The Cop-on-Sarthe

Geography

Localization of the commune

The Ville is located at the west of Alençon. Many a careers of Granite was exploited during several centuries until about 1980, to build the agglomeration alençonnaise. There remains today only of the water levels instead of the careers.

Principal districts : Boissière, the Borough, the Flower stand, the Bored Bridge, the Green Village.
Localities and variations : Bigotière, the Brushes, Châtillon, Cusselière, the Dragees, the Pond, the Madness, Galochère, Guépinière, Watch for them, Hardronnière, Hertré, large Hertré, small Hertré, the Snap rings, the Pond with Rouland, Montperthuis, the Park Labbé, Fine sands, the Valleys, Vaucelles, Verveine.
Common bordering : Alençon, Damigny, Héloup, Lonrai, Mieuxcé, Pacé, Saint-Germain-of-Corbéis the.

Climate

The Climat with Cop-on-Sarthese locates between the oceanic Climat of the Brittany and the oceanic climate range of the Paris basin. The average temperatures spread out between 2°C and 5°C in winter and 15°C and 25°C in summer. The annual Précipitations are about 700 mm on average. The most rainy months go from September to January.

Hydrography

The commune of the Cop-on-Sarthe owes mainly its name with the river which crosses it: the Sarthe.

the valley of the Sarthe is concerned with the floods due to believed of the river. The floodplains gather the inconstructibles grounds as well as the grounds to be preserved of any new urbanization. These zones are indexed within the framework of the Prevention plan of the Risks of Floods of the department of the Flowering ash.

Communications

the Trunk road 12 crosses the Cop-on-Sarthe of Is in Western. This road connects Paris to Brest.

the commune of the Cop-on-Sarthe is served by the network of bus Alto. This network belongs to the Urban transport of the Urban community of Alençon.

History

The origin of the name " Condé" would come from the following words:

condat : Celtic word which means " Confluent " ,
condasatio aquarum : Latin words which mean " meeting of the eaux".

Indeed, on order of Jules César in 50 av. J-C, the Romans built roads. One of them coming from Chartres crossed the the Sarthe to the Gué of the mill of Cop. Moreover, the ford of the mill of Cop is located at the confluence of the Sarthe and Randumière.

Gastronomy

Birth of the Camembert cheese Rustic the in the commune of the Cop-on-Sarthe. It is about a cheese of category “soft paste with flowered crust”.

Economy

Employment

unemployment rate in the Cop-on-Sarthe east of 7,7%, it is lower than that of the national average which is of 12,9%.

The credits account for 49,8% of the population, the provided education for young people 27,8%, and the reprocessed people account for 7,3% of the condéens. The credits are divided into various branches of industry: 34,6% of employees, 26,1% of intermediate occupations and 22,9% of workmen. The farmers account for only 1,2% of the credits.

the principal branches of industry established on the commune are the following: trade 43,1%, services with the companies 18,3%, services with the private individuals 12,8% for a full number of 109 establishments.

Incomes

the average revenues by household in the Cop-on-Sarthe are of 17.447€/year. the national average is of 15.027€/year.

Administration

Urban community

The Cop-on-Sarthe belongs to the 19 communes of the Urban community of Alençon. The urban community of Alençon is smallest of France in term of population: 49.957 inhabitants (in 1999). Its surface is of 181,84 km ² for a density of 274,73 hab. /km ². (See also Urban community).

Elections

The voters condéens vote regularly on the left.

As example, at the time of the second turn of the presidential election of 2007, Ségolène Royal (PS) obtains 54,3% of the votes cast against 45,7% of the votes for Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP).

Moreover, at the time of the second turn of legislative of 2007, Joaquim Pueyo (DVG) obtains 63,15% of the votes compared with 36,85% for Yves Deniaud (UMP). Yves Deniaud who will be elected in the First district of the Flowering ash.

At the time of the referendum of May 29th, 2005 on the constitutional treaty for Europe, “not” carries it in the Cop-on-Sarthe with 52,49% of the votes compared with 47,51% of “yes”. The abstention being from 24,69%. (national Results: “not” to 54,67%, “yes” with 45,33%, abstention with 30,63%).

List mayors of 1790 with today

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Demography

Population

the population of the Cop-on-Sarthe is made up of 47,4% men and 52,6% women. (National average: 48,6% men, 51,4% women). the majority of the households is made up of 2 people, accounting for 32,7% of the households condéens.

the population is mainly owner (67,7%) against 31% tenants. The residences are mainly houses (94,7%), the national average being of 56,8%.

the population pyramid is the following one + (national) :

0 - 19 years: 27,7% (24,6%)
20 - 39 years: 25,2% (28,1%)
40 - 59 years: 29,3% (26%)
60 - 74 years: 10,1% (13,6%)
75 years and more: 7,7% (7,7%)

Demographic trends of 1790 with today

Between 1990 and 1999, the variation of the population of +282 inhabitants, is translated by a natural balance of + 65 inhabitants and a migratory balance of +221 inhabitants. The average annual rate of the variation of the population is of +1,4% for this same period.

Practical life

August 1st

Education

Public school of levels maternal and primary.

Association Sport and Leisures

sporting sections:

Badminton, Basketball, Football, Judo, Excursion, Tennis, Table tennis, Shooting with the arc.

the music school:

Accordion, adult Choral society, Flute S, Guitar S, Piano and Keyboards, Musical theory.

Places and monuments

The church Martin Saint

Architecture

August 1st

the bells

Inscriptions engraved on the bells of the church Holy Martin of the Cop-on-Sarthe:

Small Bell:

Bell of catechisms named Marie Joséphine by the little boys and the little girls of the first communion 1872 bénite by Mgr Rousselet bishop of Séez assisted by Mr. Pierre Isidore Hardy cleaned

Intermediate Bell:

Face 1 Data by Mr. Adolphe Fould in the name of his/her children Achilles and Etienne Named Marthe Etiennette by Mr. Etienne Gaston and Miss Marthe Colette Antoinette Berthe Fould

Face 2 Bénite by Mgr Rousselet Bishop of Séez assisted by Pierre Isidore Hardy cleaned 1872

Large Bell:

I was named Anne Charlotte by Mr. Charles Achille Fould and Mrs. Anne Clémentine Rattier marries of Mr. Charles… I weigh. Kil Crapelet owners of the field of Vervains and benefactors of this parish bénite in 1866 by Mgr Rousselet bishop of Séez Roman count and Officer of the Legion of Honor M has Lecomte being cleaned MISTERS Rattier Maire Garnier associates Guillard Ruel Bourdon Adde and Goujon marguilliers

Old granite careers

Localization of old the careers of Granite in the Cop-on-Sarthe:

this
Bridge-Bored the
Galochère
the career of Hertré
the Snap fastener
the Flower stand
the Pond with Rouland
Time Lost
the Great career of Beauséjour
the Old career with Mr. Pierre

Dairy and " Rustique"

celebrates It Camembert " Rustic the " its existence must with the dairy of the Cop-on-Sarthe. After the First World War, Jules Mallet begins the activity from the dairy " EMA" ( E tablissements dairy M allet Condé, close has lençon) which had as a slogan: EMMA, the butter which you will like . Fifty years after, this dairy will become the " Hutin" cheese dairy; following the renewal of activity by the Hutin Family. Later, it will be called " Lutin" cheese dairy;.

on March 17th, 1992, following the explosion of electric neon in a workshop, a fire devastator will cause the closing of the cheese dairy. The company will be reimplanted in a common neighbor, the commune of Pacé. The " Lutin" cheese dairy; will become " IDEVAL" company; , then " Cheese dairy Rich Mounts " (Group Sodiaal). Today, the Camembert cheese " Rustic the " there is always manufactured following the example cheeses sold under the mark " Rich Mounts ".

The mill

August 1st

The town hall

August 1st

Rooms of activities

the room Fould

More commonly called " Rooms of the fêtes" , this room is reserved today for the events of the municipal council (elections, various meetings…)

the versatile room

As its name indicates it, this room makes it possible to organize and gather multiple demonstrations. Possibility of reservation on a purely basis deprived for the inhabitants of the commune.

the room of Quartz

Last room of activities in date, it only gathers with it: a sports hall, the music school, a room of various activities (possibility of reservation also) and a room usable by the young people of the commune or various sports associations and cultural.

The war memorials the and the martyrdoms

All these monuments were carved in the Granite extracts from the careers of the commune.

Galochère

Monument also called the “Monument of shot”. June 22nd, 1944, four young men were carried out by the Germans in this isolated career. These four resistant belonged to the maquis of Trun. A few days later, on June 30th, they are fifteen resistant maquis of Courcerault and Mortagne-with-Pole which will be shot at the same place.

Today, a granite stele commemorative of the Cop-on-Sarthe is in the middle of this old career, pointing out the names of each one of shot. Each execution post is recalled by five balusters carved in the granite. The pit where the bodies were is surrounded by edges and is regularly flowered.

the Borough

August 1st

Personalities related to the commune

The Happy Abbot Martin Loublier

The parish of the Cop-on-Sarthe is honoured to have a former holy priest Martyr.

the Bienheureux Martin François Alexis Loublier was born and baptized in the old parish of O (Mortrée - Orne) on October 17th, 1733. Priest of Cop on the Sarthe of 1766 with 1792. First mayor to be elected in the Cop-on-Sarthe enters on February 7th, 1790 and on January 16th, 1791. He refused the constitutional oath and gave the keys of his load on June 25th 1792. Decree on August 31st 1792, imprisoned with the seminar of Saint-Firmin to Paris, it was judged there arbitrarily before being thrown by a window on September 3rd 1792 at the time of the general massacre of the priests locked up with Saint-Firmin ( to see Massacres of September ). It was Béatifié by the Pope Pie XI on October 17th, 1926.

Its name remains now attached to the Cop-on-Sarthe: it was given to the main street of the allotment located close to the “Room of the Quartz”.

The Fould family

Certain descendants of Achille Fould marked the history of the commune of the Cop-on-Sarthe.

Armand Achille Fould

Armand Achille Fould was born the September 19th 1890 in the Cop-on-Sarthe. Back grandson of Achilles Fould and wire of Charles Armand Achille Fould, he is mayor of the Cop-on-Sarthe between 1920 and 1927.

Jacques Fould

Jacques Fould was born the March 20th 1892 with Saint-Julien-Beychevelle (33). Back grandson of Achilles Fould and wire of Charles Armand Achille Fould, it takes the succession of his brother to the town hall of the Cop-on-Sarthe between 1927 and 1953.

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