Saint-Cyr-de-Salerne
Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne is a commune with 209 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
Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne is at the southeastern edge of the Lieuvin Hecmanville between the south and Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne in the north, 12 kilometers northeast of Bernay and 3.9 kilometers southwest of Brionne. Apart from the center ( Bourg, post: Le Village ) are still the hamlets and farmhouses La Gontière, Le Bocage, Les Bouteaux, Maroseaux, Le Puisnier, Le Mont Foucard, La Mare of Ifs, Le Bosc, La Fontelaye and Le Plessis to the community.
Located in Saint -Cyr -de- Salerne there is a 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.
History
Old spellings of the name are Salernia ( in 1106), Sanctus Ciriens de Salerna ( 1216 ) and Sanctus Cyriens de Salerna ( 1293 ). The parish of Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne belonged to the Abbey of Saint -Pierre de Préaux in Les Préaux, also the town was the seat of a barony.
Although the cartulary of the abbey of Saint -Pierre de Préaux contains a lot of information about the community, but does not distinguish between often Saint -Cyr -de- Salerne and Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne, but called both Salerne (or Salernia ). 1106 assured Robert I de Beaumont ( 1050-1118 ), comte de Meulan, the Abbey, the free use of their lands in Salerne to and decreed that his lands should belong there after his death the abbey. One of the witnesses of this donation was Robert II (1054-1134), the Duke of Normandy. Even during the same abbot who presided over the abbey, the abbey exchanged their lands in Hacqueville with the canons of Beaumont- le -Roger against their lands in Salerne. Robert de Beaumont, his wife Elizabeth and their sons, Waleran IV (1104-1166), Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester ( 1104-1168 ) and Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (c. 1106) authorized, the exchange.
In 1235 the Abbot of Le Bec, and the prior of Beaumont- le -Roger were all their rights and claims to the tithe of Saint- Pierre and Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne from, this included the right to a tithe of the mill of Salerne, but that was in Authou. For this purpose, leaving the monks of the Abbey of Saint- Pierre de Préaux them all rights to the tithe of Le Tremblay- Omonville and La Neuville -du -Bosc. This exchange has been awarded the Seal of Guillaume Du Pont -de- l'Arche (1218-1250), the then Bishop of Lisieux, signed.
In 1293, renounced the then Seigneur of Harcourt, Jean II d' Harcourt, favor of the Abbey of Préaux to all the rights which he had with regard to forests of Saint- Pierre and Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne.
From 1556 until the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) was the fief of Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne owned by the Bellemare family. Georges Cyr Antoine de Belle Mare de Saint- Cyr fought in the American War of Independence ( 1775-1783 ).
1793 was Saint Cyr de Salerne ( without dashes ) in the wake of the French Revolution the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government ( with hyphens in place names ).
Most residents had Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne 1806 (759), then the population declined steadily until 1936 (184 inhabitants).
Culture and sights
The church of Saint -Cyr -et -Sainte- Julitte was built in the 15th century. In the 16th century parts of the facade were replaced. The porch was added in 1961 in the Additional List of Monuments historiques (historical monuments ) and the ensemble of church ( with porch ), cemetery and ancient yew trees is classified as a site classé ( natural monument ).
The former pastorate, a half-timbered house dating from the 19th century, now houses the Mairie.
The Maison de la Charité ( House of Mercy ) is also a half-timbered house dating from the 19th century. It is used for " Confraternity of Mercy of Saint- Cyr " ( Confrérie de Charité ) since 1864 as a warehouse for candles, vestments and the like. The Confréries de Charité are a Norman facility that is maintained particularly in the Eure. The fraternities consist of senior members of the community and take care of funerals needy parishioners and the like. Among themselves the fraternities are distinguished by their processional banners. Has the Confraternity of Mercy of Saint- Cyr the saint Quiricus of Tarsus († 304), the patron saint. 1864 had the Confrérie Saint-Cyr -de- Salerne twelve members, today it has eight members and meets four to five times a year in action.
Economy
The image of the church is dominated by forests, meadows and fields. Major lines of business of Saint Cyriens are agriculture and the breeding of domestic animals. 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.