Stamps

Étampes is a common French, located in the department of the the Essonne and the area Île-de-France, with the terminus of the C6 branch of the RER C (2 stations: Stamps and St-Martin-in Étampes).

Geography

This chief town of district of the south of the Essonne is to approximately 49 km in the south of Paris (against 60 in the north of Orleans), Étampes is accessible by the NR 20, RN 191 and in the vicinity are the accesses to the A10 (in the west) and to the A6 (in the east).

The city is crossed by the Juine. It is located at the level of the confluence between this one and the Chalouette.

The city is served by two stations of the RER C: Stamps and Saint Martin's day d' Étampes, with 45 min of Paris-Austerlitz and a train all fifteen minutes in rush hour, 53 min and a train every half-hour the remainder of time. Certain non-stop trains (FOR THE THIRD TIME Center) also connect Paris into 30 min to the rush hours.

History

Stamps was the capital of the Comté of Stamps.

The Middle Ages

December 25th 604, the army of the king of Neustrie Clotaire II, ordered by the Mayor of the palate Landry, is beaten by that of Thierry II and of Théodebert II, this battle is called “Battle of Stamps”.

First mention of Stamps in time that place-strong goes back to a currency of king Raoul, towards 930.

First Capétiens liked to reside at it. Robert the Piles made there build in the enclosure of the fortified town a palate (with the site of block of houses which separates today Notre-Dame from Saint-Basile). This fortified town was used later as prison with Ingeburge of Denmark (1200-1202), repudiated woman of Philippe Auguste. Stamps often changed lords, thus Philippe Beautiful the made of it gift with his/her brother Louis d' Evreux.

Of XVIe century to the French revolution

François 1st installed there his favorite Anne de Pisseleu, whose husband had been creates " duke of Étampes". One shows there still today the house of Anne de Pisseleu. Henri II gave the city to Diane of Poitiers. The family of Vendôme accepted Étampes in heritage of Gabrielle d' Estrées. In 1514, the city receives from the king the authorization to elect a municipal council and to make build a “common house”.

Wars of religion

For the defense of Paris, the lieutenant general royal, Antoine of Bourbon organizes requisitions of grain in the neighborhoods and installs a garrison, in April - May 1562. These requisitions are added to a bad harvest and a Peste (October 1562). But the city is abandoned of its garrison and catch by the prince de Condé on November 13rd. The Protestants occupy the city and make many degradations there (in particular in the churches). The demolished of Dreux makes it possible the duke of Own way to go to put the seat in front of Orleans, and the Protestant garrison of Stamps, which is on its road, gives up the city on January 2nd, before its arrival.

In 1567, in spite of the organization of a middle-class militia, the count de Montgomery carries the town of attack (October 17th); the convent of the Cordeliers is burnt. There still, the Protestant garrison gives up the city on November 16th, after a defeat with Saint-Denis. In 1569, the area is again devastated by the fired mercenaries who turn over in Germany after the Bataille of Moncontour.

In 1587, the city constitutes a catholic league, which adopts the Holy-League on August 19th, 1588. The city receives a ligueuse garrison, is taken very quickly by both Henri (Henri III and Henri de Navarre), on June 23rd, 1589. The city is plundered during three days, but the chiefs of the army prohibit violences with the inhabitants (in spite of this prohibition, some women were Viol ées).

October 20th of the same year, the Members of a league put the seat in front of Étampes, and penetrate the 23 there. Several catholic magistrates are massacred. As of on November 5th, Henri IV takes again the city without combat, the governor Ligueur, the count de Clermont-Lodève being abandoned of the middle-class men of the city.

XVIIe century

During the Sling, Turenne beats a critical, private army of its chief Condé, on May 4th, 1652.

The royal army makes then the seat of the city.

Mayors

List mayors and aldermen of 1510 with 1789

October 1510 at September 1512, Pierre Delamarre, Robert Chassecuillier, Jean Mahon the elder one, Jean Boutevillain, aldermen
1512 - 1514, Guillaume Texier, Letran Morin, Jean Bodin, Jean Guillotin, aldermen
1518, Jean of the Villette, mayor
1523, Jean of the Villette, mayor
1539, Jean Guettard, mayor
1551, Jean Chandoux
1555, Ferry Alleaume, mayor, Giraut, Hacte, Hoots and Simon Delalucazière, aldermen
1558, Philippe Cormereau, mayor
1562, Jean Chandoux, mayor, Pierre de Billes, Nicolas Mahon, Jean Hoots, Cantien Dallier, aldermen, then Pierre Forest, Pierre Delalucazière, aldermen
1567, Claude Paulmier, mayor
1573, Simon Delorme, mayor
1575, Jean Houy, mayor
1583, Etienne Poignard, mayor
1587, Guillaume Vincent, mayor
1591, Thomas Guettard, mayor
1595, Claude Hamoys, mayor
1600, Pierre Poinvillé, mayor
1606, Jean Harrowing, mayor
1608, Louis Levassor, mayor, Pierre Legendre, Philippe Thibault, Jehan Guyot, Jacques Desanges, aldermen
1613, Jean Hardy, mayor
1619, Pierre Legendre, mayor, Jean Aleaume, Michel Gilles, aldermen
1623, Simon Chauvinistic, mayor
1627, Leon Laurault, mayor, Lambert Lambert, alderman
1632, Pierre Baron, mayor, Robert Priest, Pierre Legendre, aldermen
1634, Jean Cuisenier, mayor
1636, Michel Plumet, mayor
1637, Pierre Guyot, mayor
1641, Gédéon Duplessis, mayor, Guyard, Cartwright, aldermen
1645, Jacques Bumblebee, mayor, Louis Septier, Godin, Levassor, aldermen, then Estienne Rivet and Jacques Laumosnier, aldermen
1648, Jacques Levassor, mayor, Nicolas Mainfroy, Anthoine Banier, aldermen, then Estienne Ryvet and Piere Laumosnier, aldermen
1651, Pierre Baron, mayor, Estienne Ryvet and Pierre Hochereau, aldermen
1653, Gabriel de Bry, mayor, Thibault Martin de Souplainville, Claude Levassor, Jacques Levassor, Louis Charon, aldermen
1658, François César Prouvensal, mayor, Jacques Vincent, Pierre Plisson, Gédéon Percheron, aldermen
1660, François César Prouvensal, mayor, Jacques Vincent, Gédéon Percheron, aldermen
1662, Thomas Migault, mayor, Jean Russet-red, No5el Jolly, aldermen
1664, Jean Alleaume, mayor, Solomon Lesage, Pierre Plisson, aldermen, then Jacques Duris, Anthoine Thibault, aldermen, then Jean Red-headed, alderman
1666, Jean Alhaume, mayor, Nicolas Baudry, Piere Croisard, Anthoine Thibault, aldermen
1667 , Rene Hemard, mayor, Nicolas Baudry and Duris, aldermen, then Pierre Legendre and Pierre Laumosnier, aldermen
1670, Sebastien Bredet, mayor, Guillaume Dessauges, alderman, then Percheron, Hochereau and Julien Guyot, aldermen
1676, Sebastien Bredet, mayor, Julien Guyot, alderman
1687, Gabriel Debry and Leon David, aldermen
1690, François Rene Prouvensal and Clément Rivet, aldermen
1693, Jean-Jacques Manet and Gabriel Pichonnat, mayors perpetual, Mathieu Michau, Solomon Lesage, aldermen
1699, Pichonnat, mayor, Guyot, Clozier, aldermen
1708, Jean-Jacques Manet and Gabriel Pichonnat, mayors perpetual, Charles Boromée Gislay, François Desenois, aldermen
1713, Jean-Jacques Manet and Gabriel Pichonnat, mayors perpetual, Antoine Martin, Charles Levassor, Nicolas Plisson, aldermen
1720, Gabriel Pichonnat, mayor, Antoine Martin, 1st alderman, Jean Russet-red of Inville, alderman, then Isaac de Gitonville and Jacques Lamy, aldermen
1722, Gabriel Pichonnat, mayor, Antoine Martin, Isaac Laumonier de Gitonville, aldermen, then Jacques Lamy and Marc Antoine Sergent, aldermen, then Pierre Jabineau, Antoine Hochereau, Pierre Doches, Jean Charles Clozier, aldermen
1723, Marine Louis Leroy de Gomberville, mayor, Marce Antoine sergeant, alderman, then Antoine Parizot, Laurent François Lepetit, aldermen
1727, Laurent François the Small one, mayor, Antoine Parizeau and Edme Fessoup, aldermen, then Pierre Jabineau the young person, alderman
1735, Marine Louis Leroy de Gomberville, mayor, Claude Louis Chrestien, Hochereau and Jean François Voizot, aldermen, then Louis Briet, alderman, then Desmoyer, Pichonnat and Petit, advisers of city, then Louis-François Voizot, alderman
1738, Marine Louis Leroy de Gomberville, mayor, Louis Briet, Louis Hochereau, Jacques François Voizot, aldermen
1747, Marine Louis Leroy de Gomberville, mayor, Jacques François Voizot, alderman
1750, Marine Louis Leroy de Gomberville, mayor, Antoine Pineau, Louis François Loizot, aldermen
1753, Martin d' Aumont, mayor, Louis Hochereau and Philippe Delisle, aldermen
1755, Claude Bernard Anquetin of the Vault, mayor, François Closier and Alexis Leloup, aldermen, then Philippe Delisle, alderman, then Charles Alexandre Sergent, alderman
1759, Louis Claude Hochereau, mayor, Charles Baron and Charles Alexandre Sergent, aldermen, then Jean Baptist Sergeant, alderman
1763, Louis Claude Hochereau, mayor, Jean Marc Sergeant, alderman
1766, Louis Claude Hochereau, mayor, Jean Marc Sergeant and Pierre Antoine Chazottier, aldermen, then Jacques Denuzière and Pierre Guettard, aldermen
1769, Jean Marc Sergeant, Philippe Chick and Jacques Hochereau, mayors by interim
1772, Claude Bernard Anquetin of the Vault, mayor, Jean-Marc Sergeant and François Venard, aldermen
1774, Jean-Marc Sergeant, mayor, François Venard and Charles Alexis Baron, aldermen, then Jacques Hochereau, alderman
1776, Jacques Hochereau of the Strikes and the Brooms, mayor, François Venard and Charles Antoine Baron, aldermen, then Jean-Nicolas Demolière and Nicolas Antoine Baron, aldermen
1786, Jacques Hochereau of the Strikes and the Brooms, mayor, Small Ducoudray and Voizot, aldermen
1787, Jacques Picart de Noir Épinay and of Walk, mayor, Claude Nicolas Baron and Jean-Heme of House-Red, aldermen.

List mayors since 1789

1790, Small Thomas
1791, Jacques Guillaume Simonneau
1792, Armand Clartan
1800, Charles de Bouraine
1808, Joseph de Romanet
1816, Pierre Louis Marie Tulle
1826, Jean-Gilles Boivin-Knight
1831, Jean-Gilles Boivin-Knight
1834, Colonel François-Charles Cresté
1840, Colonel François-Charles Cresté
1843, Colonel François-Charles Cresté
1844, Albin-Nicolas Pommeret of Varennes
1846, Albin-Nicolas Pommeret of Varennes
1847, Louis-Narcisse Venard
July 1848, Albin-Nicolas Pommeret of Varennes
1850, Carpenter-Rousseau
August 1852, François Hippolyte Hake Périer
August 1855, Albin-Nicolas Pommeret of Varennes
August 1860 (decree of July 14th, 1860), Theodore-Alexis Charpentier
July 1865 (decree of August 26th, 1865), Theodore-Alexis Charpentier
September 1869 (decree of September 25th, 1869), Albin-Nicolas Pommeret of Varennes
August 1870, Alphonse-Philippe-Auguste Brunard
April 1871, Alphonse-Philippe-Auguste Brunard
November 1874, Alphonse-Philippe-Auguste Brunard
January 1878, Etienne-Auguste Decolange
January 1879, Dosité Bourdeau
January 1881, Dosité Bourdeau
1882, Theodore-Alexis Charpentier (death on December 2nd 1883)
May 1884, Louis-Martial Hautefeuille (death on January 18th 1886)
February 1886, Louis-Laurent Chenu
May 1888, Louis-Laurent Chenu (death on January 23rd 1890)
March 1890, Emile Lefebvre
May 1892, Edouard Béliard
May 1896, Edouard Béliard
May 1900, Pierre-Jules-Frederic Louis
May 1904, Pierre-Jules-Frederic Louis
May 1908, Pierre-Jules-Frederic Louis
jullet 1911, Charles-Auguste Dujoncquoy
May 1912, Pierre-Louis-Marcel Bouilloux-Lafont
November 1919, Pierre-Louis-Marcel Bouilloux-Lafont
May 1925, Pierre-Louis-Marcel Bouilloux-Lafont
May 1929, Lucien Eugene Camus
May 1935, Dr. Lucien Eugene Camus
1940, Pierre-Ulysses Lejeune (special municipal delegation of Stamps)
May 1941, Pierre-Ulysses Lejeune
August 1944, Louis-Barthelemy Durand (council consisted the French Forces of the interior (FFI) on August 23rd, 1944)
November 1944, Louis-Barthelemy Durand (municipal council named by order of the prefect of November 22nd, 1944)
May 1945, Louis-Barthelemy Durand
October 1947, Louis-Barthelemy Durand
April 1953, Louis-Barthelemy Durand (death on July 25th 1956)
September 1956, Berthe-Suzanne Vayne
March 1959, Berthe-Suzanne Vayne
March 1965, Gabriel Barrier
March 1971, Gabriel Barrier
March 1977, Gerard Lefranc
March 1983, Gerard Lefranc
February 6th 1984 - March 10th, 1984, special Delegation: Middle-class Jacques (president)
1/3/1984, Gerard Lefranc
12/3/1989, Gerard Lefranc
18/6/1995, Franck Marlin
11/3/2001, Franck Marlin

Economy

Stamps knows the destiny of a suburban town, always more close to Paris thanks to the grid system. Principal local industry is the mechanical engineering. There are many efforts of facts, especially financially, so that this city has an aspect less " banlieusard" and more cultural.

Famous characters

Anne de Pisseleu, (1508 - 1580), mistress of François 1st;
Diane of Poitiers, (1499 - 1566, duchess of Stamps starting from 1553;
Basile Fleureau, (1612 - 1668), historian
Jean-Etienne Guettard, (1715 - 1786), scientist, naturalist, doctor of medicine, one of the founders of the manufacture of Sevres;
Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 - 1844), naturalist, founder of the menagerie of the Botanical garden of Paris. It gave its name to a place (decorated its statue in 2005), to an avenue and the principal college of Stamps. A Parisian street, located close to the Botanical garden, also bears its name;
Jacques Guillaume Simonneau (1740 - 1792): the imposing business Simonneau and official ceremonies, after the massacre of this mayor on the market of Stamps, with Paris and in several provincial towns.
Abel Dufresne, (1788 - 1872), writer;
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805 - 1861), wire of Etienne, erudite naturalist, founder Company of acclimatization and Zoological gardens to the wood of Boulogne. Precursor of the modern genetics;
Narcisse Berchère (1819 - 1891), painter and engraver of lithography;
Élias Robert, (1819 - 1874, painter and sculptor;
Felix Giacomotti, (1828 - 1909), painter of Italian origin, Price of Rome in 1854;
Leon Marquis, (1843 - 1905), historian;
Louise Abbéma, (1858 - 1927), painter;
Pink Cherished, Actress, (1824 - 1861), was born there the October 27th 1824;
Anna Cherished, Actress, was born there in 1826;
Philippe and Patricia Legendre-Kvater, painters;
Christian Binet, draftsman (Bidochons, Kador…) ;
Christine Blanchot-Insulated, midwife, journalist;
Brigitte Jacquot, singer.
Olivier Soulliaert, painter (School of Stamps);
Gilbert Border, writer
Gaëtan Ader, painter and engraver (School of Stamps)
Arnaud Gidoin, humorist, actor and TV host

Tourist monuments and places

Turn of Guinette
Town hall

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