Miserey

Miserey is a commune with 544 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Grand Évreux AgglomÃ.

Geography

Miserey is located in northern France on the eastern edge of the department of Eure, 80 kilometers northwest of Paris and 9 kilometers south-east of Evreux, the capital of the department of Eure. Neighboring communities of Miserey are Gauciel the northwest, Boncourt in the northeast, southeast and Cierrey in Le Val- David in the southwest. The municipality covers 811 hectares, the average height is 131 meters above sea level.

Miserey 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

With the help of aerial archeology, a Gallo -Roman temple with was discovered not far from the plant of Gisacum.

In the monstre (also montre ) of 1470, a noble census commissioned by King Louis XI. , Guillaume de Saint-Pol was referred to as Seigneur of Miserey. 1540 was the Seigneur Robert de Pommereuil. 1561 belonged to the village of his relatives Nicolas Pommereuil, the governor of Rouen was. His son Charles got into a dark counterfeit money affair. After 1682 Miserey came by marriage into the possession of La Luzerne family. Died in 1746, the then Seigneur, Paul -Roger de La Luzerne, without issue. At the beginning of the French Revolution (1789-1799), the village belonged to the Counts of Sémerville (Eure). 1793 Miserey received the status of a municipality. 1801 received it as Miseray by the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte ( 1769-1821) the right to local self-government. Below the back Miserey said.

On August 18, 1978, the church acquired a certain notoriety by the landing of the balloon Double Eagle II It was the first successful transatlantic crossing of a balloon.

Culture and sights

The Roman Catholic Community Jouy sur Eure belongs to the parish of the Diocese of Vallée d' Eure Évreux.

Although the feudal system with the French Revolution was ended, was the Castle of Miserey even after the revolution still owned by the family Sémerville. Through marriage, the castle fell to the Earl of Maupeou and remained until the beginning of the 20th century in family ownership. Then it was sold three times in rapid succession and the interior was lost. 1947 bought Robert Gouin de Roumilly the castle and had it restored. It is still family-owned. The main building dates from the late 17th century and was rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century.

The castle park is classé as the Site (' Natural Monument ' ), and have awarded the Jardin remarquable. It was originally created in the late 17th or early 18th century and 1845 set in the present-day state. There is a plan of the garden from the beginning of the 18th century, can be seen clearly in the, as then, the useful, the cultivation of crops, was connected with the pleasant, flower beds and lawns. 1813 the garden was transformed into an English landscape garden. The present garden was created in 1997 and covers the topics of " Hell ", " Purgatory " and " Eden". It is open on weekends and school holidays from 1 April to 15 August for visitors, from September 1 to November 1 only on Sundays.

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.