Cuisery

Cuisery is a common French, located in the department of Saône-et-Loire and the area Burgundy.

Geography

The canton is located at the southern limits of the department of the Saône-et-Loire, like with the limits of the Burgundy area. But also with the southernmost limits of the speeches of oil. The patois of this part of the valley of the Saone are very influenced by the Franco-Provençal dialects.

History

Dice the 11th century, the lords of Bagé, powerful lords of the area were the lords of the manor of Cuisery. In 1272 following a marriage of a young lady of Bagé with Amédée of Savoy, the city becomes Savoyard. But in 1289, it becomes again Burgundian following an exchange of grounds.

The city becomes French in 1477, following the fastening of Burgundy to the Crown of France. The city remains a frontier town during two centuries. The fastening of the Bresse and the Bugey in France amends this and the small town will become a prosperous locality of the Bresse louhannaise.

Heraldic

Blasonnement: of money with four bars of azure

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • the Tower: ruin feudal Castle of the lords of Bagé

  • Vault Saint-Pierre (XIe century)

  • Notre Dame de Cuisery (church built in 1504)

Personalities related to the commune

One finds at XVIe and XVIIe centuries of the “captain-lords of the manor” bearing the name of " De Gaulle" in Cuisery, in particular Nicolas and Gaspard De Gaulle, this last was qualified by the king Charles IX of “knight” and was delegated bailliage of Châlon-sur-Saône, with the State-Generals of Blois in 1576. Their descendants emigrated out of Champagne and were the ancestors of the De Gaulle General. (According to the official genealogy of the De Gaulle General which however remains to be checked)

Tupinier father and wire: Jean Tupinier (1753-1816) Man of law and Judge-Baillif de Tournus, member of the Directory of the Department.

Jean-Marguerite Tupinier, baron, (1779-1850) after the Polytechnic school, it enters the Marine engineering and will be Ministre for the Navy under Louis-Philippe. Author of technical works and memories on the marine engineering.

Twinnings

Cuisery is twinned with (see).

See too

  • Common of Saône-et-Loire

External bonds

  • Cuisery, official site.

  • Cuisery on the site of the National Geographical Institute
  • Cuisery on the site of INSEE
  • Cuisery on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Cuisery on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Cuisery on Mapquest

  • Cuisery City

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