The Soncourt-on-Marne

the Soncourt-on-Marne is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Marne and the area Champagne-Ardenne.

Geography

The village is on left bank of the Marne.

The west and the north of Soncourt are occupied by wooded hills. West runs the brook of the Abbey, forming a small valley surrounded by fields and slopes, the brook crosses the village of west is to throw itself in the Marne. The end of the small valley is occupied by the farm known as of the Abbey.

The southern part of the village opens on the valley of the Marne, in direction of the village of Vraincourt. To the east extend from the meadows crossed by the Marne and the channel of the Marne to the the Saone.

Some isolated dwellings mark out the communal territory: the farm of the Abbey, the farm of the Field of the Barn, Charmont, the Calvès house.

History

Étymologiquement, Soncourt is perhaps of late Roman origin. The name would come from Sigo Curtis , Sigo being the name of a Germain and curtis indicating at the time Roman the farmyard, and extension the agricultural domain.

The history of Soncourt is related to that of the village of Vignory, located at 3 km in north. The dismemberment of the empire of Charlemagne in 843 leads a lord to seize the territory of Vignory where it is made build a strong castle. Until the 18th century, Soncourt will be then a dependence of the seigniory of Vignory.

Since 1050 it is made mention in various files of Secundi Curtis , of Suncort at the time of Philippe Auguste, of Suncurt then Soncor at the time of holy Louis

About 1220, Gauthier Ier, lord of Vignory of 1191 to 1229, offer to the monks of the Valley Cabbages the small valley known as of Richier Lady, on the territory of the current commune of Soncourt on Marne. These monks found there the priory of Lagenevroie, or Genevroye, of the name of the many genévriers who cover the slopes of the hills surrounding the small valley.

The church of Saint-Hilaire, built in extreme cases northern of the village seems to be one of the oldest places of Christian worship of the area. It was used by the villagers of Vignory, Soncourt and Vouécourt. Vignory is the first to be separated some at the 10th century, then it will be Soncourt, which devotes its Saint Martin's day church in 1245.

In 1358, the Lorraine abbot, priory of Lagenevroie, reports in his chronicle that the lord of Bulgnéville besieges then takes the castle of Vignory. With this occasion the village of Soncourt is plundered and set fire to, its pursued and held to ransom inhabitants, the priory and the church were also the prey of the flames.

From the 14th century, the seigniory of Vignory passes successively to several houses, with the liking of alliances and the heritages, and it is set up in county in 1559 pennies of Lenoncourt.

After the National Assembly decided the sale of the ecclesiastical goods, the priory of Genevroye is sold in 1790 and the monks leave the site. Soncourt on Marne became a commune following the law of December 14th, 1789.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Marie Calvès, painter Frenchwoman.

James Marangé, teacher, and general secretary of the Federation of the State education (FEN) of 1966 to 1974.

See too

Common of Haute-Marne

External bonds

the Soncourt-on-Marne on the site of the Community of Communes of the Basin of Bologna Vignory Froncles
the Soncourt-on-Marne on the site of the national geographical Institute
the Soncourt-on-Marne on the site of INSEE
the Soncourt-on-Marne on the site of Quid
Localization of the Soncourt-on-Marne on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on the Soncourt-on-Marne on Mapquest

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