Ingré

Ingré is a common French, located in the department of the Loiret and the area Center.

The inhabitants are called Ingréen () S .

Geography

The city is located at the North-West of Orleans, in edge of Beauce.

History

Archaeological excavations revealed the first traces of dwelling of the Neolithic going back to 10.000 years before Jesus Christ as well as vestiges Gallo-Roman S on the site of the commune.

Its original name is Unigradus , mentioned on an act of the June 19th 946 yielding this stronghold of Hugues the Large one, Duc of the Francs with the Abbey of Chartres. Then the name will evolve/move in Unagradu , then, Ingréio , finally Ingré . Under the reign of Philippe Auguste the bishop of Chartres will do of it one of his four large prévotés and it will remain about it thus until the Révolution. The wine there was cultivated but primarily to make some vinegar of Orleans celebrates it. The grounds of this area unfavorable to the great wines in spite of them will have made it possible to make a vinegar which was recognized a long time for one of best of France.

Administration

Ingré is the seat of the Regional court of trade and industry of the Center.

Demography

Economy

Ingré is the seat of the Regional court of trade and industry of the Center.

Places and monuments

  • Windmill
  • Church Saint-Wolf , with buttress of the 12th century, rebuilt with after its destruction at the time of the War One hundred Year old.

Demonstrations

  • the Musicales of Ingré are a festival of music being held in an annual way in March since 2003.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Ambroise Maréchal , born in Ingré in 1768, archbishop of Baltimore to the USA.
  • Juliette Be , born with Ingré, painter (lyric abstraction).

Tally of life

See too

  • Common of Loiret

External bonds

  • Ingré on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Ingré on the site of INSEE
  • Localization of Ingré on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Ingré on Mapquest
  • the site of the town hall of Ingré

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