Saint-Chartier
Saint -Chartier is a commune with 573 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Indre in the Centre region. It belongs to the community association Communauté de communes de La Chatre et Sainte- Sévère. The inhabitants are Cartérien (ne) s called.
Location
The community is located 28 kilometers southwest of Chateauroux in the southeast of the département of Indre in Boischaut -Sud.
History
The village owes its name to the missionary Carterius who has lived in the 6th century in Saint -Chartier. The Abbey Déols where he founded a monastery, which was built by the monks to a small fortress. This was in the 12th century, rebuilt in exchange for the establishment of a parish church, acquired by the noble family Chauvigny and for residential purposes. The Château was so until the 15th century as manor is remarkably well preserved.
During the French Revolution, had to be amended by decision of the National Convention, place names that were reminiscent of the kingdom. So the town Vic -Saint -Chartier was first then renamed the Vic- les Eaux in line with the political grouping of the Montagnards, in Vic- la -Montagne.
The writer George Sand chose the place as a venue for their published in July 1853 novel Les Maîtres Sonneurs. The plot is the life of a bagpipe player in the late 18th century in central France Berry and Bourbonnais and thus forms the background for the since 1976 in July annual music festival Rencontres internationales de Luthiers et Maîtres Sonneurs, the biggest event of early music, folk music and instrument making in Europe. By 2008, held in the park at Saint -Chartier, moved the 2009 event in the park of the Château d' Ars in the nearby town of Lourouer - Saint-Laurent.
Attractions
- Parish church from the 12th century
- Château des Maîtres sonneurs
Demographics
From 1962 only residents with a primary residence
Personalities
- George Sand (1804-1876), writer