Mebyon Kernow

See also: Saint-Germain

Saint-Germain-of-Crioult the is a common French, located in the department of the Calvados and the area Basse-Normandie. Its inhabitants are the germinois or crioultais them.

Geography

Common neighbor of Condé-sur-Noireau (in the west of this one), her landscape is already more typical Bocage virois, except perhaps for her septentrional part which borders the Druance and points out a little more the Suisse Norman.

History

The parish was formerly divided, as from the 12th century, in two strongholds: the stronghold of Gouvy (at the origin of Gouvix) and the stronghold of Saint-Germain (at the origin property of Marmion of Fontenay). During the one hundred year old war, the lord Robert Bertrand extremely transforms his manor into of Criot , which will yield vis-a-vis English, but will be taken again two years later. The seigniory of Saint-Germain was then property of the lords of Rosel (become Rosel of Saint-Germain), whose descendants are always owners of the castle.,

At the 19th century, the hamlet of Isles lives to be born important a spinning mill which then made it possible the population of the commune of increase.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Saint-Germain Church of the beginning of the 20th century.
  • Castle of Rosel (18th century), the lords of Saint-Germain.
  • Castle of the Woodpigeons (19th century), “industrial” castle, since built by the owner of the spinning mill of Isles.

Personalities related to the commune

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