May-on-Èvre

May-on-Èvre is to It a common French, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the area Pays of the Loire.

May-on-Èvre offer a double face: that of an industrial small town and that of a village where powerful agriculture remains one of the headlight activities today.

Name of the inhabitants: Maytais

Geography

7km in the North of Cholet, western South of Maine and the Loire

Geological aspects

Plate of primary rocks (altitude 70 to 110 m) half-compartment by the valley of Èvre.

Origin of the name

Of Latin Ulmetum (ormeraie) with various alternatives during the centuries (Ulmérium; Ecclesia del Ulmeto; Parrochia d' Oulmay: Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis Olmai). The current name goes back to 1881: one installs on this date the telegraph and postal service.

History

The territory was inhabited as of prehistoric times since many cut stone tools were found (punches and arrowheads). A splendid menhir (located on the commune of Trémentines, but in extreme cases of May) comes to confirm this certainty.

The vestiges of a Roman way (road of Séguinière) and the name “Ulmetum” attest of a Roman presence at the first centuries of the Christian era. During the cruel invasions of the 5th century, May is christianized and depends on Poitiers. The lord of Chemillé is then the temporal guard of the parish which pours the feudal taxes to him.

In XIIe century, they are the monks of Saint Michel in Herm which dominate the parish which will be attached to the diocese of the La Rochelle until the revolution.

In XIVe century, the construction of the current church is undertaken.

In XVe and XVIe centuries, the influence of the lords of Cazeau continues. The culture of the flax is introduced into the campaigns. The wars of religion are harmful: the church is set fire to and the abbey of Bellefontaine is partly destroyed.

With XVIIe and XVIIIe centuries, one finds in May of the tisserands and the tanneries. the fabrics forward by Cholet and are directed on the ports close to Nantes, the La Rochelle or Bordeaux.

May is converted in-depth by the missions of Louis-Marie Grignon of Montfort whose cross still remains beside the college.

Demography

source: http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/psdc.htm (Population without double accounts). 3.973 inhabitants (2005)

Places and monuments

- Church Saint Michel of the XV called " the Giant of Mauges" It Vault Tibert Saint It Castle of Cazeau - The old Gallo-Roman way

Personalities related to the commune

Henri Coutet
Jean Victor Tharreau (major general) 1767-1812

See too

Common of Maine-et-Loire

External bonds

It May-on-Èvre on the site of the national geographical Institute
It May-on-Èvre on the site of INSEE
It May-on-Èvre on the site of Quid
Localization of May-on-Èvre on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on May-on-Èvre on Mapquest

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