Livet-sur-Authou
Livet -sur- Authou is a commune of 148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the Association of Local Authorities Communes rurales du canton de Brionne Brionne and Canton.
Geography
Livet -sur- Authou is located on the eastern edge of the Lieuvin, 16 kilometers northeast of Bernay and 5.2 kilometers northwest of Brionne, between the neighboring communities Brétigny the southeast, Authou in the Northeast and Saint- Benoît -des- Ombres in the northwest. The Authou was the name of a part of a watercourse, which today Livet -sur- Authou is named after a leper La Croix Blanche and in Authou only le torrent (, torrent ') is called. Only after he has passed Authou, he is still called by the people today Authou. This name of the watercourse is but the website of the Office National de l' eau (, National Water Office ') along its entire length La Croix Blanche.
Livet -sur- Authou is one of the municipalities in the department of Eure, where there are so-called Marnières. These are old marl pits, which have been provisionally filled with debris. You can open after heavy rain, when the rubble filling is washed into the side passages. During the severe weather in December 1999 floods occurred in Livet -sur- Authou, related to the specific nature of the clayey soil.
Livet -sur- Authou 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
Livet -sur- Authou was first mentioned in records in 1170 as Liveht cartulary of the abbey of Saint -Pierre de Préaux in Les Préaux, later it was there as mentioned Liveth and liveit.
The local name portion Livet goes back to the drawing together of the article Le with the French word for yew, if, and Gallo -Roman suffix etu ( -et, -ey or ay in French). The word if is on the Gallic root word IVUS or on the Germanic root word iwa back ..
Duke Richard II of Normandy (966-1027) gave the entire " forest of Vièvre " his uncle Raoul d' Ivry ( † after 1015). At this forest included the present-day municipality of Livet -sur- Authou. The following, seigneur of Livet adopted the name of the village and are mentioned as such until the 14th century. In the first half of the 15th century included the lands of Livet Jean du Bosc, the then Seigneur of Brétigny and Authou. At the beginning of the 16th century they were Charles le Boucher, then Charles Le Cousturier, who was convicted in 1666 for Nobilitätsanmaßung. He was forbidden to say that one is noble, when it was not. Nevertheless Livet remained in the possession of the family. 1760 had Scipio Le Franc Le Cousturier near the church of Livet a mansion. Before the French Revolution (1789-1799), Jean- Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753-1824) last owner of Länderen of Livet. These lands consisted mainly of forest rich in wildlife. After his death the lands were sold to the politician Jean rondeaux. Rondeauxs grandson, the historian Arthur Join -Lambert (1839-1917), was the present castle in 1879 by the architect Juste Lisch ( 1828-1910 ) built, should be in a style that resembles those medieval construction. In addition, he created around the castle an English landscape garden.
1793 received Livet -sur- Authou as Livet sur Authon in the wake of the French Revolution the status of a municipality and 1801 by the local government reform under Napoleon Bonaparte the right to local self-government.
Most inhabitants Livet -sur- Authou 1831 ( 360). The population increased in the second half of the 19th century slowly. This trend continued in the 20th century, until the church finally in 1990 had only 126 inhabitants. Since then, the population has recovered slightly.
Attractions
The yew and the porch of the church are officially Site classé ( natural monument ) classified.
The church of Notre -Dame dates from the 16th century. In the church there are two objects as a monument historique ( " historical monument " ) are classified. A stone relief of the 15th century, the " Virgin and Child " Represents the second object is a painting that had been erroneously dated to the 16th century. It was painted at the beginning of the 20th century and represents St. Sebastian.
Economy
The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for Calvados and pommeau ( pommeau de Normandie ) and protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for Pork ( Porc de Normandie), poultry ( Volailles de Normandie) and cider ( Cidre de Normandie and cider normand ) apply.