Saint-Georges-du-Mesnil

Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil is a rural French village with 117 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the canton of Saint -Georges- du- Vièvre and the Local Government Association Vièvre - Lieuvin.

Geography

Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil is located in the southeast corner of the landscape Lieuvin, 43 kilometers southeast of Le Havre, 24 kilometers northeast of Lisieux, about 15 kilometers north of Bernay, the capital of the eponymous arrondissement. Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil are Noards in the West, Saint -Jean -de- la- Léqueraye in the north, to the southeast and Giverville Épreville -en- Lieuvin in the southwest. The municipality covers 318 hectares, the average altitude is 161 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 165 meters.

Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil 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.

In the geological underground is mainly to alluvial soil. Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil is one of the municipalities in the department of Eure, in which the risk suddenly forming meter- deep holes in the ground there. The so-called Marnières are old marl pits, which can be opened, for example, after heavy rain, when the rubble filling is washed into the side passages. On average, there are about 15 in the Eure underground cavities, particularly Marnières and infiltration routes per square kilometer. In Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil, there are eleven Marnières and a karstic cavity.

History

At the chapel of the castle Léqueraie tegulae from Gallo- Roman Age ( 52 BC to 486 AD) found.

The fief or the Seigneurie Mesnil and a Seigneur named Richard du Mesnil 1199 were first mentioned. The family remained until the 14th century belonged to the Seigneurie. In the 14th century Mesnil was under the Seigneur of La Poterie -Mathieu. That was after 1376 Hugues de Bethencourt, who was also Seigneur of La Léqueraye. 1433 came Mesnil by marriage into the possession of Vipart family. 1472 was not the noble Jean Barrey from Bernay Seigneur of Mesnil. In 1531 there were disputes over ownership rights between the Vipart family and Yves Barrey. Jacques Barrey gave the Notre- Dame de Bernay abbey in 1578 five acres of land. The last Seigneur of Mesnil before the French Revolution (1789-1799) was Margeot.

More Seigneurien in Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil were Honneville and La Léqueraye. They were first mentioned in 1198. La Léqueraye under stood as Mesnil La Poterie -Mathieu. In the 16th century was a Nichtadeliger from Rouen Seigneur of La Léqueraye. Then La Léqueraye changed hands several times. The last Seigneur before the French Revolution was Victor -Alexandre de Belin.

Another Seigneurie was La Rue. She also was under La Poterie -Mathieu and in 1380 first mentioned.

The division into Seigneurien was ended by the French Revolution. 1793 received Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil under the name of Saint Georges Dumesnil the status of a municipality and 1801 by the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte ( 1769-1821) under the present name, the right to local self-government.

Culture and sights

In Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil are several houses and farms from the 18th and 19th centuries. The walls are made of wood, clay, timber, plaster, brick, flint and stone. The roofs are covered with slate, thatch or flat tiles.

The manor of Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil was built in the second half of the 19th century. The pigeon house dates from the 18th century. The pigeon breeding was a seigneuriales law. The castle La Lequeraye was also built in the second half of the 19th century. The castle also include a dovecote from back- and flint, a chapel and farm buildings.

Nave and porch of the parish church of Saint -Georges from the 16th century. The choir was rebuilt in the 18th century, the vestry in the 19th century. In the church there are several historique as Monument ( historic monument ') classified artifacts. For example, two sculptures of Saint George from the 16th and 18th centuries. They were restored in 2010. The altar dates from the 18th century, the baptismal font from the 15th century. Saint -Georges- du- Mesnil is part of the Roman Catholic Community Communauté de Giverville, which is part of the parish of the diocese of Evreux Montgeoly.

Economy and infrastructure

In 2009, 15.1 per cent of workers were employed in the town, the others were commuters. 18.1 percent of 15 - to 64- year-old were in the resting or early retirement, in 1999 it was only 8.9 percent. 8.6 percent of workers were unemployed.

The nearest railway station is Gare de Glos -Montfort in Glos -sur -Risle. It is 11.7 kilometers away. The nearest airport is 33.4 kilometers distant Aéroport de Deauville - Saint- Gatien in Normandy -des- Bois. Two department of roads around the village. The D29 leads to the junction of Autoroute A28 Bernay.

The school bus is organized by the Association of Local Authorities Vièvre - Lieuvin. The school children attend primary schools in Lieurey or Saint -Georges- du- Vièvre, the Collège in Cormeilles, the gymnasium, the vocational school ( lycée professionnel ) in Pont -Audemer.

Local products

The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for Pont -l'Évêque, Calvados and pommeau ( pommeau de Normandie ) and protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for Pork ( Porc de Normandie), poultry ( Volailles de Normandie) and apply cider ( Cidre de Normandy and cider normand ).