Saint-Estève

Saint-Estève (Sant Esteve del Monestir as a Catalan) is a common French and historically Catalan woman, located in the department of the the Eastern Pyrenees and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants is called the Inhabitants of Saint-Etienne (or Estevencs as a Catalan).

History

the origin of St-Estève is in a Roman Villa named “Acutianum”. This land field thrived and was taken again by the Carolingien S during the 8th century and 9th century. In 995 one finds the village under the name of “Aguzan Villa”.

In 1040 and following the example Rivesaltes which will do it later 300 years, the villagers of St-Estève digs a channel water supply, resulting from the Têt.
In 1149, St-Estève is a Seigneurie as all the others whose first owners are unknown for us.

In the current of the 12th century, the seigniory belonged to the family of Montesquieu (in Vallespir), then with the crown of Aragon of which it was alienated in 1357 to pass then in the hands of various people.

the history of the city to the Moyen-âge escapes to us, it returns to us in 1642 during the seat of Perpignan by Louis XIII, which will establish his General headquarter with St-Estève, more exactly at the smallholding “In Johan Pauques” which will become, of the blow, “Farmhouses Del Rey” (the Catalans will include/understand obviously, but for the others which want to translate, that means: The Farmhouse Of the King.)

Geography

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

the Abbey Saint-Etienne de Saint-Estève

Its Saint-Etienne church is one of the jewels of the Romanesque art Catalan at the 11th century.

St-Estève sheltered very early one of the first Monastère S Carolingien S. One had a hard copy in 843 through a lawsuit having for litigation a freehold of Baho.

Other documents teach us the names from some Abbé S: Héléseu (843), Adalbert (869), Frodald (955), Riculf (991). This Abbaye was an initial possession of the Count Bésalu, but it will pass during the 12th century under the direction of the Abbaye of Lagrasse, then in 1245 under that of Saint Martin's day of Canigou. However the two abbeys were devoted to frequent Guerre S. During the 18th century, it passed in the bosom of the chapter of Elne, but were already almost abandoned. With the French revolution, there remained nothing any more but some monks in this monastery.

The parish church of St-Estève is the old church of the monastery. Of Romance invoice , it has three Nef S and three apses plus a nonprojecting transept. It seems to be built during the 11th century, then modified at the 12th century with the replacement of the frame in Bois by a barrel vault en for the oriental party and cradle broken for the remainder. The vaults of the sides are in half-cradle.

Personalities related to the commune

In 1642, during the head office of Perpignan, Louis XIII establishes his General headquarter with St-Estève, more exactly at the smallholding “In Johan Pauques” (currently “Farmhouse del Rey, street Poquelin”, a statue on the roof points out this stay). Jean Baptiste Poquelin alias Molière also remained there.

Great Appointments

- Employers' Festival of Holy-Dorothée, protective of the gardeners - At the beginning of February -

- Departmental Festival of Easter

- Sant-Jordi - Catalan traditional Festival

- Festival of the Music (June 21st)

- Festival of the Melon in June

- Saint John's day - June 23rd

- Employers' Festival of Saint-Etienne - August 3rd

- Market of Christmas - December

- International festival of the humorous short film Short Médie from May 11th to 13rd 2007 (organized by the realizer Florent Pallares. Site: )

- Springs of Saint-Estève (Fair exposure) - Spring

Inheritance

The St-Etienne abbey

See too

Common of the Eastern Pyrenees

External bonds

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

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