Lormes
Lormes is a common French, located in the department of the Nievre and the area Burgundy.
Blasonnement
- " of gold to the torn off elm of sinople"
Geography
Lormes is located in the middle of France on the north-western edge of the solid mass of the Morvan
In the district of the Barn Balk was born the writer Henri Bachelin.
History
The city (of which the name Lorme was written a few decades ago) comes from the Arbre the Orme (Latin ulmus). An elm is represented besides on the Blason of the city. This name undoubtedly rises from the elms which formerly furnished the Field with the Stage, called later Place of Ormeaux, and which is the Course of November 11th today, i.e. the Walks .
Even if vestiges of a Roman villa would have been found near the old way which connected Autun to Orleans, one rather locates the origins of Lormes around the 5th century. The name of Lorma (?) is mentioned in a document gone back to 1085, but the first known lord of Lormes is Séguin, Seguinus ab Ulmo , which lived at the end of the 11th century.
Like all the communes of France, Lormes paid a heavy tribute at the time of the Great War. The jalopy with narrow gauge railway which connects Lormes to Corbigny and Saulieu was inaugurated in 1901. It transports wood and is also equipped with cars for the travellers. It spends three hours to connect Lormes to Saulieu. It will disappear definitively in 1939.
If Lormes were directly saved by the First World War, it is concerned with the Seconde. The presence of wood offering of the natural hiding-places is favourable with the development of the maquis like the Maquis Camille . The men of the maquis, which know the area perfectly, badger the troops with occupation which are ventured little in the Forêt S. on June 12th 1944, whereas the unloading has just taken place in Normandy, F.F.I, undoubtedly grayed by the future victory, are installed on the roofs and attack a convoy which crosses the city. The Germans take at once as an hostage the men who are there. Eights will be shot.
Administration
Demography
Economy
After the war, the Tourisme develops. In summer of the demonstrations the tourists attract. It is first of all the agricultural Show which " tourne" between the various cantons of the district of Clamecy. Apart from the purely agricultural activities, it is the occasion of a dressed up procession and tanks Fleur is. In July, proceeds the Festival French song. In 1996, Lormes, represented by its mayor, Christian Paul, signed an agreement of twinning with the German city of Ulmen. This small city of a little more 3 000 inhabitants of the Land of the Rhineland-Palatinat is built in the ic solid mass Volcan of the Eiffel.
- the average revenue of the inhabitants is currently of 15710 euros/an
Places, monuments and curiosities
-
the church Saint Alban of style néo-novel was built in 1865. It replaces an older building which had been painted by Corot.
-
Vault of the Old Castle (1647).
-
throats of Narvau .
-
the pond of the Neck .
-
Mount of Justice (470 m), panorama on the valley of the Yonne.
Personalities related to the commune
- Eugene Renduel (1798-1874), romantic editor
- Charles Flandin (1803-1891), doctor and chemist
- Henri Bachelin (1879-1941), writer
- Daniel Vaillant (born in 1949), politician
- Christian Paul (born in 1960), politician
Twinning
See too
-
Common of Nievre
External bonds
-
Lormes.net, a corner of Morvan
- Lormes on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Lormes on the site of INSEE
- Lormes on the site of Quid
- Localization of Lormes on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plane on Lormes on Mapquest