Saint-Andre-of-the-Walk

Geography

Saint André is at the borders of the three provinces: Poitou, Anjou and Brittany. It is this so particular position on what one names then the Steps or Borders which will make an office of Gabelle of it.

History

At the time Gallic, the inhabitants of the mauges were Ambilatres.

Ambilatres (Ambiliati at Jules César) were Celtic people de Gaulle located at the south of Basse-Loire, in the Armorican solid mass (between the current departments of the Vendée, Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire). During the creation of the Roman provinces de Gaulle, their territory is attached (between 16 and 13 before Jesus-Christ) to the civitas of Pictons (capital: Lemonum, current Poitiers), this in thanks with old allies at the time of the conquest of Gaules.

==L' old Name of Saint-André==

Many Celtic traces still announced to last century the seniority of the agglomeration. Menhirs alas! disappeared, whose some toponyms perpetuate only the memory. Doctor Michel Gruet had in 1967 statement in his " Inventory of the Megaliths of France " in collaboration with Joseph Chéné: Raised stone, right stone, the stone badante, stone with the cats, etc…

About the menhir of the bretellière, to see the site Menhir of the bretellière

What one would like to know, it is the denomination which Saint-Andrew carried at that time if moved back. There was with three kilometers Espetvan place planted of coppice, today Saint Macaire in mauges, and to three or four miles Ségora (Stronghold Sauvin - Villeneuve). On the antique sees which led from Poitiers to Nantes, Saint-Andrew was last the stages of pictons before entering to Andecaves or Namnettes, a station border all in all, which already without doubts its Celtic name evoked.

It is known that the Macaire monk was at the 5th century the large apostle of Mauges and that it had many disciples to come to build their hermitage in the immediate radiation of his moutier. It was one of the latter probably which évangélisa our territory and placed it under the patronage of Saint-Andrew.

The first historical mention that we have of our parish finds in a évêché cartulaire of Poitiers, the Large Gauthier: Parochia Sancti Andrœ .There also existed with the Files of Maine and the Loire, series E1123, a last act in August 1259 between Guy de Chemillé and Renauld of the Bar, which acquires first " the pastures wood and close to Gouberte located in the parish of sancti andrœ ". Depending in this time there on the diocese on Poitiers, Saint Andre thereafter formed part, of 1317 to 1648, the diocese of Maillezais, then diocese of the La Rochelle until the Legal settlement. Saint Andre raised of the deanery of SAINT LAURENT on separates, and of archidiaconné of Fontenay the count.

Saint Andre becomes walk

When new geographical and administrative divisions appeared towards the end of the Middle Ages, Saint Andre became then of walk. Because the locality formed part of the common steps of Poitou and Anjou, which was worth to him to be pulled about during several centuries between the laws and habits of two provinces different and delivered to arbitrary from a twisted and expensive jurisprudence. With XVIIe and 18th centuries the false salt makers will pullulate with saint Andre. In Poitou, redimé country of Gabelle, strong was temptation to get for very cheap a brought salt of Brittany by Renaudière, to go to resell it with large benefit with Cholet and especially with Saint Macaire which was of Anjou, country of large Gabelle where salt was extremely expensive. Also the brigade of gabelous establish by the King in their Borough had it extremely to make with Marchetons de Saint Andre, as one called formerly people of the steps.

==Une Brigade of Gabelous with Saint-André.==

It is in first half of the 17th century that was established in Saint-Andrew a brigade of Gabelous charged to take care on the tax of salt until 1764.

- 1669: Captain François Johanneau, archers Jean Profilet, Vincent Gautier, Louis Norlet, Louis Girard.

- 1677: Captain Robert Herlé, Archer Claude Tixier, Employed François Guerin known as " The pierre" from Languedoc, deceased on October 20th, 1691 at 65 years; Christian Edet, of Mortagne, deceased the same year nine days later; Pierre Aubineau killed into 1700 with the Pesseaux Moors.

- 1691: Captain Pierre Masson, Employed Lucien Godaille, died in 1695 to 35 years, Pierre Laumonnier.

- 1693: Captain Mathurin Troussard, Employed Michel Durand and Louis Drillaud, of Parthenay.

- 1698: Captain Jacques de Brière, Employee Rene Gallard.

- 1700: Lieutenant Rene of Masière, Employees Louis Fournereau, Rene Declaret.

- 1702: Employees Louis Brillouet native of the Vendée, and Pierre Richou.

- 1703: Lieutenant Jean Néel de Beauregard, Employees Jean-Baptiste Quiord and Gervais Duveau, Julien Bruneau died in 36 years.

- 1708: Captain Etienne Crestien, Employed Paul Séverac, Charles Caillaud, Rene Blondeau, Jean Lemay.

- 1710: Captain Guillaume-Charles Lepelletier Sieur of Haut-Birard, Employees Mathurin Dugast, Rene Barnabe of Vineau, Claude Poulain, Jacques Biron.

- 1718: Employees Jacques Legrand and Pierre Brillet.

- 1726: Louis Chaillou.

- 1760: Lieutenant Nicolas Norman, Employed the Rene Bonvalet, François Pavy, Julien Gaudinière.

- 1762: Lieutenant Rene Jouanne, Employed Julien Gaudinière, François Chassereul, died in 36 years.

- 1764: Lieutenant Nicolas Lesquevin, Employed Pierre Fortin, Jean Coanon, Gabriel Chauvinistic.

In extreme cases of Saint Andre, Salt-smugglers and Gabelous often had very bloody brawls and even mortals with the locality, and named so well since: the red crossroads.

Sources: Saint-Andrew of Walk - 5 centuries of parochial life. of Louis Tricoire. Alain Gerard: The Vendean ones of the origins at our days, centers Vendean historical research, the Roche-sur-Yon, 2001

" Contribution of the nobility of the country of the mauges for the ransom of the king Jean II after the Battle of Poitiers September 16th, 1356 " Following the treaty of Brétigny on May 8th, 1360, the ransom of Jean II was fixed at 3 million ecus of gold. The chatellenie of Montfaucon and Beaupreau contributed to it according to their means, on October 15th, 1360 was decided raised it of the funds on the country of the mauges, this document mentions the name of the families of the mauges which contributed to it. This document is visible on gallica.bnf.fr in " Historical review of the west - 7th year 100" page;. It would result from the Departmental records of the lower Loire - E220 series in 1891, today, to find it would be another business.

Old administration

Recent administration

Demography

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

The population of St Andre did nothing but grow her last years. Thus the small mini-market of the center-borough was small Timy, then Ecomarché. There are also a bakery, a pharmacy, a doctor and 2 hairdressing salons.

For 3 months, Ecomarché has been closed with the profit of the opening of large Intermarket beside the RN249. There are also McDonalds, a florist, a hairdresser, a steam pressing and a restorer in this retail park.

Places and monuments

the pond and its splendid laundrette (repaired a little more than one year ago).
the Museum of the Shoe
hives of Mary the Bee with its door-open 1 time per annum.

Personalities related to the commune

Paul Clémenceau: mayor of the commune

Augustin Vincent: born with the vault Florent saint on December 21st, 1878, vicar of Saint Andre of 1895 to 1911, it sold his goods and created with 2 parishioners Rene morinière and Victor ripoche a factory of shoes in order to get work so necessary to the good harmony of the parish.
Patrice Thobie: Born in Périgueux in 1964, arrived in 2004, interest for the history of Saint-Andrew. Weapons of azure to the money rafter accompanied by three lions crowned with the of the same standard, two as a chief and one at a peak, borders with currency " Potius Mori Quam Feodari - Sigillum Tobias " , Engineer Main leader of the service Telecommunications, Systems and Networks at the Town of Cholet. Diploma of Higher learning Specialized in Organization of Work and Sociology of the Organizations in Nantes.

See too

Common of Maine-et-Loire

External bonds

Saint-Andre-of-the-Walk on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Andre-of-the-Walk on the site of INSEE
Saint-Andre-of-the-Walk on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Andre-of-the-Walk on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Andre-of-the-Walk on Mapquest

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