Fleurines

See also: Saint-Christophe

Fleurines is a common French, located in the department of the Oise and the area Picardy.

The inhabitants are called Fleurinois .

Geography

Fleurines is located in the middle of the Forêt of Halatte, and is centered on the Trunk road 17, between Senlis (to 7 km) and Bridge-Holy-Maxence (to 5 km). Fleurines is near the Aéroport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (to 25 km) and of Paris.

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

Bridge-Holy-Maxence, Verneuil-in-Halatte, Villers-Saint-Frambourg, Ponpoint Chamant and Aumont.

History

In the middle of the forest of Halatte, Fleurines finds its origin with the Hermenc mount (Villa nominates of the same Hermenc root than hermit) where small abbey was dedicated to Saint-Christophe. The permanence of the human presence in these places goes up about year 875. Fleurines is the extension of this hamlet and draws its name from Latin Figula, pottery. It appears only at the 11th century in the Latinized form Florinas. Until the Revolution, it was under domination of the priors of Saint-Christophe who exerted high justice. The kings of the 1st dynasty had kennels with Fleurines and a residence with Saint-Christophe where remained king III of England. It is with Saint-Christophe that king Jean established the Order of Star on November 6th, 1351. The main activity of the village was the manufacture of Tuile S. One hoped 14 baking ovens the tiles in 1837; the last one ceased cooking in 1928. One listed 720 inhabitants in 1720. Fleurines is crossed of Is in West by an old Gallic way and of North in South by the main road 17 which in the beginning passed more the West of the village.

Administration

1796 No5el Jean Communal agent 1798 Mignan Antoine Communal agent

Demography

Places and monuments

  • the abbey of Saint-Christophe is yielded under the name of priory to the Charity-on-Loire to the 11th century It is located on the hill bearing the name of Hermenc.
  • the church of the village was built by of Jacquets fleurinois and was finished in 1419, blessed by the abbot Guillaume Bellanger. Saint-Jacob is the first and only owner of Fleurines (act confirmed in 1425 per Pierre Marquez (has n°11 3rd part files). The church has stained glasses of 1891 carried out by Avenet of Paris, whose door an erroneous legend which makes believe that Saint Gilles is the guard of the village, another represents Saint Hubert patron saint of the hunt.
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