Essay (Orne)

Essay is a commune of 540 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Orne in Basse-Normandie region; it belongs to the arrondissement Alençon and Le Canton Mêle -sur- Sarthe.

History

  • At the time of the Gauls was the capital of the essay Essuis, a nation which began immediately negotiations with Julius Caesar.
  • In 1088 the Bishop of Bayeux mentions a castle in essay as one of the most important of the house Bellême
  • Since the conquest of Normandy by Philip II essay belonged directly to the crown.
  • To 1361 was Peter II of Alençon the place surrounded by a wall and a ditch. Essay was to "Ville close".
  • 1489 is the castle, which had been in the Hunt Disability Years War largely destroyed, restored
  • In 1590 King Henry IV orders the destruction of the castle, which takes decision but soon returned again
  • 1598 is the Castle of the Estates of Normandy as a den of thieves ( " repaire de brigandage " ) denotes
  • 1790-1801 was chief town of a canton Essay
  • 1811 Mont- Perroux is incorporated, 1840 Echuffley

Demographics

From 1962, only residents with a primary residence

Attractions

  • The ruins of the old castle of the Dukes of Alençon with the castle chapel from the year 1166
  • The church of Saint -Pierre -et -Saint -Paul (11th century)
  • The monastery
  • The Château de Beaufossé.
  • The internationally renowned Rallycross Circuit des Ducs

Personalities

  • Roederer Comte François de la Robichon Noirmoutier (* 1687 in Essay )

Footnotes

Aunay -les -Bois | Boitron | Bursard | Coulonges- sur -Sarthe | Essay | Hauterive | Laleu | Le Mêle -sur -Sarthe | Le Menil - Broût | Les Ventes de Bourse | Marchemaisons | Menil - Erreux | Neuilly- le - Bisson | Saint- Aubin- d'Appenai | Saint- Léger- sur -Sarthe

  • Municipality in the department of Orne
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