Saint-Jean-of-Beauregard

Saint-Jean-with-Beauregard is a common French, located in the department of the the Essonne and the area Île-de-France.

Its inhabitants is called the Belliregardinois

History

The history of Saint-Jean-of-Beauregard is rich, in spite of the small size of the village.

In 1162, Nantier d' Orsay with the assent of his/her daughter, gives to the abbey of are worth of Cernay, all its ground of Bussière (barn to the monks), with load by the monks to be used two to him muids as corn.

Philippe Auguste confirms the fifth year of his reign (1183), the donation in aumosne made to the priory of Longpont, of a wood portion of Assembles falconis, in the stronghold of the roy, which had been given to him by Béatrice de Pierrefond.

A first castle exists under the name of Montfaucon on grounds having belonged to the monks of the Abbaye of Are worth of Cernay. The parish will become autonomous in XIVe century while separating from that of Saint Wandrille with Marcoussis; it is called from now on Midsummer's Day Baptiste .

François Dupoux, lawyer with the council of the king, becomes lord of the place in 1612. A new castle (the current castle) is then built in the place of the ruins of Montfaucon which faced the old castle of Montlhéry. The new lord of the places requests from Louis XIII the substitution of the name of Montfaucon, disaster re-elected, in Beauregard. The king orders the name change of the place of Saint-Jean-with-Monfaucon in Saint-Jean-with-Beauregard .

François Garnier, rider, go purchaser of the field in 1638. Then, the field passes in the hands of Charles Doullet de Neufville, then of Gabriel de Mehertin of Saint Pierre, then into 1669 of an adviser of the King, Pierre of the Fly.

Hundred years later the castle is sold in Laurent Charron, General Receveur of the Fields and Forêts of the general information of Paris (bapt. 8/16/1678, Orleans, + Paris 1751). Francoise Matagon, her widow, only remains main field. Inhabitant Holy-Avoye street in Paris, it makes his country house of it. She dies in 1768 and her only son, Laurent Charron (bapt. 1706) die in its turn the following year. The castle and field are allocated to the third girl of this last, Francoise-Melanie Charron, wife of Victor-Amédée d' Auberjon, count de Murinais, sergeant, brigadier, knight of Saint-Louis. The park evolves timidly then to the English fashion. The castle is bequeathed in 1866 to Mr. Four Solz de Marolles, then in 1879 the count then duke of Caraman buys the field. The current owners belong to the Caraman family.

Remarkable monuments

the Château is visited as well as the very beautiful Parc sheltering superb a Pigeonnier of 4500 putlog-holes and a Potager of two hectares to the manner of the Potager of the king of Versailles marrying Fleur S and Légume S;
the place offers a panoramic sight on the valley of Sallemouille and the wood which surround Marcoussis: the Beauregard .

Events

In April, the festival of the hardy perennials;
at the time of the days of the inheritance, festival of the craftsmen;
in November, festival of the fruit and vegetables.

Hamlets

Villeziers : school, town hall, old laundrette;
Gâtine;
the Sheep-fold;
the Barn with the Monks: riding school.

External bond

Official site of the field of Saint-Jean-to-Beauregard
Chronic of the Marcoussy old man on St-Jean-to-Beauregard

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