Saulieu

Saulieu is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Or and the area Burgundy. Capital of the Morvan, commune of the Regional natural park of Morvan, located at the south-east of Paris on the road RN6. Its inhabitants are called the sedelocians .

History

This borough morvandiau existed as of the Gallo-Roman time, under the name of Sidolocus (or Sedelocus ), as attest of them engraved steles and tombs found on the hills which dominate the current commune.

Heraldic

Blasonnement of the traditional weapons of the town of Saulieu:

“ Of mouths to the money sword furnished with gold, accompanied by three flowers of lily by same, one as a chief, with detre and with sinistral. ”

Malta-Brown, in illustrated France (1882) as for him proposes:
“Of mouths, with a sword of money posed out of stake, the guard of gold,” and for currency: “HIS ARMIS. HÆ ARMED UENTUR. ”
(thus without flowers of lily.)

Administration

Demography

Monuments and museum

Basilica Saint-Andoche, church of Romance style built towards 1130 - 1140.
Tomb of Holy Andoche. Évangéliaire known as of Charlemagne.
Cemetery municipal (Saint-Saturnin church, Gallo-Roman tombs)
regional Museum François Pompom.
Cemetery St Saturnin, falls from the famous cook Bernard Loiseau

Twinning

, to see

Personalities

Charlotte Baut, stimulating TV
Patrick Bertron, cook
Alexandre Dumaine, cook
Bernard Loiseau, cook
Myriam Motteau, world champion of climbing
François Pompom, sculptor
Marcel Roclore, doctor and politician
Claude Courtépée, historian
Edme of Saulieu, abbot of Clairvaux to XVIème century

See too

Common of Coast-in Or

External bonds

Site on Saulieu
Site on Saulieu
Saulieu on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saulieu on the site of INSEE
Saulieu on the site of Quid
Localization of Saulieu on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saulieu on Mapquest

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