Ly-Fountain

Ly-Fountain is a common French, located in the department of the Aisne and the area Picardy.

Geography

Ly-fountain is a village located at 5km in the west of Moy of Aisne, at 16 km in the south of St Quentin and at 35km in the west of Laon. It is located on the road of Ribemont at Chauny by Montescourt-Lizerolles; while passing by Origny co. Benoite and the green Hunter on the road of St Quentin in Fère; Ly-fountain forms a center around of which is Cerisy, Benay, Gibercourt, Hinacourt, Remigny, Vendeuil and Moy. It is in this small valley that the cemetery " was; The piteux" in which were buried most of the soldiers who died on August 10th, 1557.

History

Ly-fountain formerly formed part of old Vermandois, and before the Revolution, of the general information of Soissons and the baillage of St Quentin, the election and the diocese of Boundary-line. It forms part left now the district of St Quentin, the canton of Moy and the diocese of Soissons.

One primitevement indicated it under the name of Linifons and then of Read-Fountain . In 1560, one wrote Liffontaine in the documents coming from the files from Vendeuil and Lisfontaine in 1709. Before the revolution this village depended on the chatellenie of Vendeuil.

In 1760, one found 66 fires there; 283 inhabitants in 1800,295 in 1818; 334 in 1836; 327 in 1856; 324 in 1861,300 in 1881,77 in 1990 and 89 in 2000.

In the south-east of Ly-Fountain, on the way of remigny, a martyrdom surrounded by trees rises. The space, which extends from this place until with dimensions one of Vendeuil and Moy, was formerly covered with wood. It was part of strong of Cerisy which advanced edges of the Oise on the side D' Alaincourt, Moy, Vendeuil, Travecy, Liez, Remigny. If one believes certain not very obscure legends of them, Ly-Fountain was originally around the martyrdom, and the first cemetery was located on the way of Rémigny. People can be better well informed affirm than the martyrdom at a modern origin and than the first which was high in this place was intended to point out the memory of an accident which took place in the vicinity.

the war of 1914-1918 in Ly Fontaine: the war memorial and ossuary of Ly-Fountain

Located at the exit of Ly-Fountain, this monument, built in 1921, mark the place where 46 French soldiers buried in 1914 rest. It is also the war memorial of the village. One can read there: " With the glorious memory of the children of Ly-Fountain and soldiers fallen on his territory on August 29th, 1914 and in April 1917. Died for France". On other plates are reproduced the names of the eight children of the village died during the Great War, those of the 46 soldiers buried in this place as those of the fifteen men who rest in the communal cemetery (killed in April 1917).

Nothing indicates that these men belonged to 236ème R.I. (regiment formed in Caen) but on August 29th, 1914, it is this regiment, with the order to take Hinacourt and Benay, but also to keep the passages of the Oise, which fought battle in these places, in particular its 23rd company which, under the orders of the captain of Breuvery, resisted during two hours the attacks of three German battalions. This resistance, within the framework of the battle known as of Own way, made it possible the regiment to be folded up on Vendeuil, Fère, Moy and Renansart. In April 1917, this regiment will return a few days in the sector, after the German retreat on the Hindenburg line. Today, this place is regarded as necropolis main road.

Administration

The municipality of composed towards 1880 of desired MM waflart: Mayor, Leroy Sosthène: associated, Leroy Charles, Ledoux Jules, Pommery Eustace, German Charles Monoury Jean-Louis, and beaurain Leon-Jules: City council men? One finds in the village, 8 farmers, a baker, a harness-maker, a felling machine, a mason, 2 carpenters, 2 sabot-makers, an embroiderer, 3 owners shareholder, a clock and watch maker, and a cheese manufacturer: Mr. Sosthène Leroy, whose products enjoy a reputation best deserved; Mr. Leroy is owner of the farm known as of the Mill. A pretty label on red and blue bottom, framed of a double blue net with impression various colors surrounding an ox with the pasture, indicates the source of these cheeses that everyone likes and required with St Quentin. There was with Ly-Fountain a peat or one annually extracted 35000 hectolitres from a gross product of 6000fr. Ly-fountain has a subdivision of the Sappers firemen; The territory is of 348 hectares. Only former lords of Ly-Fountain are known. In 1407: Jean de Béthune lord of Ly-Fountain and Remigny, E, 1470: Mr. Fizeaux de Clémont, and in 1780: Mr. de Brienne;

The municipal council in 2007: Mayor: Christian Laurence, First assistant: Eric Dufretel, second assistant: Gaetan Devulder, Daniele Marchandise, Jean Pierre Laurence, Laetitia Lavandier, Didier beaurain, Jean Pierre Unmethodical, Christophe Trajber

Demography

Places and monuments

The church of Ly-Fountain is a monument which draws the attention, Certaines parts are old, in particular that which forms the chorus. They of this with dimensions that originally the gate was, i.e. the had certainly entered principal one of the church. Internally and outside the chorus appears to go back with the XVI eme and the XVII eme century. Moreover, an inscription indicated that the interior of L church was built in 1663 by the priest of this paroisse.le bell-tower forms a heavy square tower in the kind of that of Remigny, of essigny,… One says that this tower goes back to 1774, but it appeared older; What is modern it is the bell-tower and its arrow, a frame covered with slates, rather high. Internally it has a character which is appropriate for the temples. O, finds there a bottom dimensioned only constant by only one column what produces a a little strange effect on the visitor who sees the church for the first time; But the Master furnace bridge draws soon the attention. ? He is not rich but he draws the attention. One notices there each with dimensions 2 beautiful statues those of St Jacques and St Christophe; The interior top of the church very skilfully vault produces a beautiful effect. The baptismal font is old but very simple. The tank and the base are out of white stone, on which time with marked its print. There is beautiful house with Ly-Fountain and a beautiful public place;

This place is vast, and one sees there at the southern end a feeding trough which must be seldom dry, and which appears supplied with rain water but as by same spring waters as those which form the fountains of the vicinity. The Marie and the school are on this place on the right while going towards Moy. It is a building with a stage, but without special character; Poplars are planted on the western part of the place which makes following the town hall and at the school.

Personalities related to the commune

Louis Brassart-Marriage (1875-1933), architect of the church

See too

Common of Aisne

External bonds

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

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