Berchères-Saint-Germain

Berchères-Saint-Germain is a common French, located in the department of Eure-et-Loir and the area Center.

It is formed by association, in 1972 of Berchères-la-Maingot and Saint-Germain-the-Gâtine. Louis Pasteur led part of its experiments to Saint-Germain-the-Gâtine. He worked there in particular on the disease of the coal, of which he discovered the vaccine.

General information

Berchères means: ground with sheep; On the place Pasteur (in the past St-Michel) of the town of Chartres: a statue representing the vaccination of a sheep in a farm of Saint-Germain-the-Gâtine.

Neighbouring communes:

Poisvilliers 4,2 km

See also: Schedules of permanences (Internet site of the commune of Jouy)

Geography

History

June 16th, 1940 the area of Berchères-La-Maingot and the villages located at north are the theater of violent one engagements between the 26e Régiment of Senegalese Riflemen (26e RTS) in particular and the German Army. These engagements will make more than 600 dead in the course of the day.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

War memorial, monuments homage to Pasteur, cemetery, church, passage of the Canal of the Eure, intended has to convey water of the Eure to the pond of the Tower (Yvelines), in order to supply the basins and dancing waters of Versailles.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Eure-et-Loir

External bonds

Berchères-Saint-Germain on the site of the national geographical Institute
Berchères-Saint-Germain on the site of INSEE
Berchères-Saint-Germain on the site of Quid
Localization of Berchères-Saint-Germain on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Berchères-Saint-Germain on Mapquest
combat of June 16th, 1940 in the area of Berchères Maingot

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