Excideuil
Encyclopedia
Excideuil is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
.
in the Charente department.
Excideuil is located in the administrative sector of Périgord Blanc (corresponding to the arrondissement of Périgueux) by the department of Dordogne. Excideuil is located 60 km (37.3 mi) from Limoges
, 34 km (21.1 mi) from Périgueux
, 15 km (9.3 mi) from Hautefort
and 13 km (8.1 mi) from Tourtoirac
, the town (agglomeration), it is situated in a valley that stretches to the communes of Saint-Martial-d'Albarède
, Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil
, Saint Martin and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil
.
Excideuil is one of the few communes in the northwest of the department with a secondary school, the Giraut de Borneil lyceum, which also offers college level education.
, also known as Yrieix, dated 572. The town has been referred also as Issidor, Excidour and Excideuilh. This name is made of the Celtic
word ialo (meaning "clearing, glade", "place of") suffixed to a radical Exito (Gaul name) or Exitus.
Excideuil was attacked in 1182 around Pentecost
by Richard I of England
, as mentioned in Rerum gallicarum et francicarum scriptores :
Richardus, Henrici II
filius, a patre Pictavensis Comes
institutus, anno 1182 in exercitu Francorum Regis militabat adversus Philippum Flandriae Comitem
. Eodem anno, mense julio, pace composita cum Lemovicensi
vicecomite, duos ejus filios accepit obsides
, et a Petragorico Comite castrum Petragoricum cum propugnaculis
solo aequavit. Cum interim tractatum
esset cum Engolismensibus
et Petragoricensibus
, circa Pentecosten Exidolium rediit, et ejusdem castri burgum cepit.
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 Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern 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...
.
Geography
It should not be confused with ExideuilExideuil
Exideuil is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the Charente department.
Excideuil is located in the administrative sector of Périgord Blanc (corresponding to the arrondissement of Périgueux) by the department of Dordogne. Excideuil is located 60 km (37.3 mi) from Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, 34 km (21.1 mi) from Périgueux
Périgueux
Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Périgueux is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the region...
, 15 km (9.3 mi) from Hautefort
Hautefort
Hautefort is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It was formerly part of the former province of Périgord.-History:...
and 13 km (8.1 mi) from Tourtoirac
Tourtoirac
Tourtoirac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, the town (agglomeration), it is situated in a valley that stretches to the communes of Saint-Martial-d'Albarède
Saint-Martial-d'Albarède
Saint-Martial-d'Albarède is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...
, Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil
Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil
Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...
, Saint Martin and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil
Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil
Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...
.
Excideuil is one of the few communes in the northwest of the department with a secondary school, the Giraut de Borneil lyceum, which also offers college level education.
History
The first reference to Excideuil, as Exidolium is found in a will document from ArediusAredius
Saint Aredius , also known as Yrieix, was Abbot of Limoges and chancellor to Theudebert II, King of Austrasia in the 6th century. He founded the monastery of Attanum, and the various French communes called St. Yrieix are named after him....
, also known as Yrieix, dated 572. The town has been referred also as Issidor, Excidour and Excideuilh. This name is made of the Celtic
Celtic
The words Celt and Celtic can refer to:In ethno-linguistics:*Celts, a people of the Celtic nations*Celts , the modern Celtic identity*Celtic languages...
word ialo (meaning "clearing, glade", "place of") suffixed to a radical Exito (Gaul name) or Exitus.
Excideuil was attacked in 1182 around Pentecost
Pentecost
Pentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of Ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection of Jesus...
by Richard I of England
Richard I of England
Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period...
, as mentioned in Rerum gallicarum et francicarum scriptores :
Richardus, Henrici II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
filius, a patre Pictavensis Comes
Count of Poitiers
Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin **Hatton **Renaud...
institutus, anno 1182 in exercitu Francorum Regis militabat adversus Philippum Flandriae Comitem
Philip, Count of Flanders
Philip of Alsace was count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191. He succeeded his father Thierry of Alsace.-Count of Flanders:...
. Eodem anno, mense julio, pace composita cum Lemovicensi
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
vicecomite, duos ejus filios accepit obsides
Hostage
A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...
, et a Petragorico Comite castrum Petragoricum cum propugnaculis
Fortification
Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs...
solo aequavit. Cum interim tractatum
Treaty
A treaty is an express agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an agreement, protocol, covenant, convention or exchange of letters, among other terms...
esset cum Engolismensibus
Angoulême
-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...
et Petragoricensibus
Périgueux
Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Périgueux is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the region...
, circa Pentecosten Exidolium rediit, et ejusdem castri burgum cepit.
- Gui d'ExcideuilGui d'ExcideuilGui d'Excideuil is an Old French romance, written in the 12th century, whose text is now lost. The eponymous hero's lover was a fairy, but he lost her because he began to think about the queen, who loved him unrequitedly...
Population
Sights
- Château d'Exideuil, 13th century, 14th century, 16th century, 18th century, classified