Berlaimont

Geography

Berlaimont is surrounded of the villages of: Sassegnies, Aulnoye-Aymeries, Bridge-on-Sambre, Covering, Locquignol and of the Forest of Mormal.

Hydrography: The Sambre and the brook of Arbreux.

History

The Nerviens left traces to Bavay, in Belgium in the the Brabant, with Cambrai, in the the Scheldt, old the Comté of Hainaut, with the Netherlands and with Tournai.

-57 : César and 7 Roman legions beats the Nerviens enters Bridge-on-Sambre and Hautmont. Bavay is selected like capital of the city of Nerviens. Bavay lost its functions with the Cambric profit. The Brabant belonged to the territory of Nerviens with I er. The Brabant would come from braak (waste land) and band (area).

Cambric (ancient Cameracum ) of Nerviens will be the capital of a small kingdom frankly. Populated Hainaut of Nervii (Nerviens) will be incorporated by the Romans in the Province of Belgium. The principal cities of Nerviens were Cambrai and Turned.

Coins discovered recently with the Great Career, close to the Forêt of Mormal attest of a presence between 192 and 254. Nerviens after their defeat vis-a-vis César, between Bridge-on-Sambre (Sambre was called then Sabis ) and Boussière, as good farmers who they were, remained on the spot.

1049 : The countess of Hainaut creates hereditary offices and the Lord of Berlaymont is named wine waiter (officer which is used to drink)
1090: Thierry d' Avesnes is in revolt against Baudouin II Count de Hainaut and at the time of a hunting in the forest of Mormal it is killed by its enemy, Isaac, lord of Berlemont.
1110 : The parish is formed. Before this time there are no files.
1117 : Gilles de Chin (1100 - 1137) becomes lord de Berlemont with title of baron, by heritage of his uncle Isaac de Berlemont.
1120 : The Paroisse develops. Odon, bishop of Cambric gives the furnace bridge of the primitive church to the Abbaye of Fesmy which has a Prieuré with the place known as `' the bridge of the monks `'.
1129 : Gilles de Chin, large traveller, joined the occupying army in Palestine, between the first 2 crusades and it is characterized there by the bright ones feat of arms. Very haloed this glory, it is allocated to the country and wife Ide de Chièvres.
1133 : The lord of Berlemont, Gilles de Chin, passes to have removed the marshes from Wasmes of a terrible dragon (represented by Bouzouc). This legend was transmitted through the centuries and in 1657 one shows with Mons, the head of the dragon which would have been preserved in an abbey (this head is that of a Crocodile of the Nile). Logical approach of the legend. Gilles de Chin made drain the marshes what made move back certain diseases due to the presence of mosquitos and with the Middle Ages the victory over the disease was comparable with a victory of of course the evil. Here is our monster reduced to the size of a mosquito.
1137 : Berlemont is an important baronnie belonging to Gilles de Chin, first chamberlain of Hainaut (officer in charge of the service of the room)
1146: The count de Berlemont meets Saint Bernard with Liessies and leaves in crusade.
1150 : On the order of Baudouin V, count of Hainaut, known as the builder, (because it made build quantity of turns and walls) the lord of Berlemont raises defenses of the city.
1396 : The lord of Berlaymont will take part in the attack of the Frisons (territory of the coast of the Netherlands) which undertakes Albert of Bavaria, count of Hainaut.
1490 : The castle-extremely (set up on bank of Sambre, side Aulnoye), of famous bastard of Berlaymont, terror of the country, is taken by storm by Antoine Rollin, lord of Aymeries, large baillif of Hainaut.
1507 : Foundation of the convent of the gray sisters of the Order of Saint-François by Gillette de Berlaymont and its husband Louis Rollin Lord of Aymeries.
1543 : François I {{er}} takes Berlaymont in spite of the assistance of the Spaniards, English and Germans come to his help for defense from Hainaut.
1574 : The Baronnie is set up in county by Philippe II.
1575 : The castle is attacked and set fire to by several companies Huguenot be French with the pay of the Prince d' Orange. Don Juan of Austria sends troops which take them with reverse. According to the chroniclers of time, they allot the victory to one or with the other camp on September 4th the count de Berlaymont is imprisoned with Brussels, one shows it espagnolism.
1576 : The count Charles de Berlaymont is released and enters the councils of Don Juan of Austria. The castle is destroyed.
1577 : The count Charles de Berlaymont dies of the gravel. He is presented either like a man of authority and reputation and in favor of king d' Espagne, or as a traitor who can only be catch by the Protesting S. What is certain, it is that he placed his many children at important stations, like Louis, elected official bishop of Cambric, whereas he did not even finish his studies. Gilles de Berlaymont succeeds his father in the government of Namur and Artois.
1578 : Died of Gilles de Berlaymont of a blow of Arquebus to the seat of Maastricht. All the historians recognize that it was as skilful as brave man.
1621 : The church has a bell-tower with bulb. A bridge with arches crosses Sambre and has a door of granting. Close to the island, stoppings are associated with mills. The castle built in XIVe is on bank vis-a-vis in the island. The convent of the gray sisters is located at the place of the current church.
1643 : The large Cop is made main of the castle and burns it with the close church and houses.
1671 : The new church is built with remains of old and stones of the castle (it contains a bell of 1788). The tradition wants that the king authorized the inhabitants to gracefully draw from the forest of Mormal the oaks necessary to the frame of the bell-tower.
1688 : Construction of the house of the Prior whose stone with the lintel of a dwelling of Main street points out this date.
1750 : On a Chart of Cassini, document preserved at the National library of France we notice

the absence of the hamlet of the Black Head and the current secondary road serving it; a road going up to Sarbarat (written with one T) and the road of the Great Career.

that Berlaimont seems the most important locality since one sees Aulnoys-lès-Berlaimont for Aulnoye-Aymeries and valley-under-Berlaimont for Leval-on-Sambre

1792: Serious disorders caused by the inhabitants of the close villages, which ransack several rich person houses, cost the life several people. The garrison of the Quesnoy brings back the calm one.
1793 : The convent of the gray sisters is demolished.
1825 : Construction of the town hall.
1850 : Construction of a house school of boys. The school of the girls is installed in a house belonging to the factory which rents it with the commune.
1857 : To the General advice it is proposed that Maubeuge becomes sub-prefecture because of its population, its industrial development and its position on Sambre. The mayor of Berlaimont, Marie Paul, proposes Berlaimont like sub-prefecture, the city being the center of the district, located on the Sambre and having a line of Railroad. Its assets are the proximity of the forest of Mormal, of the ground, a sugar refinery, Distillerie S and other industrial plants. The magistrate complains, moreover, never to have had the visit neither of the prefect, nor of the sub-prefect in 40 years of municipal management.
1858 : Industry is represented by a sugar refinery, 2 building sites of boats, 3 Brasserie S, 2 nail factories, 3 forging mills of marshal, a Water mill with flour, a Windmill, 2 factories of potteries, 2 marble-mason's yards, a Tannerie, a stone quarry and a sand pit.
1871 : The Prussian having invaded France by the East, Berlaimont will not be a zone of combat. It does not seem that there was occupation of the foreign troops. Russian riders would have remained in Maubeuge.
1873 : Berlaimont counts 2 755 inhabitants
1939: Content with the success of the Agreements of Munich in favor of peace, Berlaimontois rename the place of the Town hall of the name of the French and English negotiators: Daladier and Chamberlain. During the invasion, German soldiers will take pleasure to destroy it.
May 18th 1940: The units of recognition of 8th and 5th Panzers Divisions cross the city and run up against the 4th regiment of cuirassiers in the forest of Mormal.
1944 : Fights between resistant and German troop in retirement. The church is burnt. The Germans in retirement, fire an incendiary bomb in the bell-tower where the resistant ones had installed a station of combat.
2002 : Berlaimont, altitude average 141 m, has a surface of 1 319 hectares including 86 on the timbered surface, with its hamlets: Great career, Sarsbarras and black Tête. The declining population is of 3 398 inhabitants (3 228 without the double accounts according to figures INSEE in 1999).

First hard copies

In 1186: Bailemont (handwritten of Valencian).
In 1196: Berlainmont (title of the abbot of Anchin)
In 1201: Berlemonte (title of Saint-Aubert)
In 1265: Berlainmont (first chart of Hainaut)
then one will find Berlaimont , Bellainmont , Bierlainmont , Berlenmont , Berlaymont , Barlaimont and finally Berlaimont in 1788 (seal échevinal reproduces on the bell). Berlaimont is parish of décanat of Avesnes.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The Large-Career, Sarsbarras, theBlack one, Hambu, Saint Michel (S.G.H.P.N. - Base NORDLIEU).

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Giant of North
County of Hainaut
Area catchment of the Meuse
Common of North

External bonds

official Internet site of BERLAIMONT
Berlaimont on the site of the national geographical Institute
Berlaimont on the site of INSEE
Berlaimont on the site of Quid
Localization of Berlaimont on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Berlaimont on Mapquest

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