Magny-in-Vexin

Magny-in-Vexin is a common French, located in the department of the Val-d'Oise and the area Île-de-France. Its inhabitants is called Magnytois (be).

Geography

Magny-in-Vexin in the valley of the Aubette at the center of the French Vexin is located, at 60 km in the North-West of the capital, the crossroads of the roads of Paris to Rouen (65 km), current D 14, and of Vernon to Beauvais, which has a privileged commercial crossroads of it. The city located at the west of the department of the Val-d'Oise constitutes a small shopping mall and belongs to the urban surface of Paris.

History

In the past Magniacurn the name comes from Latin manere , to remain.

Magny-in-Vexin is located on the old Roman way from Paris in Rouen known as Chaussée Jules-César. At that time, exists probably a small Gallo-Roman village living of agriculture and the breeding. Possession at the 7th century of the abbey of Saussay, the village was dominated by the Normands which take the village in 885, and this until the Traité Saint-Clearly-on-Epte in 911. During 11th and 12th centuries, Magny is like all Vexin marked by many combat. Nevertheless the village becomes the chief town of a rural Doyenné of an about sixty parishes.

Magny-in-Vexin is continuously tested during the Guerre One hundred Year old which involves many destruction in the area. The church is set fire to by the English in 1436. The king Louis XII authorizes the creation of two fairs, one with the Philippe saint (May 1st) and the other with the saint Michel (September 29th). The village successively forms part of the seigniory of Villeroy since the 14th century until in 1733, then of the seigniory of Catherine de Médicis in 1550 and of the duke of Alençon in 1570.

Magny is only one large borough until the 16th century, when the statute of city is conceded to him by François Ier. Magny becomes one of the principal stages then on the road of Paris and Rouen, which asks for four days of diligence then, and becomes an important relay of station. The borough then is surrounded by ramparts furnished with six turrets and is bored of four doors strengthened in direction of Paris, Vernon, Rouen and Beauvais. Magny becomes the seigniory of Chaumont at the 17th century; at that time, of many religious communities are established in the city: Cordeliers occupy the old maladrery, the Ursulines, Annonciades, Bénédictines, etc In 1765, the layout of the project of main road from Paris to Rouen avoids the city by north, which causes sharp protests; Madam de Buhy supported by Magnytois obtains finally win and the royal main road crosses the borough. The relay of stage coach is fixed at the inn of the Swan.

At the 19th century, the city becomes a large agricultural center with a significant market with the grain. The hamlet of Arthieul , which had been set up in commune with the Révolution, is become again a hamlet of Magny-in-Vexin. The common neighbor of Blamécourt was also annexed.

The creation of the department of the Val-d'Oise reinforced the attractivity of Pontoise and reorientated towards the new city of Cergy-Pontoise the economic attraction traditionally directed towards the valley of the the Seine. Located in the middle of an area which very mainly remains agricultural, Magny-in-Vexin residence a center of active trade. The many trade of the 19th century partly left the place at two zones of economic activities and a retail park in the west of the city, along the ex Trunk road 14 (become secondary road). The traditional market of the place of the Market remains nevertheless a great local appointment Saturday morning.

Heraldic

Demography

Administration

Magny-in-Vexin is the Chef-lieu of a canton twenty-six communes. The common one belongs to the jurisdiction of authority, of great authority as well as trade of Pontoise.

The Municipal council is composed of the mayor, eight assistant, a deputy adviser and eighteen city council men. The council counts three political groups: Magny our city (left), To act for Magny (five advisers) and Future Magny (two advisers).

Budget and taxation

August 1st

Safety

The commune has an municipal police (Place of the Market).

Political tendencies

With the presidential election of 2002, the first turn saw arriving at the head Jean-Marie Le Pen with 21,0%, followed Jacques Chirac with 20,8%, Lionel Jospin with 15,9%, then Francois Bayrou with 6,0%, Jean-Pierre Chevènement with 5,9% and Arlette Laguiller with 5,6%, no other candidate not exceeding the threshold of the 5%.

With the second turn, the voters voted to 80,4% for Jacques Chirac against 19,6% for Jean-Marie Le Pen with a rate of abstention from 17,4%, values rather close to the national tendencies (respectively 82,21% and 17,79%; abstention 20,29%) with however almost two additional points for Jean-Marie Le Pen.

With the referendum on the constitutional treaty for Europe of May 29th, 2005, Magnytois largely rejected the European Constitution, with 56,82% of Not against 43,18% of Yes with a rate of abstention from 29,34% (whole France: Not to 54,67%; Yes to 45,33%). These figures are higher than the departmental tendency of the Val-d'Oise (Not to 53,47%; Yes with 46,53%) but opposite with the results franciliens (Yes 53,99%; Not 46,01%).

With the presidential election of 2007, the first turn saw dissociating at the head Nicolas Sarkozy with 34,32%, followed by Ségolène Royal with 22,07%, Francois Bayrou with 18,43%, Jean-Marie Le Pen with 11,62%, finally Olivier Besancenot with 4,71% and Arlette Laguiller with 2,07%, no other candidate not exceeding the threshold of the 2%. The second turn saw arriving largely at the head Nicolas Sarkozy with 56,48% (national result: 53,06%) against 43,52% for Ségolène Royal (national: 46,94%).

List mayors

Twinnings

Reichenbach-Steegen (the Rhineland-Palatinat) since 1968, small commune of: 1464 inhabitants (in 2006).
Chipping Norton (England) since 1975.

Economy

Magny had under the Ancien Mode an economic role of first order, dependant on its position with semi-course on the Paris-Rouen road and an administrative role of chief town of bailliage. This privileged position explains the administrative and commercial vocation city and the proliferation of the landlords and auxiliaries of justice. Nevertheless, the city remains the urban center of a very rural area: the animals circulate then daily in the streets. The craftsmen of the Cuir were also important in the economic life. During the 19th century, the city knows a certain decline, and is invested by the shareholders, whereas the craft industry evolves to a manufacture of famous chairs.

With 20th century, Magny is connected to Railroad only by one antenna of line Paris-Dieppe by Pontoise, while declines the main road from Paris to Rouen, initially by the creation of the railway line Paris-Rouen it Havre which causes a deep economic transfer and the collapse of the road traffic of transit, then by the creation of the Autoroute of Normandy on left bank of the the Seine, which downgrades with a very secondary row the old road crossing the Vexin via Pontoise and Fleury-sur-Andelle.

At the 21e century, Magny preserves its position of economic and commercial crossroads local with two small economic zones (the Half-moon and Alder plantations), even if the commune is deprived of railway station. The setting with twice two ways of the ex- Trunk road 14 (current D 14) finalized in 2007 contributes to disenclose the area and to develop its position of small tourist capital of the Regional natural park of French Vexin thanks to its important architectural heritage.

Monuments and places of visit

Magny-in-Vexin has seven historic buildings classified or registered voters.

the church Notre-Dame goes back to the 13th century but was set fire to by the English in 1436. It of this fact was almost entirely rebuilt during the 16th century, only the pillars of the Clocher are former. New a chorus is built by Guillaume Mestre, architect of Gisors. A fellow-member, Jean Hook, rebuild the transept then the southern part of the Nef until in 1609. Both Cloche S are molten in 1859 and 1864 by Hildebrant, founder of Napoleon III. The building was classified historic building in 1908.

In front of the church, a Calvaire set up in 1510 carries the weapons of Pierre the Son-in-law, lord of Magny of 1493 with 1523. Formerly located on the place of the market vis-a-vis the Pilori, it was moved with the current site at the beginning of the 19th century. It was classified historic building in 1908.

The house of the ecu of France is the oldest half-timbered house of the city, it was built as from the 16th century on the formerly animated street of Paris to Rouen. It is called Hôtel of the ecu of France , but this name belonged then to another establishment. A blazon on a beam represents the weapons of Anne of Brittany, wife of Charles VIII then of Louis XII. A second blazon, roughed-hew during the Revolution, became illegible.

The old royal audience (17-27, rue de l'Hôtel- of-City), one of last the remaining building of the 16th century.

The house Henri II (Street of the Hotel-of-City), house set up in 1555 on a cellar of the 13th century. Its external plank and its interior decoration is characteristic of the second Rebirth.

The hotel of the marquis de Guiry , single example of house of architecture Louis XIII with Magny, it is built in 1608 for the marquis, large baillif of sword of Magny and Chaumont-in-Vexin.

The convent of Cordeliers (6, rue de Beauvais) was built of 1634 with 1682, there remains about it only one house which takes again the principal elements of them, but the vault and the sacristy disappeared.

The turn of Cordeliers (18, boulevard des Cordeliers) date of the 17th century and constitutes the last vestige of the old fortifications of the city, whose walls were destroyed in 1768 and the ditches filled in 1825. The ramparts then comprised six turns of which this one was most recent, and four doors, open in direction of Paris, Rouen, Beauvais and Vernon.

The pillars at the entry of Magny (street of Crosne) were set up in 1778 with the site of the old door of Paris. They were arranged on order of Louis Thiroux de Crosne, intendant of the general information of Rouen within the framework of the boring of the royal road from Paris to Rouen. One of the pillars contains a reserve of a capacity of 40 m ³, supplied with the fountain of Corns and financed by the administration of the time. They are built out of local stone, the hard stone coming from the careers from Arthieul, Avernes and Nucourt and the tender stone of that of Saint-Gervais.

The old post office with the horses (53, rue de Paris) This very active establishment was built at the 17th century on the road from Paris to Rouen. The building is rebuilt in 1840 per Charles Duval, architect Parisian, and renamed Hôtel of Post E. The competition of the Railroad involves the ruin of the establishment and its closing in 1872.

The house of Jean-Baptiste Santerre (33, place d'Armes), built at the 17th century, native house of the painter (1651 - 1717), famous for his studies the naked ones.

The hospital (Place of the Hillock) date of 1666 and inaugurated in 1671 was rested by the priest of Magny, Jean-Baptiste Paul on his own sums of money and thanks to the donations which he had requested. It replaces an old maladrery or Léproserie of the Moyen-âge, of royal foundation. The Chapelle was destroyed during the Révolution.

The laundrette of the dam (Boulevard of the Knights), out of stone and wood, was built in 1771 thanks to a subscription launched by the priest Of the Bush. It was primarily used for the rinsing of the linen.

Personalities related to the commune

The painter Jean-Baptiste Santerre (1651-1717) was born with Magny-in-Vexin.

Culture

Magny has a public library, baptized George-Sand (10, rue du lime kiln) .

The municipality organizes some annual cultural events as the Salon of the Book or the Carnaval of the schools in March, the Nuit of the Guitar (at the beginning of May) or Lez' Arts of the Street (mid-May), together of free animations in the streets of the city, the fires of Midsummer's Day in June, a Fireworks on July 14th, the fair with all and the festival of the fruit and vegetables in September, Salon of Arts in October and animations of Christmas.
The village hall (Place of Europe) twice organizes moreover cinematographic projections per month.

Equipment

Teaching

The common one counts five school complexes: three school complexes, a college, and an private establishment, nursery school with the college, which accommodate on the whole: 2000 pupils. The high-school pupils are sectorisés with Cergy, distant of approximately 25 km, but a college will be built in Magny and should open its doors in 2010; it will accommodate there: 1200 pupils including 300 interns.

The common changing of the academy of Versailles. The schools of the village are managed by the general inspection of the departmental inspection of State education of Cergy (Real the President - Roadway Jules-César, 95525 Cedex Cergy-Pontoise). The Western half of the district of Vexin belongs to the basin of education and training of Cergy.

Sport

The gymnasium Armando-Braglia (Street Molière) consists of a room multisports, of a room of tackle, a room of Danse and of a room of combat. A court of Tennis covered is located in the vicinity.

The sports complex Jesse-Owens, Stade Paul Chéron (Street Philippe-Knight) is composed of two grounds of Football, of a track of Athlétisme, of a ground of balls, three courts of tennis, a mini-tennis and a plate multisports.

Health

Magny-in-Vexin accommodates part of the hospital of Vexin, small hospital of proximity (38, rue Carnot), another part being located at Aincourt.

The commune also has a residence for elderly (5, rue du Four with Chaux), consisted of 46 studios of 30m ² with a small kitchen equipped, reserved for reprocessed 60 years and more.

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