Bouin (Two-Sevres)

Geography

The commune of Bouin is located on the Aquitanian slope of the Seuil of Poitou, near the Watershed of the basin of the the Loire (river) and of the basin of the Charente (river). This watershed is materialized by the Horst of Montalembert (Two-Sevres) located at the north of Bouin.

The river Aume (or Osme, or River of Bouin) takes its source with Bouin. It is a small affluent of Right Bank of the Charente to Ambérac.

On the hydrography of the surroundings of Bouin, one will be able to consult the card of the commune of Aubigné (Two-Sevres).

On the geology of the surroundings of Bouin, one will be able to consult the card of the commune of Ruffec (Charente).

History

The history of Bouin is common to the history of the Comté of Poitiers then to that of the Angoumois: domination of the Empire Romain in -52, expansion of the Christianity as from the 4th century (holy Hilaire of Poitiers, holy Eutrope Holy, holy Martin de Tours with Ligugé), domination of the Kingdom Visigoth in 418 then Frank in 507, domination of the Capétiens in 987 then Plantagenêts in 1152, fastening with the Crown of France in 1308, importance of the Protestant Reform at the 16th century and strong emigration in News-France with the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

The area of Bouin is devastated with very many recoveries by the wars: civil war between Carolingian, war between Plantagenêts and Capétiens, War One hundred year old and Wars of religion. On the other hand, Bouin and its surroundings would have suffered from the passage of the Vandales in 407, neither of the passage of the Moors in 732, nor of the Norman Raids in Poitou and in the valley of Charente of 845 with 868.

Before the Roman conquest, Bouin is located at the northern Lisière of the old Forest of Argenson which separates the Gallic people Pictons in the North-East and Santons in south-west. This forest will be cleared at the 11th century, of the scraps of forest still remaining under the name of forest of Benon, of Aulnay, Chizé, Tusson, Boixe and Braconne (Beauchet-Filleau, 1876). The ancient way which skirts this northern edge, connects Niort to Périgueux while passing by Chief-Buttons, Bouin, Embourie (vestiges Gallo-Roman), Villefagnan and Rochefoucauld. This ancient transverse way crosses with Brioux-on-Buttons the important ancient artery which connects Poitiers to Saintes, which will be one of the principal ways of the Pèlerinage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle.

Vestiges of establishment Gallo-Roman are discovered in Bouin with the 19th siècle.

At the time Carolingian, at the 9th century, Bouin is the seat of a Viguerie of the Pagus of Brioux. After the year 1000, this viguery is probably transformed into Châtellenie.

At the 11th century, Bouin is detached from Poitou and is attached to the county of Angouleme, like all the Ruffécois. The creation of the County of Angoumois would correspond to the creation of a new way connecting Poitiers to Bordeaux while passing by Angouleme, beam with Gué the Charente (river) with Mansle.

In 1597, Bouin is the seat of an archpriest of the diocese of Poitiers including/understanding Saint-Fraigne, Our-Lady-of-Gours the and Lupsault; In 1726, the archpriest includes/understands Longré.

The Seigneurie of Bouin belongs successively to the families the Moor until in 1494, then Turpin de Jouhé until in 1750, then Chabot of Bouin until in 1860.

Under the Old Mode, Bouin is a parish of the Angoumois attached to the Marquisat of Ruffec, Élection of Angouleme and Généralité of Limoges.

In 1790, the commune is detached from the Angoumois and is attached to the department of the Two-Sevres at the date of its creation (just as the common neighbors of Hanc and Pioussay).

There remains of the medieval time of the vestiges of a gross Tour (fortification) circular, turrets of angle, curtains and ditches dry having formed an enclosure rectangulaire.
The Logis seigneurial builds at the time Renaissance in the enclosure was ruined during the wars of religion, the Huguenots holding the Château of Saveille located at proximité.
Rebuilt and notably increased in 1766 by the Chub of Bouin, the home 18th century is a vast formed traditional construction of a Main building confined of two symmetrical wings, in the center of the old enclosure, accessible by a central gate to the east. Parcelled out in 1860 and transformed into farm, it is in the course of restoration since 1981.

The Romance church Notre-Dame de Bouin is registered since 1926 with the additional inventory of the historic buildings; the chorus shelters fall it from Jean Turpin, rider, deceased in 1663 (see below).

Administration

Demography

With 140 inhabitants, the census of 2004 shows the end of the phenomenon of depopulation, consequence of the Rural migration modern. The new arrivals, mainly town, correspond to the phenomenon of Rurbanisation. One also observes a phenomenon of British immigration, resulting from the Real estate bubble, as in several departments of the South-west of France.

Places and monuments

Notre Dame Church of the 10th century
Home of Bouin of the 18th century (see above: History)

Well of Aume: source of the Aume, in the west of the borough; equipped with a beautiful laundrette and feeding troughs with cattle. The source is not fed in period of estival low water level.

the Méridien of Greenwich crosses Bouin to the east of the communal territory. The intersection of the Meridian line of Greenwich and the 46ème Parallèle (geography) northern to Longré was recognized by an inhabitant of Bouin on August 29th, 2004 ((http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?id=2105)).

Personalities related to the commune

Jules Chub of Bouin, 1807 - 1858, writer.

Several historians published articles on the area and Bouin: Henri Beauchet-Filleau (1818-1895), Maurice Poignat (1912-1997) and Raymond Proust.

See too

Common of Two-Sevres
Miss (France), seat of the Mixed trade-union Mellois Country, having for object “to promote and lead any action having milked to economic development, social and cultural in the territory of the communities members”, of which the commune of Bouin ((http://www.paysmellois.org/)).
History of Charente

External bonds

Bouin on the site of the national geographical Institute
Bouin on the site of INSEE
Bouin on the site of Quid
Localization of Bouin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Bouin on Mapquest
history of the Sour country of , Charente-native commune located at the south of Bouin ((http://perso.orange.fr/paysdaigre/hpa/indexhpa.html#))
history of Saintonge, Aunis and Angoumois ((http://www.histoirepassion.eu/spip.php?page=sommaire))

GATE POITOU CHARENTES http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portail:Poitou-Charentes

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