Sorbs (the Loire)

See also the page of homonymy Sorb

Sorbiers is a common French, located in the department of the the Loire and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Its inhabitants is called Sorbérans

History

The first known writings relative to Sorbiers go back to 984. " The ecclesia of Sorber" (church of Sorb) is mentioned among the possessions of the Église of Lyon. At the end of the 18th century, Sorbiers becomes " village and parish in Drill, attached to archiprétré of Saint-étienne". Before the Revolution, the Paroisse of Our-Lady-of-Sorbs depended on Saint-Romain-in-Jarez with Cellieu, Chagnon, Fontanès and Saint-Christo-in-Jarez.

In 1789, the constituent Assembly issues the creation of the municipalities. The Napoleonean reforms, mining industrial developments and the inevitable inherent transfers of population, appreciably modify administrative contours and the importance of the villages of the area. Héand saint, attached before to Fouillouse with Saint-Priest-In-Jarez, Turn-in-Jarez and Villars, becomes chief town of canton.

In 1872, Sorbs, Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds and Turn-in-Jarez yield part of their territory to the new commune of Talaudière.

The origin of the name of the commune is allotted to the presence on the territory of the Cormier or sorb, shrubs which produce a fruit which one extracted formerly a kind of cider. Until the middle of the 19th century, the name of the commune will be written without its " s" final. Two orthographies appear in the same marriage certificate towards 1860. An ornament added to the name is undoubtedly at the origin of its modification. The death certificate of the mayor of the commune, Claudius Remilleux, in 1908, reveals by three times the name Sorbiers and " officialize" its modern Orthography.

Administration

Demography

Economy

Sorbs was initially an agricultural village .

The manufacture of the Chaux gives its name to the locality " Choltière" where one found the furnaces. This industry still existed at the 18th century in other points of the commune.

If the unwinding of the Silk and especially the nail factory also constituted of the important poles of activities, the rise of Sorbs starts truly with the exploitation of the coal at the 19th century. In five years, the population increases of more than one quarter with the arrival of the minors and their families.

In 1872, the territory of Sorbs decreases with the creation of Talaudière and the closing of the Houillère S in 1968

Localities

The Bench

Hamlet disappeared, located in edge of the Onzon towards 1466. Its name came from a white stone

Boiron

Mentioned since 1454, this name indicated small a Bois of round form

Chambeyronnière

Hamlet known as of 1371

Chana

Village at the XVIIIe century, Chana is announced in 1370 (Chanas de Sorbers). Place where many chestnuts pushed

Lime

Two possible origins: the presence towards the end of the XVIIIe century, many lime kilns, and usual use of lime to remove the grain from its parasites

Choltière

Name mentioned since 1388: Locus de Cholotiera. The origin is allotted by it to the Chol family and the lime kilns which functioned on this site

The Depression

This place, listed in 1388 (Flachia), indicates a cavity of the ground retaining water

Fern

Locus of Felgeri in 1391, become successively Falgeri (1466), Feugery (1537), Faugière (1553), then the Fern at the XVIIIe century. Name coming from the ferns which pushed with profusion in this place

Langonand

Meaning " territoire" étymologiquement, this locality draws its name from that of the river which crosses it, quoted in 1455 (Langonant)

Onzon

Mentioned since 1274, the brook was called successively Alson, Alzone, Alzon, Alzonanten, Aulzon, Aulzone, Auzon, Dozon, Donzon, Doulzon, Olzone, Dalzon, Donson, Dallyon, Dalhyon, Datzon, of Ozon, Ozon. Of Gallic origin, this name means " rivière" !

Sapey

Mentioned as of 1392, indicated the proximity of a Forêt of Sapins

Vaure

One of the oldest localities of the commune (1344), of which the name, of Gallic origin means " ground in friche"

Personalities related to the commune

Pierre-hilaire Giraud (idol of the liked village of all the girls of whole people)

Twinning

See too

Common of the Loire

External bonds

Official site of the town hall of Sorbs

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

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