Saint-March-the-Jaille

Saint-March-the-Jaille is a common French, located in the department of the Loire-Atlantique and the area Pays of the Loire, it belongs to the historical Brittany.

The inhabitants of the commune are called the Saint-Marsiens and Saint-Marsiennes .

Geography

The commune is located in the valley of the Erdre, with 30 meters of average altitude. The borough is bordered of hills alternating the arable lands and the forest.

History

Saint-March-the-Jaille finds the origin of its name of the Celte " Marz" who means " frontière" but which also points out Saint Medard, owner of the parish. Jaille is the name of the lords who have the borough with the 12th siècle.
The commune was called successively " Ground of Mars" , " Saint-Mars" , " Saint-Médard" , then " Olivier" Saint-March-the;. The Breton name of Saint-March-the-Jaille is Sant-Marzh-year-Olivenn besides.
The current name goes back to 1745.

The first castle, a fortress, is built at the 14th century, the neighborhoods of 1334, by Yvon XII of Jaille. It will be held by Mercoeur at the time of the Wars of religion at the time which it is taken by Touchstone , captain of Henri IV, which installs a garrison there. The castle, with the abandonment, will be dismantled in 1618 on order of Richelieu.
In 1774, the new lord, Ferron of Feyronnays , make build with the site of the fortress a new castle which will be devastated at the time Révolution.
The current castle was built of 1838 to 1841.

Blasonnement

Gold to the leopard lioness of mouths accompanied by five shells of azure lines in orle, to the chief of mouths charged with an olive branch of money.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

See with Saint March Jaille his swimming pool Alexandre Braud. It is the first swimming pool which was built in the department of the Loire Atlantique. With its origin the Braud factory which manufactured reaping-machines threshing-machines but which today is not any more in activity.

To also see its cinema. Small room who resists the tidal wave of the multiplexings. It manages to program all films of the moment within an interesting time… See its Internet site: http://cinema.jeannedarc.free.fr/

But also, its Cultural center Paul Guimard. Theater in partnership with the MCLA (house of the Atlantic culture of the Loire). One saw there Anne Roumanoff, Tri Yann, Maxime Leforestier, Arnaud Gidouin…

the castle , of the 19th century, work of Pierre Charles Gaignard. The dependences go back to 1765 and will be restored between 1906 and 1908. The home principal, uninhabited, is demolished of 1912 to 1914. The park date of the 18th century.

The forest of it Saint-March Jaille , famous of the hikers, which shelters, inter alia, the oak with nails to which are lent the propriétées miraculous ones.

Life of the commune

Association Lost Movies An association creates by young people of the commune impassioned of cinema. Their goal is to carry out films and to present them to the public. http://cinepaume.fr

See too

Common of the Loire-Atlantique

External bonds

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

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