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Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
 department in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
, in northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Because of its architecture which has been maintained as it was at the beginning of the 17th century, it is also a well-known landmark within the very distinct geophysical and geocultural entity that is the end of Vexin normand and the forest of Lyons around the town is the border with Pays de Bray
Pays de Bray

The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French D?partement in France of the Seine-Maritime, Somme and Oise ....
 known for its traditional bocage
Bocage

Bocage is a Norman language word which has entered both the French and English languages. It may refer to a small forest, a decorative element of leaves, a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, or a type of rubble-work, comparable with the English use of 'rustic' in relation to garden ornamentation....
 landscape of woods, orchards and cattle economy.

s-la-Forêt is located from Rouen
Rouen

Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie r?gion in France....
 and from Gisors
Gisors

Gisors is a Communes of France in the aire urbaine of Paris, France. It is located . northwest from the Kilometre Zero.Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Ch?teau and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 12,669 inhabitants ....
. Former name: Saint-Denis-en-Lyons.

Lyons was originally the name of the forest < Licontio-/Ligontio-, based probably on the Celtic root lic/lig, that is to find also in the name of the stream running here: la Lieure < Licoris /Ligoris.






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Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune in the Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
 department in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
, in northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Because of its architecture which has been maintained as it was at the beginning of the 17th century, it is also a well-known landmark within the very distinct geophysical and geocultural entity that is the end of Vexin normand and the forest of Lyons around the town is the border with Pays de Bray
Pays de Bray

The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French D?partement in France of the Seine-Maritime, Somme and Oise ....
 known for its traditional bocage
Bocage

Bocage is a Norman language word which has entered both the French and English languages. It may refer to a small forest, a decorative element of leaves, a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, or a type of rubble-work, comparable with the English use of 'rustic' in relation to garden ornamentation....
 landscape of woods, orchards and cattle economy.

Geography

Lyons-la-Forêt is located from Rouen
Rouen

Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie r?gion in France....
 and from Gisors
Gisors

Gisors is a Communes of France in the aire urbaine of Paris, France. It is located . northwest from the Kilometre Zero.Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Ch?teau and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 12,669 inhabitants ....
. Former name: Saint-Denis-en-Lyons.

Lyons was originally the name of the forest < Licontio-/Ligontio-, based probably on the Celtic root lic/lig, that is to find also in the name of the stream running here: la Lieure < Licoris /Ligoris. Same root as the River Loire < Liger and -ley in Beverley
Beverley

Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood....
 (Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
) from Celtic *bibro- *licos > Old English beofor beaver, *licc stream.

History

  • 936 : First mention of a ducal residence in Lyons
  • 1066 : John de Lyons, a Norman knight takes part to the invasion of England. He has descendants in England.
  • 1135 : Henry I of England
    Henry I of England

    Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
    , also known as “Henri Beauclerc”
    Henry I of England

    Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
    , dies at the Lyons castle, at the time called Saint-Denis-en-Lyons.
  • 1189 : Richard the Lionheart I of England
    Richard I of England

    Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes and Brittany at various times during the same period....
     hold his first Christmas court.
  • 1193 : Philippe Auguste occupies the town and its castle.
  • 1194 : Back from captivity, Richard Cœur de Lion obtains the restitution of Lyons
  • 1194-1198 : Richard often stays in his Lyons residence
  • July 1, 1202 : Philippe Auguste takes the fortified town
  • 1202-1298 : Several sojourns of the French kings at Lyons: 3 for Philippe Auguste, 4 for Louis IX
    Louis IX

    Louis IX may refer to:* Louis IX of France .* Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria "the Rich" * Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ....
    , 10 for Philippe le Bel. The capetian kings enjoy the Lyons forest as one of the most beautiful in the kingdom with good hunting grounds.
  • 1359-1398 : The castellan domain of Lyons is part of Blanche de Navarre
    Blanche d'Evreux

    This article is about the 14th century princess. For the Golden Girls character, see Blanche Devereaux.Blanche d'?vreux was the Queen consort of Philip VI of France....
    's dower
    Dower

    Dower or morning gift was a provision accorded by law to a wife for her support in the event that she should survive her husband . It was settlement on the bride by agreement at the time of the wedding, or provided by law....
     as she becomes widow of king Philippe VI of Valois
    Philip VI of France

    Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
  • 1403-1422 : Dower
    Dower

    Dower or morning gift was a provision accorded by law to a wife for her support in the event that she should survive her husband . It was settlement on the bride by agreement at the time of the wedding, or provided by law....
     of Isabeau de Bavière, queen of France, as she becomes widow of king Charles VI of Valois
  • 1419 : The English take Lyons


Points of interest

  • Roman theatre (private property)
  • Castle of Henry I of England
    Henry I of England

    Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
     (private property)
  • Covered market place (18th century)
  • Church Saint-Denis (12th and 18th centuries)
  • Town hall (17th century)
  • Houses built in typical Normandy style
    Normandy

    Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
     (17th and 18th centuries)
  • The forest
    Forest

    File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
     is 10,700 hectare
    Hectare

    A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
    s, the largest in Normandy
    Normandy

    Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
     and one of the largest Beech
    Beech

    Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe and North America.The leaf of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad....
     forest
    Forest

    File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
    s in Europe. It is renowned for the "cathedral-like" straightness and height of its trees' trunks. One of its characteristics is its having so many open spaces and clearing
    Clearing

    Clearing is the act of making or becoming clear. It may also refer to:* Clearing , a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area, synonym of "glade"...
    s among which lie small villages and hamlets. This makes a transition between the Vexin
    Vexin

    The Vexin is a former region in France, divided since the 10th century between Norman Vexin and French Vexin .The List of peoples of Gaul of the Veliocassi, whose capital was at Rouen, gave their name to the region that became known as the Vexin, later to become a county....
     plateau and the Andelle valley.


Miscellaneous

Henry I of England
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
 died on 1 December 1135 of food poisoning
Foodborne illness

Foodborne illness is any illness resulting from the consumption of food.There are two types of food poisoning: food infection and food intoxication....
 from eating "a surfeit of lamprey
Lamprey

A lamprey is a parasitic marine animal with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. While lampreys are well known for those species which bore into the flesh of other fish to hematophagy, these species make up the minority....
s" (of which he was excessively fond) at Lyons-la-Forêt (then Saint-Denis-en-Lyons).

Lyons-la-Forêt was the birthplace of Enguerrand de Marigny
Enguerrand de Marigny

Enguerrand de Marigny was a France Grand Chamberlain of France and minister of Philip IV of France.He was born at Lyons-la-For?t in Normandy, of an old Norman family of the smaller baronage called Le Portier, which took the name of Marigny about 1200....
 (1260–1315), chamberlain
Grand Chamberlain of France

The Grand Chambellan de France – here translated as Grand Chamberlain of France to distinguish it from the similar but different position of Grand Chamberman of France, translated as "Grand Chamberman of France", although both positions could equally be translated by the word Chamberlain – was one of the Great Officers of t...
 and minister of Philip IV the Fair
Philip IV of France

Philip IV , called the Fair , son and successor of Philip III of France, reigned as List of French monarchs from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was List of Navarrese royal consorts and Counts of Champagne from 1284 to 1305....
.

It was also the birthplace of Isaac de Benserade
Isaac de Benserade

Isaac de Benserade was a France poet.Born in Lyons-la-For?t in the Province of Normandy, his family appears to have been connected with Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, who bestowed on him a pension of 600 livres....
, French poet (1612-1691), who was one of the first intellectuals in France to evoke female homosexuality in a theater play.

Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel

Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer and pianist of Impressionist music known especially for the subtlety, richness, and poignancy of his melodies, orchestral and instrumental Texture and effects....
 wrote music in Le Fresne, one of the old mansions of Lyons-la-Forêt, where he came for many years.

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