Fountain-Frenchwoman

Fountain-Frenchwoman is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Or and the area Burgundy.

Geography

History

Wars of religion

At the time of the Fifth war of religion (1574-1576), the Count Palatine Jean Casimir leads a troop of mercenaries to François d' Alençon and the Protestants. It plunders the city at the beginning of 1576.

At the time of the eighth and last war of religion (1585-1598), the Bataille of Fountain-Frenchwoman was held on June 5th 1595 and opposed Henri IV to the catholic Ligue .

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Castle of Fountain-Frenchwoman

In the middle of the 18th century, the castle of Fountain-Frenchwoman is a strong castle in bad condition. Its owner, Anne Madeleine of the Tower of the Pine will marry François Bollioud de Saint Julien, receiver general of the clergy. Helped of its fortune, this one made demolish the old fortress of its wife and entrusts to Souhard, a Parisian architect, the construction of a new castle. Work lasts four years, of 1754 to 1758.

The architect was based on part of the old building to build his new building. Of classical architecture, the castle of Fountain-Frenchwoman presents clear and symmetrical forms. It is composed of a central main building flanked of two wings in return on the court. The windows, high, 4,50 meters are decorated side court with will mascarons representing allegorical figures.

A dome, finished by a small terrace, contains two clocks. The pediment side court was formerly decorated armorial bearings of the family Saint Julien. Hammered with the Revolution, they were replaced at the end of the 19th century by those of the family Chabrillan, owners of then. It is about a tower kept by a leg of bear, the whole framed by two crowned lions.

At the end of the 18th century, Madam de Saint Julien holds with the castle a literary living room shining attended by Voltaire and Madam de Staël.

Mister and Madam de Saint Julien, died without descent, bequeathed the castle of Fountain-Frenchwoman to their great nephew, Rene of the Tower of the Pine of Charce which married in 1803 the princess Honorine of Monaco (1784-1879). Their daughter, Charlotte (1805-1865), inherited in her turn the field and married in 1826 Charles de Moreton, count de Chabrillan (1796-1863). Since, the castle is remained between the downward hands of its .

The castle of Fountain-Frenchwoman is classified Historic building, like its gardens made up of 372 limes cut out of gantry and topiary of yew and boxwood.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Coast-in Or

External bonds

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

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