Hangard

Hangard is a common French, located in the department of the Somme and the area Picardy.

History

HANGARD is the only village which bears this name to France From origin very old HANGARD comes from " HANO " and of Germanic the " GARDO " garden HANGARD is thus the garden of HANO.

In 1135 HANGARD becomes HANGARDUM in 1146, then becomes again HANGARD in 1507. Weapons, worked stones were found on its territory, of the polished Taillées flints, the ones in the shape of knife of scraper and others in the shape of axe, a dolmen now disappeared in the marshes From HOURGES is descended by the Simple effort from its weight has 0,80 m below the surface of the ground. It is composed of two likings of 1m50 length, and from two others of 0,80m, they are placed in right angle, the ones beside the others, so as to form a rectangle directed of North in the south, the table disappeared from it for a long time. Excavations made in 1890 per Master perin, notary did not update anything.

In half of Xll éme century, the lord of HANGARD was called FOULQUES Lehardi, it was a valiant knight knight, who had given hundred evidence of his address, His force and his bravery in many engagements, it had especially pointed out himself in two Battles delivered against the Moslems. Wounded mortally in a meeting with the tent of the troops which it ordered, it fell to the capacity from the enemies who made it look after with the greatest regards, in the hope that after his cure one would offer a strong ransom for such a chief, which take place indeed.

In 1362 of the vines are mentioned in an enumeration of the stronghold that jehanne Madam of RIVERY held (extracted chatellery from boves).

SOME LORDS OF THE VILLAGE:

* - Bernard of HANGARD 1146 * - Jehan of HANGARD 1219 * - Henri of HANGARD 1248 * - Drieu of HANGARD 1337 * - Jean of HANGARD 1350 * - Jean of HANGARD 1380 * - Gilles wire of HANGARD 1437 * - Jacques of HANGARD 1473

The church is placed under the term of MARTIN SAINT. It was built in 1523, under the bell-tower is the tomb stone of clear OF FRUCOURT, woman of Jacques OF ROYE Seigneur OF HANGARD, dead on April 25th, 1523, it is it which would have made build the church. In 1612, this one accounts 2 bells which were replaced by four other bells in 1786 then 1 bell which was bénite in 1839.

AFTER THE REBUILDING OF THE VILLAGE:

On Sunday, February 7, 1926, the Cauet abbot, Curé senior of Moreuil had mission of baptizing three newborns, or if you like better, three ressuscities of the Great War " MARIE THERESE " had like godfather and godmother Mr. and Mrs. Of HAUTEFEUILLE " BERTHE " Mr. and Mrs. léonide DIEUDONNE " MARCELLE " Mr. Denis EMERY and Miss Marcelle HUME In the presence of abbot JOVELET cleaned serving HANGARD, with the music of DEMUIN and the voices of the young girls of WALL, accompanied by their organist.

The inhabitants of the commune were called " RED CHES BOYEUX Of HANGARD ". This nickname, also applied to people of GUILLAUCOURT and ARTESIAN, seems Faire allusion to the red color; it is to be supposed that the inhabitants seek this nuance for their clothing.

ANOTHER NICKNAME: " CHES CARIMAROS " Word CARIMARO comes from Latin CARMEN who wants to say charm, and by extension, magic spell, one has to also say initially CARIMAREUR (wizard) known as of the inhabitants of FRESNOY in ROADWAY and some other communes. There exists in RHENISH PRUSSIA (Germany) meadows of NEUNKIRCHEN a village of the name of HANGARD whose majority of the families, originating in the department of the SUM settled in this country between the years 1670-1690 (some names of the inhabitants: DIDION, DIDIE, PIRO, PURRING, RUFFING). It would seem that are Protestants persecuted under LOUIS XIV.

THE GREAT WAR OF 14/18 HAS HANGARD

In April 1918, one attends the total destruction of the village. March 28th, 1918 the evacuation of the village is organized by Mr. FARCY teacher secretary of the town hall of HANGARD. Only timothée Mr. GABY remained with his wife until on Sunday, March 31 at the evening in his house. DEMUIN, MOREUIL, MARCELCAVE, HANGARD are until this date the object of fierce combats, these villages mark the line of the face reached by the enemy.

April 24th one fights with the knife in the streets of the village. A gift of the town of TANGIER (Morocco) will allow the rebuilding of the village. Of July 14th, 1914 at the day of the evacuation, Mr. FARCY consigned in his newspaper " of war " , noted day per day, that the common one placed 102.000 troops, 3000 officers, 40.000 horses.

source: official site of the commune of hangard http://www.klikeop.com/hangard/histoire.html

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See too

Common of the Sum

External bonds

Hangard official site of the commune

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

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