Dissé-under-the-Lude

Dissé-under-the-Lude is a common French, located in the department of the the Sarthe and the area Pays of the Loire.

Its inhabitants is called the disséens.

Geography

Geographical main features

Dissé-under it Lude is located in the south of the department of the the Sarthe, with the intersection of a North-South axis Mans/Saumur, and of a West-east axis Laval/Tours.

The commune is located on the buttresses of the Vallée of the Dormouse and crossed in its center by the Rivière Marconne, affluent of the Loir according to a North-South direction and to the west, by the Ruisseau Laugh-Yes.

Distances to the main cities

The city nearest is Lude (3,5 km).

Other cities:

Angers: 62 km (1h05 of road)
Mans: 49 km (58 mn of road)
Saumur: 47 km (46 mn)
Turns: 52 km (55 mn of road)

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

The communes bordering are: Savigné-under-the-Lude, Lude, Pitcher and Chigné.

History

The history of Dissé is closely attached to that of Lude, sits of a castle pertaining to the counts of Anjou.

Under the Old Mode, Dissé-under-The-Lude is attached to the secondary seneschalsy of Baugé dependant on the principal seneschalsy of Angers.

Dissé-under-The-Lude fact part of a band of territory, called the Maine angevin, taken on the Province of Anjou around the towns of the Arrow, Lude and Castle-of-Dormouse and attached to the French revolution, on March 4th, 1790 pursuant to the law of December 22nd, 1789, with part of the Province of the Maine to form the department the Sarthe.

The legend of Martin Saint

The area is marked by the presence of Saint Martin de Vertou which contributed to it to the establishment of many churches. The local legend wants that Saint Martin de Vertou, noting the absence of bell-tower on the church of Dissé, went to seek that of the Broc and carried it on its back to the village. Harassed by such a work, it threw its hammer. At the place of its fall, the tool made spout out a fountain which from now on is dedicated to the saint.

Administration

Municipal administration

Elections

Presidential election 2007

Results of the 1st turn

Registered voters: 467, Abstentions: 64 (13,70%), Voters: 403 (86,30%), White: 11 (2,73%), Expressed: 392 (97,27%). Nicolas Sarkozy: 122 votes (31,12%), Francois Bayrou: 74 votes (18,88%), Ségolène Royal: 69 votes (17,60%), Jean-Marie Le Pen: 56 votes (14,29%), Philippe de Villiers: 22 vote (5,61%), Olivier Besancenot: 16 vote (4,08%), Jose Bove: 11 votes (2,81%), Dominique Voynet: 6 votes (1,53%), Arlette Laguiller: 6 votes (1,53%), Frederic Nihous: 5 votes (1,28%), Marie-George Buffet: 4 votes (1,02%), Gerard Schivardi: 1 vote (0,26%).

Results of the 2nd turn

Registered voters: 467, Abstentions: 73 (15,63%), Voters: 394 (84,37%), White: 21 (5,33%), Expressed: 373 (94,67%). Nicolas Sarkozy: 226 votes (60,59%), Ségolène Royal: 147 votes (39,41%).

Legislative elections 2007

Demography

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Religious heritage

Church Holy Martin de Vertou: built at XIe and 15th centuries, it underwent a fire and was rebuilt in 1869.

Economy

Income

Average revenues by household: 14724 €/year (2004)

Employment

Housing

Famous characters

Tourist monuments and places

Castle of Lorrière (or Laurière). Built in second half of the 15th century, it was restored and increased of 1865 to 1875 according to the plans of Ernest Dainville. The castle is a manor with two parts and turn of staircase power station. It was altered thereafter of 1922 to 1939. The gardens were created by the landscape gardener Jules Vacherot. The Castle of Lorrière is registered with the inventory of the historic buildings dated December 3rd, 2001.

Castle of the Court-of-Pitcher.

Castle of the Mortar.

Menhir of the castle of Lorrière separated by an excavation from a dolmen (covered stone supported by three other stones placed in triangle) côtoyant another covered stone placed upright, the table of this dolmen being bored in its center of a concave hole.

Fountain Martin Saint of the 17th century out of stone.

Events

Leisures

It common has a ground of Boule of fort, play of ball traditional of the Anjou.
Fishing
Hiking trails and stroll in the bicycle (charts and circuits available near the Tourist office of Lude, to see in bonds).
the commune is crossed by the Sentier of great excursion GR36 which connects Ouistreham to Borough-Madam.

References and Sources

External bonds

Prefecture of the Sarthe
District council of the Countries of the Loire
General advice of the Sarthe
Localization of Dissé-under it Lude on a chart
City of Lude
Agency for the Development of the Valley of Dormouse (ADVL)
Tourist office of the basin Ludois
Dormouse Valley tourist information (english)
the Ball of fort in Anjou

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