en- Lieuvin are Noards in the Northwest, Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil in the northeast, southeast and Giverville Le Favril in the southwest. The municipality covers 672 hectares.
The soil in Épreville -en- Lieuvin can be after its formation in alluvial soil, Diluvialboden and chalk divided.
Épreville -en- Lieuvin is one of the municipalities in the department of Eure, in which the risk suddenly forming meter deep holes there. The so-called Marnières are old marl pits, which can be opened, for example, after heavy rain, when the rubble filling is washed into the side passages. These holes usually have a diameter of 1.5 to 2 meters. Throughout the Eure, there are about 16,000 of these marl pits.
Épreville -en- Lieuvin is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.
History
Place name
The name was originally Esprevilla (see Villa ). There are several villages of this name in Normandy, Martainville- Épreville, Épreville, Épreville -en- Roumois and Épreville- près -le- Neubourg. François de Beaurepaire sees the place name in a context with English place names such as Sprotbrough ( original Sproteburg, South Yorkshire ) and Sproatley (East Riding of Yorkshire ). Often the first part of a place name to villa is the name of a man, and might have been Sprota here. It is also possible that it is derived from the Germanic word for sprat, sprout '.
Middle Ages and the Ancien Régime
In the Middle Ages there was a moth and a castle with a drawbridge in Épreville -en- Lieuvin. The village was first mentioned in documents in 1112. The former pastor testified a contract. 1140 Roger Seigneur d' Epreville was named in a contract. To 1210, the fief Epreville fell to Richard d' Harcourt. In the 15th and 16th centuries it belonged to the Trousseauville family. To 1595 it belonged to Jean Hescamp, the then Attorney General in Pont -Audemer.
The fief of La Fortière (originally Le ForestiÃ, Forestry House ' ) was 1463 documents the first examination of the titles of nobility ( recherche de Montfaut ) first mentioned. At that time it was inhabited by Jean de Barville who was allowed to retain his title of nobility. 1470 Jean de Barville showed as Seigneur of Barville and La Fortière at the Montre in Beaumont- le -Roger. The Montre was a military authority to count the nobility. Jean de Barvilles grandson died without leaving any heirs, so La Fortière fell by marriage to the family Vipart, barons of Le Bec- Thomas. From 1590 La Fortière was in possession of the Huguenot family de Maxell, the left built the current mansion. 1685 the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau of Louis XIV ( 1643-1715 ) has been revoked. The de Maxell family had to flee to Germany then. He managed the family anyway, to keep the feud until 1745. Then it changed hands several times and was mainly agricultural and used for horse breeding.
In 1066 participated the Seigneur of the fief Crosville, Raoul Boudet, in the conquest of England by William I.. His descendant in 1354 joined the revolt of Geoffroy d' Harcourt. This revolt in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was directed against King John II of France ( 1319-1364 ). In the 15th century the family Boudet took the name de Crosville. She stayed until the 18th century in the possession of the fief.
More fief in Épreville -en- Lieuvin were Le Bosc- Roger, Le Busc, La Boivinière, Le Moustier the Potiers Le Tilly and the Mathieux.
After the French Revolution
1793 received Épreville -en- Lieuvin in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) under the name Epreville en Lieuvin the status of a municipality and 1801 by the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte ( 1769-1821 ) under the name Épreville -en- Lieuvain the right on local self-government. The population has declined since 1793 from 703 to below 200. In 1990, the congregation had only 145 inhabitants.
Culture and sights
Structures
The church of Saint -Pierre, built in the 12th century. My patron is Simon Peter. Under standing in the Middle Ages and the Ancien Régime ( the late 16th century to 1789 ) the seigneur of the village. In the 16th century the church was enlarged, the south wall of the nave and the first section of the north wall were replaced. The new parts of the walls are decorated with patterns of dark and light flint. The coat of arms, which are illustrated in the north wall, but can not identify. In addition, new window arches were installed in the nave. The sacristy dates from the 17th century, the porch had to be renewed in the 19th century. A special feature of this church is the cylindrical bell tower. The building was entered in the Register of Monuments historiques additional ( historical monuments ') 1954. At the cemetery, the church is also a Grade II listed cemetery cross from the 16th century, it is decorated with reliefs and shows, among other things, a pelican. In the church there are numerous art objects, two of which are listed, a statue of the Virgin and Child from the 14th century and the altarpiece of the main altar from the 16th century.
The manor of La Fortière is privately owned. It was built towards the end of the 16th or in the first half of the 17th century and replaced a castle from the 13th century. The checked pattern of the facade is caused by special bricks. The building was heavily damaged in a fire in 1911. The dormer windows at the front were then reconstructed using normal bricks on the 1st floor. The back of the building is better preserved.
On about 7 acres of grounds are out of the mansion still a listed tithe barn dating from the 15th or 16th century, and a barn dating from the 18th century. The walls of the tithe barn, made of half-timbered built on a foundation of worked flint.
Clubs and events
2001 bought the present owner the mansion. They held there every year in July a multi-day outdoor event, the Les Flammes du Souvenir ( the flame of remembrance ') is called. It is a theater performance with music and light art that deals with the past of Épreville -en- Lieuvin until the construction of the mansion. The up to 120 people live in the surrounding cantons. The event annually attracts up to 9000 visitors.
There are three clubs in Épreville -en- Lieuvin. The Comité des fêtes (, Festival Committee ') organized a meeting of the inhabitants. The Anciens combattants ( veterans ') also meet on special occasions and take part in commemorative events. Then there is a Confrérie de Charité (, Confraternity of Mercy '), which takes special care of the burials and participates in religious ceremonies.
Épreville -en- Lieuvin belongs to the Roman Catholic community Communauté de Lieurey, which is part of the parish of the diocese of Evreux Montgeoly.
Economy and infrastructure
In the 19th century the main economic activity in the municipality of agriculture and weaving were. It was cultivated cereals and flax. There were pastures for cattle and apple orchards for the production of cider. At the census in 2008 found that only 13 per cent of workers are employed in the town, the others are commuters. 6.4 percent of workers were unemployed. One important industry is tourism, there are several cottages and guest rooms with a score of two to four ears of corn that are connected to the initiative Gîtes de France. The gites are subjected to classification, with 1 to 5 ears of corn will be awarded as a quality mark.
The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for Pont -l'Évêque, Calvados and pommeau ( pommeau de Normandie ) and protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for Pork ( Porc de Normandie), poultry ( Volailles de Normandie) and apply cider ( Cidre de Normandy and cider normand ).
Épreville -en- Lieuvin is affiliated with the Syndicat intercommunal à vocation scolaire Lieuvin (, intercommunal Education Association Lieuvin '). The children attend the kindergarten and primary school in Lieurey and the Collège in Cormeilles.