Avranches

Avranches (to pronounce // or better //) is a common French located in the department of the Manche in area Basse-Normandie.

Geography

Avranches gave its name to the country of the Avranchin.

History

The people of the Abrincates settled in the area of Avranches with. At the end of the Roman Empire, Ingena changes name to take that of the people of which it is the capital. One also observes with a rebirth of the antiques divinities Gaulois are local in the religious sculptures and the inscriptions dédicatoires. In 511, the city becomes the seat of évêché of Avranches which will be removed in 1801. The June 12th 1854, by apostolic decree, the title of bishop of Avranches was restored by Pie IX and was conferred on all the bishops of Coutances. Avranches and the Avranchin pass by again under Norman control following the Traité Saint-Clearly-on-Epte signed in 911 between Charles Simple the and Rollon.

It is in Avranches that the king of England Henri II makes public penitence in 1172 for the murder of his opponent Thomas Becket, Archevêque of Canterbury.

Devastated by the Huguenot S in 1562, Avranches refused to recognize Henri IV in 1589 and was two years before going, not without resistance.

In July 1639, the assassination of collector Charles the tax Poupinel marks the beginning of the Révolte of the tramps.

The July 31st 1944, during the Second world war, Avranches is the seat of the military action of the Bataille of Normandy, of which the goal was to cut the Presqu'île of Cotentin into two, called the “bored of Avranches” and who will leave it seriously damaged.

Heraldic

Of azure to a money castle with door of sand money and deferred summoned of a dolphin circumvented and laid down money, flanked of two crenelated towers of same summoned each one of gold crescents.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Cathedral Saint-Andrew
  • Church Our-Lady-of-Fields, 19th century
  • Saint-Saturnin Church,
  • Saint-Gervais Church, Rebirth,
  • Old palate episcopal,
  • Temple protesting
  • College going back to 1780
  • Manor of Malloué, 17th century
  • Manor of Beaurepaire, 16th century
  • Château of Let us change, 19th century
  • Mémorial of Patton and the 3rd American Army
  • Scriptorial: handwritten museum of the S of the Mount-Saint-Michel. More than 4000 medieval volumes.
  • municipal Museum
  • Museum of the Second world war

Parks and green areas

The commune is a flowered city having obtained three flowers with the Concours of the cities and flowered villages.

Personalities originating in Avranches

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Sports

  • Cycling: Avranches was twice city-stage of the Tour de France like arrival in 1993 and 2002.

  • Football: At the time of the season 1990 - 1991, the US Avranches was illustrated by reaching the 32e of finale of the Coupe de France.

Transport

  • Avranches is served by the highway has 84

  • Avranches has a railway Gare, the Gare of Avranches, connected to Caen via Lison and to Rennes via Dol.

Twinning

  • , to the autumn 1944, the town of Saint-Gaudens assisted fraternally from the city from Avranches addressing clothing and vivres to him.

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