Nieul-on-the Autise

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Abbaye Saint-Vincent established in XIe century by canons augustins engaged in the drainage works of the marais.
De Romance character poitevin the unit is remarkable but it was deeply restored at the XIXe century. The gate preserved its initial character but the bell-tower is a recent addition which breaks the Romance character of the église.
Le contiguous cloister is one of the rare Romance cloisters remained intact.
the village shelters also a house of flour-milling in a Water mill restored, which ensures of animations on the work of the Meunier
Neolithic Camp " Durand" field; : ruins of an enclosure of a Neolithic camp having probably sheltered a place of commercial exchanges as well as surrounding populations
Park and castle of Vignaud
House known as " Empire" from its architecture dating from the First Empire.

Personalities related to the commune

The queen Aliénor of Aquitaine would have been born with Nieul-on-the Autise. His/her mother, Aénor de Châtellerault, was buried in the royal abbey Saint-Vincent de Nieul on Autise.

Events

Festival of Flour-milling, weekend of Pentecost every 2 years (traditional festival in the park of Vignaud: school of 1900, African village,…)
" Nieul, village of Lumière" , animations (spectacles of dances, capes and swords, musics, traditional ball) in the borough and the park of Vignaud with illuminations of the streets and monuments like projections of images equipping abbey the Saint-Vincent.

See too

Common of the Vendée

External bonds

Nieul-on-the Autise on the site of the national geographical Institute
Nieul-on-the Autise on the site of INSEE
Nieul-on-the Autise on the site of Quid
Localization of Nieul-on-the Autise on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Nieul-on-the Autise on Mapquest
Internet site on the commune

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