Saint-Pierre-de-Salerne
Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne is a commune of 250 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region. It belongs to the canton of Brionne and the Local Government Association Communes Rurales du Canton de Brionne.
Geography
Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne is located on the eastern edge of the Lieuvin to an average height of 106 meters above sea level. The municipality has an area of 6.92 square kilometers, of which are wooded 1.93 square kilometers. Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne located 49 km southeast of Le Havre, which is by population the largest city of Normandy, about 40 kilometers southwest of Rouen, the seat of the prefecture of the Haute -Normandie region, 3.7 kilometers north- west of the cantonal capital of Brionne and surrounded by neighboring communities Brétigny, Neuville- sur- Authou and Berthouville. The hamlets and farmhouses La barony, La Clos de la Savoie, La Harengère, La Vasserie, Gauville, La Mare aux Fèvres and Les Bernardières belong to the community. The Bach La Croix Blanche ( the white cross' ) flows through the municipal area.
Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne is one of the municipalities in the department of Eure, in which the risk suddenly forming meter deep holes 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. Throughout the Eure, there are about 19,000 of these marl pits. So far, it came in Saint -Pierre -de- Salerne but only in December 1999 by the hurricane Lothar flooding and landslides.
History
In the 11th century Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne Onfroi de Vieilles belonged († 1050 ), who after the founding of the Abbey of Saint- Pierre de Préaux in Les Préaux (Eure), the Church of Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne the Abbey presented. The cartulary of the abbey of Saint -Pierre de Préaux does not differ much between Saint- Cyr -de- Salerne and Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne, but called both Salerne or Salernia. 1070 gave Roger de Beaumont ( 1015-1094 ), the Seigneurie Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne the convent of Saint-Léger de Préaux in Les Préaux after his daughter had entered the monastery.
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.
According to statistics from the 17th century, there were 118 taxable persons in Saint -Pierre -de- Salerne. The Abbot of Préaux possessed the barony of Salerne, which consisted of the feudal barony La, La Bernardière and Herpin. The fief belonged Gauville Jean -Baptiste Dundel and was under Brionne, Buchet was Charles de Mongoubert and was under the Barony of Salerne.
1793 received Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne as Saint Pierre de Salerne in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) the status of a municipality and 1801 under the current name, the right to local self-government. Most residents (572 ), the parish had 1806.
Culture and sights
The church of Saint -Pierre dates from the 12th century. The nave is Romanesque and was repaired in the 16th century. The choir was rebuilt in the 18th century. In the 19th century a new bell tower of brick was built. The tower is a copy of the towers of Notre- Dame de la Salette in La Salette- Fallavaux. The church of Saint -Pierre is a place of pilgrimage since 1861 Notre -Dame de la Salette, an apparition of Mary, who had shown two children in La Salette -Fallavaux on September 19, 1846. The pilgrimage in Saint -Pierre -de- Salerne was set up after the mother of a priest had been in 1860 cured by a miracle.
The church of Saint -Pierre has a collection of objects and textiles from the 19th century. The collection consists of liturgical textiles and from the inventory of the local Confrérie de Charité (, Confraternity of Mercy '), which is no longer active, however. The collection includes three pluvial, several chasubles in traditional Roman bass violin shape, two processional canopies, scarves, throws, hats, and Bahr towels. The Throws of the Confrérie de Charité remember chasubles and the caps on Birette. Other exhibits in the church are richly decorated processional candlesticks of the Confrérie de Charité and a hand-sewn silk Padiglione, whose age is estimated to the late 18th century.
Economy and infrastructure
In Saint- Pierre -de- Salerne there is a public kindergarten.
In the 19th century, the textile production was an important source of income. Today, most workers are commuters, 115 workers are employed only 18 in Saint -Pierre -de- Salerne.
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.
The nearest train station is in Brionne. 41.4 km northwest of the municipality is the nearest airport, Aéroport de Deauville - Saint- Gatien in Saint- Gatien -des- Bois, the Rouen Airport is 42.1 km away.