Esquerdes

Esquerdes is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

History

ESQUERDES, formerly called SKERDA OR EKARDE (Escherde, as old French meant scale or rough ground, according to other interpretations, it would mean passage , is a small village of the Pas-de-Calais of 939 hectares, located between Saint-omer and Lumbres in the valley of Aa, its altitude varies between 27 and 136 Mr.

Old village, Esquerdes was on the great Roman way Leulène which went from Thérouane to Sangatte, on the coast. An archaeological prospection of 1984, had made it possible to discover on 2 sites known as Tripoux and the Paradise of the traces of the Neolithic period (cut flints and bones).

The common one kept of its past certain monuments:

The Crèvecoeur farm close to the river, today private property, is consisted a whole of buildings (of which a tower) of the 15th century, having belonged to Jeanne of Trémoillepuis to her son Philippe de Crèvecoeur (born about 1418 - deceased in Arbresle in 1494). Warrior, it served successively Charles the Bold one (1433 - 1477), Duc of Burgundy, then with his death, his enemy the king Louis XI. He was named Marshal of France in 1483 and substituted his patronym for that of Esquerdes.

In the center of the village, on the place, draws up a church, built starting from the medium of XIIe until the 17th century out of stone and out of chalk, initially attached to the diocese of Thérouane, it passes in 1557, under the dependence of the diocese of Boulogne. With its epitaph of the 14th century, its bell of 1518 and the tombstone of Jeanne of Trémoill, the church is since 1919 monument of the French inheritance.

The history of Esquerdes is related to the evolution of two industries, those of the paper and the powder, which developed until the 19th century and which allowed an increase in its population. In 1790, whereas the commune was named chief town of canton, there were approximately 500 inhabitants, 200 years after this figure has triplet.

In 1850, the mill of confosse of Mr. the Baron De Colbert was repurchased by Charles Verschaeve, merchant of paper in Lille. The industry of paper developed and thrived in the valley of Aa. The house of paper, inaugurated on June 24th, 1994, testimony of this activity, revives to us this history and proposes exposures, animations as well as a workshop of artistic creation on the topic of paper.

The national powder mill of Esquerdes was created at the end of the 17th century by the Royal Régie of the Powders and Salpêtres under Louis XIV, by his Minister for the military businesses, Michel Letellier. Two mills which existed then on the site were transformed into mills with powder. The powder mill ceased its activities in 1970. Nowadays the industrial waste land was renovated. In January 1999, the department, owner of the park, arranged the grounds to preserve them at the natural state and to accommodate the public. The commune dealt with the restoration of the building principal, become from now on village hall, as well as the chimney, inaugurated respectively on April 24th, 1999 and on June 9th, 2000.

Administration

Presentation of the municipal council Gilbert CHIQUET Mayor Francis SAGNIER 1st Assistant Pascal STUFFS 2nd Assistant Jean-Paul JOUGLEUX 3rd Assistant Daniel SHIRT 4th Assistant Francoise DESCAMPS Municipal adviser Francis SYNAVE City council man Laurent BERNARD City council man Albert CHABE City council man Auguste CAPELLE City council man Denise DOURIEZ Municipal adviser Dominique MONFAIT City council man Dorothée DELOBEL Municipal adviser Clotilde DICQUE Municipal adviser

Demography

Places and monuments

royal Powder mill

Historic buildings

Church: classification by decree of April 17th, 1914

Information resulting from: Databases Ministry for the culture

Personalities related to the commune

Philippe de Crèvecoeur d' Esquerdes

Philippe de Crèvecœur d' Esquerdes (? † 1494), lord of Esquerdes, are a man of French war, Marshal of France in 1486.

It initially sticks to the service of Charles the Bold one, duke of Burgundy. He is governor of Troyes in 1463 and is distinguished in 1465 with the combat from Montlhéry under the count de Clermont.

He goes against the Inhabitants of Li2ege in 1467 to the head of the Francs archers of the duke of Burgundy. He then receives the collar of the Golden Fleece with the government of Artois and of Picardy.

It defends Abbeville against Louis XI.

In 1472, under the orders of Charles the Bold one, it takes Nesle, but fails in front of Beauvais defended by Jeanne Hachette.

After the death of the duke of Burgundy, it passes to the service of Louis XI who maintains it with the government of Picardy with the collar about Saint-Michel.

It brings back Artois under the obedience of the king and delivers Arras to the French Army.

It beats Maximilien of Austria with Guinegatte in 1479, but is, in its turn, surprised and demolishes by the Archduke in 1482. Marshal of France in 1486, it is named general Lieutenant of the armies of the king in Picardy. At the time of the insane War, he is successfully opposed to the companies the Imperial ones. He demolishes Ravenstein in 1486, and made captive in Béthune in 1487 the duke of Gueldre and the count de Nassau.

He takes Saint-Omer and Thérouanne.

In 1492, it negotiates the treaty of Étaples with the king of England Henri VII.

During the forwarding of Charles VIII in Italy in 1494, Crèvecœur receives the command of the avant-garde, but he dies upon the departure in Bresle close to Lyon.

He is buried in the church Notre-Dame de Boulogne-sur-Mer. “It was, known as a chronicler, as goods average of good agreements, as wise and valiant in time of war to lead gendarmerie”.

See too

Common of the Pas-de-Calais

External bonds

Esquerdes on the site of the national geographical Institute
Esquerdes on the site of INSEE
Esquerdes on the site of Quid
Localization of Esquerdes on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Esquerdes on Mapquest

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