Gâcogne is a common French, located in the department of the Nievre and the area Burgundy.

Geography

The village is located in the canton of Corbigny in the Nievre, in Burgundy. It is crossed by the Anguison.

The commune gathers 34 hamlets, doors and fields distributed on 2521 hectares.

History

In antiquity, the city had as a name Vasconium (or Vascons ) and was a colony of Romains soldiers. One finds besides there traces of the Roman Voie connecting Castle-Chinon to Vézelay.

At the 7th century, the Bénédictin S of Léonard Saint of Corbigny build a Prieuré in Jailly, pertaining to Corbon. Their parish, former to the 12th century, belonged to the archpriest of Corbigny, therefore Diocèse of Autun.

One finds mentions of the city under the name Gacongne in 1596.

In 1853, it counted 1274 inhabitants, but the wood demolition and floatation involved a strong migration. However, it knew to preserve “the inn of Gâcogne”, a trade which holds place of grocer, service station, deposit of bread, point-station, bar-restaurant and rooms of hosts. One finds also rooms of hosts in “the Pillavoine door” and a lodging of stay to “the door in the Page”. The life of the village remains animated, thanks to a dynamic festival committee: employers' festival of Saint Laurent, themathic evenings…

Administration

Demography

Economy

• the economic activity of the area consists of the breeding and the forestry development.

Places and monuments

• the common one belongs to the natural park of Morvan.

• the Castle of Raffigny, dating from the 16th century and altered at the 19th century, which belonged to the man Politique and Magistrat André Dupin, said Dupin Aîné (mayor of Gâcogne in 1830). This castle dates from the 16th century, is deprived and does not visit itself. It shelters a Chapelle castrale devoted to Holy-Bores 15th century.
• the Castle of Saugny, rebuilt in 1862 on foundations dating from the 14th century or the 15th century.
• the Castle of Ruère, dating from the 16th century whose vestiges are however very difficult to see.
• the church Saint Pierre Bonds and Saint Laurent , going back to 1871 and devoted in 1875. His construction, one reproached the mayor André Marie Dupin for not having restored the church of the 12th century (already given in state under Louis XIV). But this one also made set up the Chapelle of the Banquet on the commune of Mhère.
• On the place of the village one can notice the Arbre indicated under the name of " Sully" old man;.
• With the Rock, one can see an old workshop of Maréchalerie and of work with Bœuf S.
• With Grand Mount one finds a wrought iron cross of the 19th century installed with chains of angles gripped in his base (a characteristic because the bases are generally monoliths).
• With Lavault is located a Abreuvoir at arcades, 19th century him too.

Personalities related to the commune

• ''' Andre ''' Marie Jean Jacques ''' Dupin ''', known as “elder Dupin”, lawyer and French politician, born with Varzy (Nievre) the 1783 and died in Paris the November 10th 1865. It was withdrawn during six years in its Château of Raffigny, with Gâcogne and dealt mainly with agriculture as well as publication of its Mémoires (1855 - 1861, 4 vol.).

Twinnings

See too

• Vault of the Banquet

• Common of Nievre

External bonds

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

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