Saint-Fargeau

Saint-Fargeau is a common French, located in the department of the Yonne and the area Burgundy.

Its inhabitants is Fargeaulais (E) S.

  • Absorbs in 1972, Lavau , Ronchères , Saint-Martin-of-Fields , Seven-Bottoms , Mézilles ; yield in 1976, Lavau, Saint-Martin-of-Fields, Mézilles; yield in 1998, Ronchères.

Geography

History

First mention of Sanctus Ferreolum at the 4th century, but of work exhumed some Gallo-Roman jewels around the current church. Towards 600 one finds name: Ferrolas, then in 683: Sanctus Ferreolus.

Before the year Millet the bishop of Auxerre Héribert (or Herbert), half-brother of Hugues Capet (king de France), has an appointment of hunting there strengthened. With died of Héribert, Saint-Fargeau becomes a place described as hostile with évêché of Auxerre before passing in the house of Toucy which becomes thus lords of Puisaye.

The count of Bar marries in 1250 the heiress of Toucy and Saint-Fargeau sees itself equipping with his current church. The Guerre One hundred Year old will devastate the region and a captain of English war based with Malicorne, will plunder the city. In 1411 the castle of Saint-Fargeau is taken thanks to pieces of ordnance which succeeded in creating a breach in its ramparts. In 1420, new victorious attack of English. Saint-Fargeau will see twice passing Jeanne d' Arc, discreetly with the outward journey towards Chinon, then in large pump with the return, the head of the royal army.

Jacques Cœur buys Saint-Fargeau in 1450 then is dispossessed by it with the profit of the judge who condemns it. This character: Antoine de Chabannes will reorganize the castle and the city until his death in 1488 (and many politico-legal troubles with a return of property of the castle to the heirs to Jacques Cœur). In 1515, the heiress of Chabannes marries Rene of Anjou and Saint-Fargeau passes in the royal family and will remain there until the large Miss, cousin of Louis XIV. The sling opposing the two cousins, the large Miss will be exiled in 1652 in Saint-Fargeau and there will make carry out great work by Vau and the castle will take to it quasi totality of its current aspect. In the passing Saint-Fargeau will become a Duchy-Peerage. After the death of the large Miss, several sales make pass the field to the Furrier of which most known: Michel, will become during the revolutionary upheaval deputy then " mountain " and to vote the death of the king. He will be assassinated the day before execution of Louis XVI. Its heirs will make build a wing with the castle and the large residence will pass from generation to generation until Ormesson which will be seen constrained to resell the castle (this will give place to the writing, by Jean d' Ormesson, of the famous novel: With the pleasure of God ).

Today the castle is in rehabilitation after rescue.

Administration

Demography

Economy

Several industries of intermediate size maintain an economic activity flowering within the commune.

Culture

  • Castle of Saint-Fargeau dating from the 10th century and rebuilt with XV E and 17th centuries including/understanding a vault with family vault the Furrier.
  • parochial Church. Vault of the cemetery offering a mural representation of the Known as of three dead and the three sharp ones: three young gentlemen are challenged in a cemetery by three died, which point out to them the brevity of the life and the importance of the hello of their heart.
  • Museum-firm of the castle of the 19th century.
  • Old convent of the augustins (current town hall).
  • Castle of Dannery with Septfonds.
  • Museum of the Reproduction and the Sound.
  • Lake tank of the Bumblebee.
  • Son et lumi2ere display in summer.
  • House of Puisaye.

Twinnings

, to see the site of Hermeskeil

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Jean d' Ormesson, the academician

See too

  • Common of Yonne

External bonds

  • Tourist office St-Fargeau
  • Castle of St-Fargeau
  • Arts, Leisures, Culture and Tourism with Saint-Fargeau and in Puisaye-Forterre

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