Neuville-sur-Authou
Neuville- sur- Authou is a commune of 191 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the Communauté de communes rurales Local Government Association du canton de Brionne.
Geography
Neuville- sur- Authou lies to the east of the Lieuvin, between the neighboring communes of Saint -Victor- d'Épine in the west and in the east Brétigny, 14 kilometers northeast of Bernay and 5 kilometers west of the valley of Risle on an old Roman road which Brionne ( Breviodurum ) with Dreux ( Durocasses ) combined. The municipality is part of the hamlet Boucheville and the districts of La Davoudière and Le Mesnil. The village is called Le Village.
Geology
The soil consists locally of chalky alluvium. This creates the danger that Marnières (old marl pits ) cause a landslide. The 1.5 to 2 meters wide and several meters deep holes can occur, for example after heavy rain. There are openings in the access shafts whose rubble filling was swept into the side passages. The ceilings of the mining shafts can also collapse, suggesting wider holes arise. Landslides due to heavy rainfall occurred in the community in December 1999. March 31, 2001 the ceiling of a Marnière collapsed, there was a 25 meter deep hole with a diameter of 10 meters. A person came there to death.
History
The name of the village is derived from the Latin term villa nova, meaning " new city " means. 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 watercourse is, but the website of the Office national de l' eau (, National Water Office ') to full-length La Croix Blanche. The hamlet was mentioned as Boucheville Bougeville documented in the 13th century.
Robert de Ros from Bolton in Northumberland away the church of Notre -Dame ( " Our Lady " ) in Neuville -sur- Authou in the 12th century at the Abbey of Le Bec, this gift was confirmed by Robert de Cantelou. Since the early 17th century to the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) was one of the fief of Neuville de Belle Mare family.
Neuville- sur- Authou received in 1793 during the French Revolution, the status of a municipality (as Neuville sur Authon ) and 1801 the right to local self-government (as Authon ).
Most residents ( Neuvillais ) Neuville- sur- Authou had 1806 ( 618). Later in the 19th century, the church lost more and more inhabitants, this trend continued until 1975. After 1975, the number of inhabitants rose again.
The parish of Neuville- sur- Authou belonged until 1855 to the diocese of Lisieux, which was integrated in the same year in the diocese of Bayeux.
Coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms is red with silver horizontal stripes and adorned with three golden fish.
Attractions
The church of Notre -Dame was built in the second half of the 12th century, from that time only the entrance and a small window are preserved in the north of the nave, as Romanesque elements were destroyed during renovation work. The west-facing portal is adorned with four columns whose capitals are decorated with rolled leaves. In the church there are the grave slab of Charles de Boscherville († 1297 ), which was classified in 1907 as a monument historique ( historic monument '), and a painting from the 18th century depicting the Annunciation and of François Lemoyne ( 1688 - 1737) originates from or is a contemporary copy of one of his works. It was classified in 1912 as a monument historique.
Economy
The image of the church is dominated by pastures and fields. The most important source of income of the Neuvillais is agriculture. 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.