Suèvres

Suèvres is a common French, located in the department of Loir-et-Cher and the area Center.

Geography

To 15 km of Blois for Orleans.

History

Origin of the name Sodobria, then Sodo-Brium, then during the ages, Sobrium, Sovrium, Suèvres ( Sodo means “river of Suèvres”, Brium means “bridge”) Sodobrium: bridge on the river of Suèvres or bridge opposite Suèvres

According to the discoveries of bones of giant tortoise, river molluscs, with the site of Suèvres, there was to be, in primitive times, either an immense lake, or a river almost without bank.

Then we find the first traces of the men living on the territory of Suèvres by the study of the caves troglodytes of Balatre (Celtic time).

Then comes the Gallic time, of which we find witnesses in the antiques stones of the Saint-Lubin vault, with inter alia, celebrates it druidic stone.

At that time a rather considerable trade existed, of the ways were necessary and one did not count less than four Gallic ways on the commune, as well as many undergrounds.

Then our city was invaded by the victorious armies of César at the time Gallo-Roman; it is in the church of Saint-Lubin of the 9th century which one finds of the stones carrying of the significant inscriptions which enable us to ensure that the church was built with the site of a Roman temple, dedicated to the Apollon god, divinity of the sources. He was also found the remainders of the vestiges of temples, a mosaic, aqueducts and various objects D the Gallo-Roman time.

Christianity is born about years 550, the city was strengthened at the 7th century and at that time had enclosing walls, towers decorated with narrow loopholes and broad ditches.

At the 9th century, Suèvres was invaded by the Norman ones and was some very ravaged.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Saint Christophe de Suèvres in the center of the village

* Frontage mérovingienne in the west. * Together 12th century, 13th century and 16th century. * Caquetoire of the 16th century.

Saint Lubin de Suèvres. (Private Church)

* Together of pure Romance style of XIIè with bell-tower with pyramidal roof * Southern frontage 16th century, blazing Gothic. * Opened during the exposures of paintings * It shelters in its garden the stone known as " druidique"

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Loir-et-Cher

External bonds

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

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