Glageon

Glageon is a common French, located in the department of the Northern (59) and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Its inhabitants is called glageonnais them.

Geography

History

Old Gallo-Roman site, occupation mérovingienne. According to A. desmasures Glageon formerly said Glagon, Glangon, " glan" into Celtic wants to say edge of the pond, river and " gon" wants to say rock, height. Glageon is the first commune of Fagne, here the stone replaces little by little brick. This commune had formerly a castle, it was besieged and destroyed on several occasions. He saw following one another of the names of prestigious enemies, cold comfort, the troops of François 1st in 1543, Henry II en1552, in 1554 it is the turn of the constable of Montmorency, then Turenne in 1637. Today there do not remain any more traces of this fortified town. Its church dedicated to Saint Martin is of the XVIII E. To the XIX E, Glageon, like the common neighbors knew a certain prosperity.

Formerly celebrates for its pink marble career whose stone can be admired with the castle of Versailles whose restorations carried out under the Monarchy of July or even subsequently, largely used the marble of Glageon and all the avesnois.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Saint Martin's day church

Personalities related to the commune

Benoit Duquesne, journalist, grew at Glageon, city whose his/her father was mayor during many years.

See too

Common of North

External bonds

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

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