Saint-Michel (Aisne)

Saint -Michel is a commune with 3548 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Aisne. There are several communities with the name of Saint- Michel, also the unofficial name of Saint -Michel -en- thiérache used. The municipality belongs to the canton in the arrondissement of Vervins Hirson and is a member of the Association of Municipalities Pays des Trois Rivières.

Geography

The Hemeinde located on the banks of the river of England, at the mouth of his left tributary Petit England, about three kilometers east of Hirson. In the north, bordering the municipality of Belgium.

History

There were discovered prehistoric graves. There are also traces of a Roman road and traces of iron and steel from Gallo-Roman times.

The history of the abbey, which coined the village, dates back to a chapel of St. Ursumer, which was built in 667 and destroyed 888 of the Normans. In their place was founded by Here Sinde, the wife of the Count of Vermandois, a monastery. At her command were two Irish monks who started the operation after the Benedictine monastery rules. In 1180 the abbey was destroyed by supporters of Jacques d' Avesnes. The abbey was built in 1192 but no later again. Meanwhile, a village had formed with the name Rochefort format around the Abbey, which belonged to the abbey. The inhabitants named their village of Rochefort -St- Michel. Through the border near the village and abbey were often devastated, so by the English in 1339, by the Count of Hainaut in 1340 and the German Emperor in the years 1521, 1536, 1542, 1544th In 1557, the village and the abbey was devastated by the Spaniards. The monastery was rebuilt in 1598, but fell victim to a fire in 1715 and was rebuilt 1721-1766. During the French Revolution the monastery was dissolved. The monastery buildings were eventually bought in 1865 by Caesar Savart, which is einrichtete a girls' orphanage. This was later transferred to a foundation for maladjusted. In 1971, the monastery complex was burning again from, but it is working on reconstruction. The church was reopened.

Demographics

Attractions

• The Abbey of Saint- Michel ( Abbaye de Saint -Michel ) with Monastery Church, Monument historique
• The domain forest ( Forêt domaniale )
• The forging of Sougland ( Forges de Sougland ) was founded in 1540. Here, among other weapons for Louis XIII. and Henry IV made ​​.

Festivals

• Every year the Festival de l' Abbaye de Saint -Michel takes place.