Chadurie

Chadurie is a common French, located in the department of the Charente and the area Poitou-Charentes.

Geography

Source of a river: Boême. Cours d' water which is thrown in common the Charente river of Nersac whose flow fed moultes mills and factories.

History

Origins of the name of the commune.

A.F.Lièvre in its book " Gallic ways and Romans between the Loire and Gironde" , 1st edition of 1893, explains why the small borough of Chadurie is located close to the highest source of Boême and owes with this position its name, in the past written: Chapdourie (chief of laughed, head of the brook).
Another possible origin: Chadurie is located on the Roman way " Boîné" way; the Holy ones in Périgueux

and a ruin, now disappeared, of Roman epoch (prison of the Romans) attests the seniority of this village. Into Gallic, Cadrieu means villa, caturedia: city of the assembled warriors or cadureia and chadureya: driver of tank. To more know some to read: " Chadurie with the wire of the temps" of F.Maron 1991.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Church 12th century classified Historic building
Home of Thibaudières: masonry of Renaissance style, with a roof with the mansart, having belonged to the family Of LAURENCIE.Aujourd'hui it became the seat of the religious congregation " Oblates of St Benoît" who transformed it into old people's home.
Home of Puygasty: built under Louis XI around 1465, it becomes the Seigniory of Chadurie

thanks to the family OF LÂAGE which will keep it more than two centuries. (registered with the inventory of the historic buildings of Charente since 1988, thanks to Mr. of ARCELUZ saver and restorer of this home).

Personalities related to the commune

Rene Charles (1927 - 2006) = film collector (travelling cinema) of the years 1940
François Faure born in Chadurie in 1612, Evéque of Amiens.
Jean Hippolyte Michon, 1808/1881, Historian, graphologist, priest of Chadurie, founder of the congregation " Notre Dame of Anges" in Puypéroux.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Henry of Tranchade mayors of the commune of 1953 to 1971.

See too

Monograph: " Chadurie with the wire of the temps" of F. Maron 1991
Common of Charente

External bonds

http://www.fmaron.com _rubric chadurie of yesterday
Chadurie on the site of the national geographical Institute
Chadurie on the site of INSEE
Chadurie on the site of Quid
Localization of Chadurie on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Chadurie on Mapquest

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