Thymerais
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Thymerais is a natural region of Eure-et-Loir
where history and geography meet. Open to influences Normandy
, Drouais, Beauce
and Perche
, there is a transition zone like the Drouais.
Former country of Perche
under the Merovingian dynasty
, took its name from its membership Theodemer, prince of the Merovingian family. The country was then called Theodemerensis (that is to say literally Theodemer Territory) in his honor, then abbreviated Themerensis and Frenchified in Thymerais or Thimerais. The country was early attached to the Kingdom of France
.
Thymerais is also associated with barony of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
whose territory included in the thirteenth century while the north-west of the Eure-et-Loir
and some villages in Drouais, Eure
and Orne
and overflowed the present townships of Courville
and La Loupe
.
The name Thymerais was taken in 2003 to designate the Community of Thymerais Municipalities bringing together communities in the canton of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
. Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
and Thimert-Gâtelles
are the historic center of this district.
, Pays Chartrain, Normandy
and Perche
, Thymerais consists of plateaus and valleys cleared the Middle ages
and covered with forests and dotted with ponds. It is a transition zone and is bounded roughly by the River Avre
in north which separates the department of Eure
and River Eure in south and east and by the department of Orne
in the west.
The region, mainly agricultural, is a plateau but has a hilly area covered with forests south and west. These forests, especially those of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
and Senonches
alone represent more than half the area of forest in the Eure-et-Loir
. The massive Senonches belongs to the Regional Park of the Perche. Its soils are composed of flint suitable for growing grain. The region is also known for its iron.
in the sense that a forest area designated Perche known until the sixth century not to be confused with formed by all the constituencies established policies on the old silva pertica. This error seems perdurée since the Bry Clergerie that divided Perche into four parts:
The Thimerais would be born on the Perche
as a result of its progressive deforestation for agricultural purposes. Name Thimerais designated the area around the castle Thimert (near Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
). The Thimerais becoming in Middle Ages, the barony of Chateauneuf; he was called "Land dismembered" because, after being joined to the Kingdom of France
, he was separated from his fields and not, as is often believed, of the province of Perche. In the sixteenth century in favor of Henri de Bourbon (the future Henry IV) and Henri de Gonzague. This corner of earth, as the entire extent between Avre and Eure, was part of silva Perlica.
The villages of the region have gradually lost their suffix-Perche. Châteauneuf adopted the suffix Thymerais to distinguish a city namesake and Verneuil-en-Perche became Verneuil-sur-Avre. Only one village in his name, kept the word Perche, providing evidence of the decline in Perche. It is Louvilliers (Canton Brezolles). Having said Lovillare Pertico around 1250 and another in the late fifteenth century, this village has ceased to occur inside the Perche, never to assert that nearly its limit, and he took the name Louvilliers-lès-Perche.
According to the literature Earl of Romanet, the territory that was originally part Thymerais counties of Chartres and Dreux, was occupied by powerful lords who went independent enough to not only meet the king of France.
From a religious point of view, while the Thymerais was included in the diocese of Chartres, which he occupied the north-west. It was composed of 14 parishes.
In 1058, Albert Ribaud, lord of Thymerais, who took a stand against William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and king of England, the latter seized Thimert and left there a governor, but the following year, King Henri Ier of France, he took up the castle and razed. Gaston, brother of Albert Ribaud built a short distance in a clearing in the woods, a fort named Chastel-neuf. It was formed around a village of the same name, which soon became the capital of Thymerais.
From a standpoint feudal, the Thymerais formed in 1200 one great fief whose center was Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
. This fee was divided into two parts, one falling and one of the crown of France. On one side Chateauneuf, and the other Senonches and Brezolles erected later Senonches County.
In the eighteenth century, La Ferte-Vidame was distracted from the barony of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
and attached to the Crown of France and that of Maillebois and Blévy and in this way until the late eighteenth century the barony of Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais was far from having the same extent in the thirteenth century, and as Thymerais instead of a single stronghold had four: the barony of Chateauneuf, the County of Senonches, the marquisat of Maillebois and the County of La Ferte-Vidame.
In financial terms, and administrative, Thimerais was part of the election of Verneuil, included in the Generalité of Alençon and divided into four subdivisions (Thimerais addition, this election still included eight parishes in the province of Perche since the abolition of the election Longny in 1080 and a number of parishes Norman).
In military terms, the Thimerais belonged to the government of Ile de France, where he had a Chateauneuf constabulary and archers.
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
where history and geography meet. Open to influences Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, Drouais, Beauce
Beauce
Beauce is a natural region in northern France, located between the Seine and Loire rivers. It now comprises the Eure-et-Loir département and parts of Loiret, Essonne and Loir-et-Cher. The region shared the history of the province of Orléanais and the county of Chartres, which is its only major...
and Perche
Perche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
, there is a transition zone like the Drouais.
Former country of Perche
Perche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
under the Merovingian dynasty
Merovingian dynasty
The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century. Their politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family...
, took its name from its membership Theodemer, prince of the Merovingian family. The country was then called Theodemerensis (that is to say literally Theodemer Territory) in his honor, then abbreviated Themerensis and Frenchified in Thymerais or Thimerais. The country was early attached to the Kingdom of France
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France was one of the most powerful states to exist in Europe during the second millennium.It originated from the Western portion of the Frankish empire, and consolidated significant power and influence over the next thousand years. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, developed a...
.
Thymerais is also associated with barony of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
whose territory included in the thirteenth century while the north-west of the Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
and some villages in Drouais, 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...
and Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
and overflowed the present townships of Courville
Courville-sur-Eure
Courville-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
and La Loupe
La Loupe
La Loupe is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
.
The name Thymerais was taken in 2003 to designate the Community of Thymerais Municipalities bringing together communities in the canton of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
. Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
and Thimert-Gâtelles
Thimert-Gâtelles
Thimert-Gâtelles is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
are the historic center of this district.
Geography
Open to influences from the Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
, Pays Chartrain, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
and Perche
Perche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
, Thymerais consists of plateaus and valleys cleared the Middle ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
and covered with forests and dotted with ponds. It is a transition zone and is bounded roughly by the River Avre
Avre (Eure)
The Avre is a river in France and a left tributary of the River Eure.The headwaters are in the Perche forest in Orne. It is 280m above sea level and joins with the Eure near Dreux and forms the border between the Eure and Eure-et-Loir départements....
in north which separates the department of 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...
and River Eure in south and east and by the department of Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
in the west.
The region, mainly agricultural, is a plateau but has a hilly area covered with forests south and west. These forests, especially those of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
and Senonches
Senonches
Senonches is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France.-Population:-References:*...
alone represent more than half the area of forest in the Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
. The massive Senonches belongs to the Regional Park of the Perche. Its soils are composed of flint suitable for growing grain. The region is also known for its iron.
Origin
Region seems to have long been linked to the natural region of PerchePerche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
in the sense that a forest area designated Perche known until the sixth century not to be confused with formed by all the constituencies established policies on the old silva pertica. This error seems perdurée since the Bry Clergerie that divided Perche into four parts:
- The Great Perche, or proper Perche;
- The Perche-Gouet, which merged with the Little Perche;
- The Thimerais, or "Land dismembered";
- The French Lands, so called because they followed the custom of France and not that of NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, district, according to Bry Clergerie, included the Tour grise de Verneuil and was connected to Thimerais.
The Thimerais would be born on the Perche
Perche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
as a result of its progressive deforestation for agricultural purposes. Name Thimerais designated the area around the castle Thimert (near Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
). The Thimerais becoming in Middle Ages, the barony of Chateauneuf; he was called "Land dismembered" because, after being joined to the Kingdom of France
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France was one of the most powerful states to exist in Europe during the second millennium.It originated from the Western portion of the Frankish empire, and consolidated significant power and influence over the next thousand years. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, developed a...
, he was separated from his fields and not, as is often believed, of the province of Perche. In the sixteenth century in favor of Henri de Bourbon (the future Henry IV) and Henri de Gonzague. This corner of earth, as the entire extent between Avre and Eure, was part of silva Perlica.
The villages of the region have gradually lost their suffix-Perche. Châteauneuf adopted the suffix Thymerais to distinguish a city namesake and Verneuil-en-Perche became Verneuil-sur-Avre. Only one village in his name, kept the word Perche, providing evidence of the decline in Perche. It is Louvilliers (Canton Brezolles). Having said Lovillare Pertico around 1250 and another in the late fifteenth century, this village has ceased to occur inside the Perche, never to assert that nearly its limit, and he took the name Louvilliers-lès-Perche.
History
The origin of Thymerais date in the seventh century, when the king Thierry III gave this territory to Theodemer, prince of the Merovingian family. The country was then called Theodemerensis (that is to say literally Territory Theodemer) and abbreviated Themerensis and Frenchified in thymerais.According to the literature Earl of Romanet, the territory that was originally part Thymerais counties of Chartres and Dreux, was occupied by powerful lords who went independent enough to not only meet the king of France.
From a religious point of view, while the Thymerais was included in the diocese of Chartres, which he occupied the north-west. It was composed of 14 parishes.
In 1058, Albert Ribaud, lord of Thymerais, who took a stand against William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and king of England, the latter seized Thimert and left there a governor, but the following year, King Henri Ier of France, he took up the castle and razed. Gaston, brother of Albert Ribaud built a short distance in a clearing in the woods, a fort named Chastel-neuf. It was formed around a village of the same name, which soon became the capital of Thymerais.
From a standpoint feudal, the Thymerais formed in 1200 one great fief whose center was Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
. This fee was divided into two parts, one falling and one of the crown of France. On one side Chateauneuf, and the other Senonches and Brezolles erected later Senonches County.
In the eighteenth century, La Ferte-Vidame was distracted from the barony of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.The commune was once an important stronghold reigning over the whole natural and historic province of Thymerais....
and attached to the Crown of France and that of Maillebois and Blévy and in this way until the late eighteenth century the barony of Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais was far from having the same extent in the thirteenth century, and as Thymerais instead of a single stronghold had four: the barony of Chateauneuf, the County of Senonches, the marquisat of Maillebois and the County of La Ferte-Vidame.
In financial terms, and administrative, Thimerais was part of the election of Verneuil, included in the Generalité of Alençon and divided into four subdivisions (Thimerais addition, this election still included eight parishes in the province of Perche since the abolition of the election Longny in 1080 and a number of parishes Norman).
In military terms, the Thimerais belonged to the government of Ile de France, where he had a Chateauneuf constabulary and archers.