Contrevoz

Contrevoz is a common French, located in the Ain and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Its inhabitants is called the contrevolats.

Geography

The commune of Contrevoz is located at the south of the Virieu-the-Large canton of , in the Arrondissement of Belley (01) Its culminating point is Mollard de Don.

Localities and variations

Contrevoz is composed of three other hamlets: Préveyzieu, Boissieu and Montbreyzieu.

Communes bordering

In the south and the east on the Canton of Belley:

Saint-Germain-the-Parishes, Andert-and-Condon.

In north on the Canton of Virieu-the-Large:

Cheignieu-la-Balme, Pugieu.

In the west on the Canton of Lhuis:

Innimond

History

One finds traces of Contrevoz under several orthographies with the wire of the century: - De Contreivo , 1141 (arch. of Ain, H 242). - Contrevos , 1354 (arch. of Dimension-of Or, B863, f° 25 r °). - Apud Contrevo , 1354 (ibid, f° 41 r °). - Contrevoz , 1580 (Guichenon, Bresse and Bugey, pr., p. 196).

In the feudal order, Contrevoz concerned the county of Rossillon.

Before 1790, Contrevoz was a community of the bailliage, election and subdelegation of Belley, mandement of Rossillon.

Its parish church, diocese of Geneva, archiprétré of Virieu, was placed under the term of Romain saint; the bishop of Belley named with the cure. Ecclesia de Contrevoz, sub vocabulo Sancti Romani 1400 approx. (pouillé of the dioc. of Belley).

source: source: topographic Dictionary of France. , Topographic Dictionary of the department of Ain: including/understanding the old and modern place names /réd. by Mr. Edouard Philipon,… ; published by order of the Minister for the State education; and under the direction of the Committee of historical work/Philipon, Edouard (1851-1926). Writer, 1911.

Administration

Twinnings

Intercommunality

Demography

Source: Cassini, INSEE

Economy

Culture

Religious heritage

The parish church

It is placed under the term of Saint-Romain. The oldest mention which is ridge goes up in the middle of XIIéme century. It is of neo-gothic style with three spans.

Vault Saint-Sebastien

Today disappeared its site remains unknown. It is however made by it mention in the declaration of the goods of the communities of the intendant of Burgundy Claude Bouchu (1665-70).

Vault Holy-Anne

Small arched Vault of 10 X 5,5 meters, it is located at the foot of the Mollard de Don. With the top of the entry one can read: This vault was built and founded by Me Jean Millieret, judge of Belley, pursuant to a wish made with holy Anne of its assent by young lady Marie Picot her espouse in a disease of which she died in Contrevoz on June 3rd, 1684 .

Vault of Boissieu

Placed under the term of saint Etienne, one could read on the pediment today disappeared the date from 1644. There remain nothing any more but two about it window trefoil in a building of the hamlet of Boissieu.

Civil inheritance

Blasonnement

Currency

Others

Files

parochial Registers and of civil statue since:
genealogical Examinations:
municipal Deliberations since:

See too

List of the Common of Ain
the site of the Community of Communes Belley Bas-Bugey

External bonds

Contrevoz on the site of the IGN

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