Moreuil

Moreuil is a common French, located in the department of the Somme and the area Picardy.

Fusion of communes

In 1965 the commune of Castel amalgamated with the commune of Moreuil.

MOREUIL

Etymology, old forms of the name

Morolium (1103), Moroil (1183), Moruel, Moroilum, Moroiel, Moreul (1240), Moureul, Moureuil (1340), Morveul, Morvels and finally Moreuil.

Communes bordering

The territory of Moreuil (with Manor house) is limited by communes:
In North: Thennes and Hailles; in the North-East: Villers-with-Maples; in the East: Wall-in-Santerre; in south-east: Plessier-Rozainvillers and the Neuville-Lord-Bernard; in the South: Braches; in the west: Mailly-Raineval, Morisel and Rouvrel.

Geography

Its lower altitude is of approximately 40 meters towards the Neuville-Lord-Bernard. Towards the east the territory reaches 110 meters with the locality " Corne" towards the plate of the Santerre its culminating point in the north of the wood of Moreuil.

History

Moreuil or Morolium is of old origin. The presence of high terminals could perhaps reveal the presence of the populations Celtes. Morelli comes from the old Celtic name Mor which means sea. Axes and various flints were found on its territory as well as Gallo-Roman potteries and currencies. Moreuil was on the Roman way which connected Compiegne, Montdidier and Amiens.

As of the year 800, it is spoken about the castle of Moreuil like strong and splendid place. Placé on the Avre, the borough suffered from the devastations of the Normands. The lords of Moreuil took share to the Crusades and rendered great services to kings de France. One of them creates a commandery of the order of Midsummer's Day of Jerusalem which was demolished in 1752. During the War One hundred Year old, Moreuil is very tested. It taken and begun again by the Burgundian which puts it at fire and blood.

Moreuil does not appear to be worried by the wars of religion. It is one of the burning hearth of the Ligue. In 1636, Moreuil had its big part in the horrors of this bloody time. All the country with the surroundings was devastated. He suffers from misery with the S and is afflicted by the plague of 1668 which removes great number of its inhabitants. In 1574 the two schools of the borough burnt and are rebuilt with the expenses of famous the Antoine de Créquy, cardinal-bishop of Amiens, abbot of Moreuil. In 1720 the industry of hosiery is established in Moreuil. In 1759 104 houses are burned.

No outstanding facts during the Revolution. Moreuil underwent the foreign occupation in 1815 and 1870. The city was on the frontline during the Great War.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Jean Descaures: born in Moreuil in 1633, Jacobin of the convent of Amiens, philosopher.
Jean Leclerc: 1587 - 1617, legist and lawyer at the Parliament of Paris.
Jean Charles Gervais: 1715, legist and lawyer at the Parliament of Paris.
Louis Alexandre Gervais: 1720, legist and lawyer at the Parliament of Paris.
the princess Innocent Catherine of Red of the Plessis-Suspension brace, Lorraine princess of and duchess of Tweed, lady of Moreuil and Villers-with-Maples.

MANOR HOUSE

In 1965 the commune of Castel amalgamated with the commune of Moreuil.

Etymology, old forms of the name

Castellum (1105), Casticel, Chastel (1300), Manor house Moreuil (1441) and finally Manor house, undoubtedly owes his name with an old castle of which there does not remain any more any trace.

Communes bordering

The old commune of Manor house was limited by 5 communes:
In north: Thennes; in the North-West: Hailles; in the west and the south: Rouvrel; in the south: Morisel; in the east and south-east: Moreuil.

Geography

Lower altitude is of 38 meters. Altitude culminating reached 104 meters in the south of the village towards the wood of the Large beech. Average altitude is of 70 meters.

History

Manor house is certainly of very old origin. However the local history makes mention of it only about the 13th century. Potteries, coffins hones Gallo-Roman S of it on his territory and in the garden of the school which is certainly on an old cemetery. Stone a stele, end of the 6th century, with a Latin inscription was discovered in 1894, by the teacher of the time.

This discovery makes it possible to think that Castel existed and had some importance under feudality. The only name of Manor house seems to indicate that a castle existed there. The local tradition wants that it was located in a rather high place of the territory: " Caurel" , but no vestige confirms this version. The country had initially lords of its name (S) before belonging to the families of Créquy and Sarcus. The June 14th 1452 the university of the Chaplains of the cathedral Amiens, acquires this seigniory of Robert lord of Sarcus and Good of Cramesnil, his wife (Genealogy of the " of Sarcus".)

There is no trace of the wars of religion. In 1636, boatmen of Manor house, Hailles and Thennes set fire to part of the provisioning of the Spanish and thus contribute to the resumption of Corbie. The Roturier S have all the grounds which are not to the chaplains and to the laic lords, Thierry, lords of Dours, but must pay the Dîme S with the priest, the drudgery S and Champar S with the lords. As of 1694, it is made mention with the files of a laic clerk (teacher).

Manor house have to suffer from the invasion of 1815. In 1870 the village was occupied by German artillery the battle day before of Villers-Bretonneux. The village was on the frontline during the Great War.

Personalities related to the commune

General baron d' Arlincourt who was mayor of Manor house.

See too

Common of the Sum

External bonds

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

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