Ardres

Ardres (in Dutch: Aarden ) is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Geography

History

At the time Gallo-Roman, Ardres was a prosperous village thanks to its agricultural market.

At the 11th century, Arnoul 1st the Solicitor, baron of the county of Guînes sets up the keep of Ardres.

At the 16th century, the city accommodates, which meets at the time of the interview of the Camp of the Cloth of Gold Henri VIII of England, of at June 24th, 1520. June 7th, 1546, the Traité of Ardres closes the wars between Charles Quint and Henri VIII of England.

In 1596, the archduke Albert of Austria seizes Ardres after a seat: the city was returned in 1598, with the Paix of Vervins.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Historic buildings

Dates of classification or inscription
  • Old vault of the Carmelite friars: inscription by decree of March 29th, 1974
  • Condette Bastion also called Royal bastion: the bastion, as well as the ditches and the contrescarpe (cad. AO 117 to 119): classification by decree of October 28th, 2003
  • Church Notre-Dame de Graces: central tower and turret contiguous to north; chorus; transept crossing; walls separating the arms from the transept of the side chapels of the chorus (cad. AR 219): inscription by decree of March 29th, 1974
  • Silos with corn called Pears: Underground silos called Pears, located under the esplanade of the Marshal-Leclerc and the communal roadway system, with their accesses by the staircase located in the garage of the house located 5, esplanade of the Marshal-Leclerc, as well as the vestiges not yet to date discovered (cad. AO 168; AR 28): classification by decree of October 28th, 2003

Information resulting from: Mérimée, database of the Ministry for the culture

Personalities related to the commune

The inhabitants are called Ardrésiens and Ardrésiennes.

  • Jean-Marie-Pierre-François Dorsenne, (of his true name Doursenne) known as, count Lepaige was born on April 30th, 1773 with Ardres and deceased in Paris on July 24th, 1812. Major general, it appears in the list of the officers under the triumphal arch. He engages in 1791 in the army of North, where he gains his gallons of captain there. Then it fights on the Rhine and in Italy. Major in 1797, it follows Bonaparte to Egypt, where it is several times wounded. In 1805, he is major in the guard, is distinguished in Austerlitz, and becomes brigadier general on December 25th of the same year. At the end of 1806, it takes the command of pomegranates to foot of the guard, is with Eylau and fact count of the Empire in 1808. Short passage in Spain, then it is the countryside of Austria, where it makes wonder in Ratisbon, in Essling, finally. In Spain, he becomes governor of Burgos, then of the Old woman-Castille. After having taken the command of the army of the north of Spain, in the place of Bessières, it returns to France at the beginning of 1812, weakened by the received wounds with Essling. He dies in Paris, of the continuations of a trepanation, on July 24th, 1812. He takes along the Old guard to Essling as to Wagram. History of Doursennes

Folklore

  • giant the Beautiful pink and François Ier

See too

  • Common of the Giant Pas-de-Calais
  • of North

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Official site of the Tourist office
  • Ardres on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Ardres on the site of INSEE
  • Ardres on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Ardres on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Ardres on Mapquest
  • Taken of photographic view of Ardres and of Ardresis

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