Limeray

Limeray is a common French of the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the area Center.

Its inhabitants is called the Limeriens, Limeriennes .

Geography

History

Origin of the name: of Latin Limeriacum, Files: limit, the edge or also the passage. Heiress of old Lithoriacum or Lithomarii villa. The village is thus to develop starting from the field of Lithomar, a rich person landowner of the Gallo-Roman time. This character with the Germanic name is undoubtedly one of these " barbares" that the Roman governors of province encouraged to emigrate towards their territories at the time of the Lower Empire (3/4ème century) there to clear and exploit new grounds. Unless it is not about a Germanic warrior, made in the area towards 5th or 6th century. Certain etymologists connect the name of the place to the Gallic word limo = elm.

Religion

Theophan (Bystroff), the Archbishop of Poltava, the Confessor of the family of the Emperor Nicolas II of Russia, living at the city like the Hermit in the cave of Three Foxes, died there the November 19th 1940 and is buried on the urban cemetery, fall to it № 432.

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population, 1794-1999

Places and monuments

Church Saturnin Saint

Personalities related to the commune

Theophan (Bystroff), the Archbishop of Poltava, the confessor of the family of the emperor Nicolas II of Russia, living at the city like the Hermit in the Cave of Three Foxes, died there the November 19th 1940 and is buried on the urban cemetery, fall to it № 432.

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