Simiane-Collongue

Simiane-Collongue (in Occitan Of Provence Simiana-Caulònga according to the traditional standard or Simiano-Cóulongo according to the Standard mistralienne) is a common French, located in the department of the Rhone delta and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure. Its inhabitants is called Simianais.

Geography

History

Under prehistory: The plain Bordering on Gardanne being a large marsh, tribes nourishing gathering and of hunting lived in the neighborhoods of the Rammer of the King. In particular the collar co. Anne which one finds traces of 5000 year old dwellings before JC.

Little before the year Thousand (920) the unit area is prone to the plundering of Buckwheats, of the close villages as Bouc Bel Air (in the past Albertas) obtain a castle as a protection. It is certainly in this context that churches of Venel (District of the Brothers) and Collongue were born.

The population starts to go down in the plains (Transformation of the marshes into Cultures of the 975).

At that time there existed already a network of circulation, along ancient ways one generally found churches (Road of Seat, between the Rammer of Roy and the collar St Anne, district German St).

The population will live around these religious poles of the product of their farm.

Between 1430 and 1685, the properties of Venel and Collongue come to change owners in a ceaseless way (tale of Provence, with a Marseilles banker while passing by Roy Rene), after the fastening of Provence in 1481 in France, it there have not less than six changes of owners. The latest to date (1684), then forms part of an big family of lords combined at the large Provençales houses of the time: The count Jean of Simiane. Besides its family gave also her name to the commune of Simiane-the-Rotunda.

It is known that at this period, the village counts nearly 600 inhabitants, the plague of 1720 did not save the village. More than two hundred people perished. Nevertheless as of this time the commune became increasingly inhabited.

Shortly after the revolution and the appearance of the communes, the village will be attached to the canton of Gardanne. In 1791 the commune is called Collongue and this until in 1814 or it changes in favor of Simiane. 1919 will have to be waited until to obtain the final name of Simiane-Collongue

Administration

source provided by http://simiane.avec.vous.free.fr

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Rhone delta

External bonds

Simiane-Collongue on the site of the national geographical Institute
Simiane-Collongue on the site of INSEE
Simiane-Collongue on the site of Quid
Localization of Simiane-Collongue on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Simiane-Collongue on Mapquest
Site of the City council man of Simiane with You

Blog of the City council man Mr. Bruno GERARA

Site of association '' Simiane-Collongue Today for tomorrow ''

Site of the collective simiane with you

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