Canopies (Paddle)

Geography

GLASS is a village located at approximately 10km in the south-east of Troyes.

History

GLASS is village stretched, church draws up itself at the edge of the country road which seeks of which lélégante, without reaching always that point, to marry the lazy meanders of the Seine. This commune is made up of Three hamlets which met in time to form the current village:

SAINT-MARTIN now missing, whose name evokes celebrates it owner of ancient Gaulle, existed since 1145. It counted 40 fires about 1290 and was attached to Verrières in 1795. It counted 63 inhabitants then and its church was sold like national good and was demolished in the same year.

SAINT-AVENTIN whose name points out the memory of the piles hermit which lived these places at the 6th century and would have died there into 537, was attached to Verrières also in February 1795.

GLASS which existed already in year 500, depended on the Intendance and the General information of Châlons until the revolution, then became common canton of Aumont as from this time and until IX of the Republic.

The most former known lord was the count of Champagne, Seigneur of Isle, then followed one another the King of France, the Duke of Burgundy, the Dukes of Nevers, Honore de Mauroy secretary of Henri III then Henry IV.

The population was of 100 fires at the 13th century, then 65 fires and 246 inhabitants in 1710. The official census of 1831 mentions 574 inhabitants and the population hardly evolves/moves until 1975. Then the attraction of the countryside attracts the townsmen and with the last census of 1990, one counts 1734 inhabitants.

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During the Wars of religion (1562-1598), the church of Canopies was ransacked, then repaired in 1677 by the monks of the Monastery of Montier-the-That.

In 1714, during 6 weeks, a Swiss battalion of the royal armies of Its Majesty Louis XIV confined at the village.

Under Napoleon 1st, during the " Countryside of France" , the Austrian dragons fought battle in the sector in February 1814, then in July 1815.

more recently, during the second world war, in the night of July 26th, 1944 at 3 o'clock in the morning, a bomber of Royal the Air Force, touched by a German fighter, was crushed in flame in the North-West of the village. Witnesses one clearly considering the apparatus and its tragedy trailed fire to prick right on the dwellings and they keep the conviction that the pilot carried out a last operation to save the village.

The 5 aviators deceased are buried in the cemetery of Canopies.

Today, at 10 minutes of the city, GLASS remains a village of leisures clean and vain, place of escape and relaxation for much of Troyens. One finds there calm nature, fishing, swimming, the canoeing and many other approvals.

(Extracted the Historical page from official Internet site of the Town hall, itself page extracted according to the book " GLASS a village of the edges of Seine" , of the abbot Jean Bonnard.)

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

THE BRETONNIERE

The farm, the mill and the leper-house of Bretonnière are mentioned since 1147 like barn of the abbey of Montier-the-That. It was used as maladery (old leper-house or maladière).

THE TEMPLIERS

Commanderie of Templiers settled in 1209 in Verrières, with the Villers locality, then made up farms. This hamlet and Commanderie formed the Temple of Villers. Later, the field was divided into 35 batches that farmers repurchased in March 1795.

THE MILL

The mill of Canopies is a mill of miller with water, built about 1777. It made following several mills with paper, appeared as of the 14th century, which were used to manufacture paper starting from hemp and of flax, but also thanks to the water quality of the Seine.

the CHURCH

The church Saint-Pierre and Saint Paul de Verrières comprises two bells granted to, melted in 1803 and weighing 450 kg, and on the ground, melted in 1815 and weighing 350 kg. The tower was built in 1863 with the " powerful contest of Its Majesty Napoleon III" who offered at the time a gift of 4000 Francs. The sanctuary of the vault is lit by five ogival windows, of which four are illustrated by scenes of the life of Jesus in stained glass. The tympanum of the porch and the stained glasses are classified historic buildings.

THE VAULT OF SAINT AVENTIN

The vault of Saint-Aventin shelters a bell melted in 1810 and is classified historic building.

CEMETERY MEROVINGIEN

A cemetery mérovingien was discovered in April 1849 by workmen employed with the widening of the road which joined House-White with the Imperial Road N19, to the locality " Pre-Janvier" , in direction of Daudes. According to a very old tradition, an important city would have existed in this region, but no serious proof came to confirm these rumors.

( Information resulting from official Internet site of the Town hall of Canopies )

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Paddle

External bonds

official Internet site of the town hall of Glass Canopies
on the site of the national geographical Institute
Glass on the site of INSEE
Glass on the site of Quid
Localization of Canopies on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Canopies on Mapquest

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