Brionne
Encyclopedia
Brionne is a commune
in the Eure
department in Haute-Normandie
in northern France
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, built in the 11th century was one of the rare Norman
squareshaped defensive keeps, reminding of British architecture. It was destroyed in the 18th century.
The church Saint-Martin has a tower with romanesque and gothic elements. The ground floor of the church is romanesque and the first floor gothic. The door was made in 18th Century. The high altar was designed 1694 by Guillaume de la Tremblaye for the Chapel of the Bec Abbey
.
The cemetery church Saint-Denis was used for religious purposes until 1790. Its cemetery was used until 1860, but does not exist anymore. The church was damaged by bombs in WWII (1944) and later partially restored. It serves as a gymnasium today.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Population
Sights
The keepKeep
A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the...
, built in the 11th century was one of the rare Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
squareshaped defensive keeps, reminding of British architecture. It was destroyed in the 18th century.
The church Saint-Martin has a tower with romanesque and gothic elements. The ground floor of the church is romanesque and the first floor gothic. The door was made in 18th Century. The high altar was designed 1694 by Guillaume de la Tremblaye for the Chapel of the Bec Abbey
Bec Abbey
Bec Abbey in Le Bec Hellouin, Normandy, France, once the most influential abbey in the Anglo-Norman kingdom of the twelfth century, is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure département, in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay.Like all abbeys, Bec maintained annals...
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The cemetery church Saint-Denis was used for religious purposes until 1790. Its cemetery was used until 1860, but does not exist anymore. The church was damaged by bombs in WWII (1944) and later partially restored. It serves as a gymnasium today.
External links
- Official site) (French)
- Blog about Brionne (French)