Veauche

Veauche is a common French, located in the department of the the Loire, in area the Rhone-Alps. Its inhabitants are the Veauchois .

Geography

History

At the time medieval, the city appears initially under the name of Velchia. It will take its current form only in the middle of the 16th century after the decree of François the 1st imposing use of French as official language on all the territory. One finds the first traces of the commune around the year 1000, in a donation of the church Saint Pierre (which one celebrated the millenium in 1995 symbolically) to the monks Benedictines of Savigny.

The origin of the commune is certainly not foreign either with the existence of a very old transportation route probably of Roman origin or even older energy of Feurs with Saint Rambert.

Administration

|- | align=right| March 2001 || Raymond Chancrin || SE || |- | align=right| 1995-2001 || Alain Pomès || PS || |- | align=right| 1972-1995 || Henri Bayard || SE || |- | colspan=" 4" align=" center" | the former data are not yet connues.SE: without label |}

Demography

Places and monuments

The church of the borough was built at the time préromane, around the year thousand. It seems that it belonged to the Abbey of Ainay (Lyon). But the oldest part of the church is former of one or two centuries, at this date. The prior of Veauche, with the head of some monks thus fulfilled the functions of priest of the parish while having for superior the Abbot of Ainay. In 1379, undoubtedly because of misfortunes of the one hundred year old war, the priory of Veauche is announced as in ruins. He will be removed in 1457 at the same time as that of Chamboeuf, but the Abbot of Ainay will preserve the right to name the priest of Veauche. It should be noted that, until the 18th century, the territory of the parish of Veauche also included/understood Veauchette.

Life and transport

Veauche profits from a station the regional SNCF FOR THE THIRD TIME constituting a center of attraction for the inhabitants of the many communes of the neighborhoods, testing the need to move on the axis Saint-Etienne - Roanne. This axis constitutes a vital bond between the north and the south of the department and takes part in the development of the zones bordering on the large metropolises of the Loire. Certain trains of this regional line are direct until Lyon.

Personalities related to the commune

Roger Rivière lived and married in Veauche.

See too

Common of the Loire

External bonds

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

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