Manciet

Manciet is a common French, located in the department of the Gers and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Geography

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Via Podiensis of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle .
One comes from Eauze , the next commune is Nogaro ,

In Manciet, another road joined it Via Podiensis: that which came from the Via Tolosane since Auch by Vic-Fezensac.

The hospital Saint Jacques was with the current site of the “Good Inn”, before the Twelve, of which crossing by the pilgrims was free from Péage.

History

  • In 1224, the Viscount of Béarn Guilhem de Moncade, gave to the Templiers and Hospital this " place; where there was formerly beautiful a Château " and they built their old people's home there.
  • In 1235, the Gascon order of Jacques Saint of the Faith and Peace started to restore the primitive fort, from where a quarrel during more than thirty years between the two rival orders.
Finally, a third, the Ordre of Santiago of Espada put them agreement by occupying only the ground.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • One sees more traces of Commanderie in north, in Malauret, close to the Moulin of Ricaut and to old the Hippodrome.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Gers


External bonds

  • Manciet on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Manciet on the site of INSEE
  • Manciet on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Manciet on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Manciet on Mapquest
http://chasse-manciet.ifrance.com/

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