Beaumont-of-Lomagne

Geography

Common crossing by the Gimone

History

Beaumont-of-Lomagne, founded country house in 1276 following the act of paréage between the Abbey of Grandselve and the king Philippe Bold the represented by its Seneshal of Toulouse, Eustace de Beaumarchais, is seen granting in 1278 a very liberal charter of habits for the time which defines the rights and the duties of its inhabitants.

In 1280 starts to rise the vast church with flat Chevet betraying the influence of Cîtaux. The Bell-tower, realized the XVe century, resembles that of Saint-Sernin, in Toulouse.

The market, for the center of the place, is intended to shelter the Marché of Saturday. The construction of the church finishes about 1430 and the bishop of Montauban, driven out this city by English, in fact his cathedral until 1432.

The XIVe century is marked by the beginning of the Guerre One hundred Year old. Taken by English in 1345, Beaumont is delivered in 1350 but continuous to undergo plunderings of the " truck drivers " and the civil war due to the opposition of two military chiefs: the Count de Foix and Jean of Armagnac. The century ends in a epidemic of Peste which makes 500 dead.

Beaumont, quoted Catholique was surrounded by 3 cities Protesting are: Montauban, Farmhouse-Attic and Mauvezin. In 1577, Henri III sold Beaumont to Henri III of Navarre (future Henri IV), chief of the Protestants from which a troop came to massacre a hundred beaumontois.

In December 1580, 600 mercenaries of Montauban, demobilized, took Beaumont and remained 2 months there, causing many damage. Returned peace, much of beaumontois had adopted the ideas of tolerance of Henri IV.

With the XVIIe century, Louis XIII makes besiege several cities of the South-west of which Beaumont. The " Castle of the King " is destroyed by royal decree.

Under Louis XIV, Beaumont having for Vicomte Arnaud de Conti, one of the chiefs of the Sling, is seen committed in the rebellion, which causes considerable losses to him. Louis XIII in 1639 sold Beaumont to prince de Condé. He resulted from it in 1651 an occupation from the city by the troops from the Princes revolted against the king. The business finished without combat, but Beaumont, ruined, had to pay a door amends. A terrible epidemic of plague enclosed these events.

In 1702, the city counts only 2.400 inhabitants. With the period of peace, she undertakes various work and becomes again prosperous.

In 1777, the ramparts are destroyed. The warlike past of Beaumont is nothing any more but one to remember. After having sent a delegate to the General states, Beaumont creates a revolutionary club. From 1790, the city belongs to the department of Haute-Garonne and is seen isolated with the profit of Grenade, its neighbor and rival, of the function of chief town of district. In 1808, new division departments by Napoleon i. Beaumont is from now on in Tarn-et-Garonne.

Nowadays, if the importance of the large fairs decreased, Beaumont remains an important agricultural market thanks to the culture of the Ail. Of its past which was not without glory, it keeps the memory thanks to its old buildings: the church, semi-fortress whose imposing mass dominates the city, the large market with the important frame as well as about fifteen private mansions whose majority dates from the period going from XVIIe at the XIXe century.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Toureilh hotel (XVIIè) currently the Town hall Market of XIVè and covers on two sides Rule of the mathematician Pierre Fermat Hotel Fermat 1500/1800 - street Fermat House with two crossed of XVIè - street of the Church Gothic church Southerner and Toulouse octagonal bell-tower. Its construction began about 1280. Presbytery (towards XVè century) - street of the presbytery House of the Lord of Argombat (XVIè) - street of the Church Hotel of the Saltworks then Rouble - street Fermat House of Jean of Armagnac, (XVè century) - street of the Republic Hotel of Noble (XVIIIè) - street of the Republic Hotel Alders (XVIè and XVIIIè) - street Lomagne Cordeliers, Hospital St Jacques in XIIIè and XIVè, convent with XVIIè. - street Despeyrous Brood of Clarisses XVIIè - street Toureilh Long, fine hotel of XVIIIè. - national street Hotel of François Border - street Nationale House of François Darquier, - street Darquier First houses of Beaumont street Launac and street Toureilh

Personalities related to the commune

the mathematician Pierre de Fermat was born the August 20th there 1601

See too

Common of Tarn-et-Garonne

External bonds

Bonds of the commune

Site of the commune
Hippodrome of Beaumont-of-Lomagne

Bonds general practitioners

Beaumont-of-Lomagne on the site of the national geographical Institute
Beaumont-of-Lomagne on the site of INSEE
Beaumont-of-Lomagne on the site of Quid
Localization of Beaumont-of-Lomagne on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Beaumont-of-Lomagne on Mapquest

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