Yzeux

Yzeux is a commune of 270 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. It belongs to the canton of Picquigny and the Local Government Association, Communauté de communes de l' Ouest d' Amiens.

Geography

Yzeux lies in the valley of the Somme in the former county Amiénois, 16 kilometers northwest of Amiens and 4.2 kilometers north- west of the cantonal capital of Picquigny, between the neighboring communities Crouy -Saint -Pierre in the west and Belloy- sur -Somme in the east.

History

Yzeux was first mentioned in 1066 as Hysoi 1129 as Issoi, 1204 and 1301 as Yzeu Iseul. In 1160 Henry d' Yzeux presented the monastery Le Gard in Crouy -Saint -Pierre everything he possessed in Yzeux. From 1353 Seigneurie Yzeux belonged to the monastery Le Gard. However, not the whole town seems to have belonged to the monastery, for the family Quiéret bore the title of Seigneur Yzeux from the 14th to the 16th century. The Famechon family bore the title in the 18th century until the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ). 1793 Yzeux received the status of a municipality (as Iseux ) and 1801 the right to local self-government in the wake of the French Revolution.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Cyr -et -Sainte- Julitte dedicated to saints Quiricus and Julietta. Her oldest part is the chorus, he bears the year 1679th The door threshold is worked out of a grave stone with a coat of arms from the 13th century. 1852, the church was restored.