Hesdin: Difference between revisions
m →History |
m editing inline citations to correct format Tag: references removed |
||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
Hesdin was a fief of the [[counts of Artois]], vassals of the [[Count of Flanders|Counts of Flanders]] until 1180. When [[Philip I, Count of Flanders|Philip, count of Flanders]] gave [[Artois]] as dowry to his niece [[Isabella of Hainault]] when she married [[Philip Augustus of France]] in 1180, Hesdin and the other seigneuries passed to France. |
Hesdin was a fief of the [[counts of Artois]], vassals of the [[Count of Flanders|Counts of Flanders]] until 1180. When [[Philip I, Count of Flanders|Philip, count of Flanders]] gave [[Artois]] as dowry to his niece [[Isabella of Hainault]] when she married [[Philip Augustus of France]] in 1180, Hesdin and the other seigneuries passed to France. |
||
At the end of the 11th century, Hesdin gained renown for the park and chateau of [[Robert II, Count of Artois]], which featured the earliest examples of early medieval [[automata]] in Europe. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Truitt |title=Medieval Robots. Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=9780812223576 |pages=123 |url=https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15383.html}}</ref> These included mechanical monkeys covered in badger fur, mechanized fountains, a large sundial surrounded by lions and leopards, and a bellows operated organ. |
At the end of the 11th century, Hesdin gained renown for the park and chateau of [[Robert II, Count of Artois]], which featured the earliest examples of early medieval [[automata]] in Europe. <ref name="Medieval_Robots">{{cite book |last1=Truitt |title=Medieval Robots. Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=9780812223576 |pages=123 |url=https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15383.html}}</ref> These included mechanical monkeys covered in badger fur, mechanized fountains, a large sundial surrounded by lions and leopards, and a bellows operated organ.{{r|Medieval_Robots|p=124}} Over the years additional automata were added, including creations such as a mechanical king and an indoor fountain with mechanical birds. [[Guillaume de Machaut]], in his poem ''Le Remede de Fortune'', characterized them as "the marvels, the delights, the inventions, the engines, the contrivances, the water courses, the strange things that were enclosed there."{{r|Medieval_Robots|p=124}} By the 1380s, the automata had fallen into disrepair, until [[Philip the Good]] renovated them again in the 1430s.{{r|Medieval_Robots|p=130}} A 1433 bill of account recounts numerous mechanical amusements, including machines that played pranks on the guests as well as angels and figures that spoke and directed visitors.{{r|Medieval_Robots|p=131}} |
||
Though subsequently the territory passed to the [[Dukes of Burgundy]], Hesdin remained one of a handful of French strongholds, until in 1553 [[Holy Roman Emperor Charles V|Emperor Charles V]] ordered the utter destruction of the old fortified town on a rise of ground and built the present town the following year, some {{convert|6|km|mi}} from the original site, on the banks of the Canche. The unfortified village of [[Vieil-Hesdin]] was later built on the original site. |
Though subsequently the territory passed to the [[Dukes of Burgundy]], Hesdin remained one of a handful of French strongholds, until in 1553 [[Holy Roman Emperor Charles V|Emperor Charles V]] ordered the utter destruction of the old fortified town on a rise of ground and built the present town the following year, some {{convert|6|km|mi}} from the original site, on the banks of the Canche. The unfortified village of [[Vieil-Hesdin]] was later built on the original site. |
||
Revision as of 15:11, 24 February 2021
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (October 2013) |
Hesdin
Heusdin | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hesdin  | |
  Hesdin  Hesdin | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′30″N 2°02′15″E / 50.375°N 2.0375°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC Sept Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Matthieu Demoncheaux |
| Area 1 | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 2,222 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62447 /62140 |
| Elevation | 23–34 m (75–112 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| Website | http://www.ville-hesdin.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hesdin (French pronunciation: [edɛ̃]; West Flemish: Heusdin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
The N39, from Arras to Montreuil, used to be the main thoroughfare of the town. In the 1950s, a circular route was created to help traffic flow. A second bypass was built in the 1980s, taking all through traffic well away from the town centre.
The Canche river flows through the centre of Hesdin.
History
Hesdin was a fief of the counts of Artois, vassals of the Counts of Flanders until 1180. When Philip, count of Flanders gave Artois as dowry to his niece Isabella of Hainault when she married Philip Augustus of France in 1180, Hesdin and the other seigneuries passed to France.
At the end of the 11th century, Hesdin gained renown for the park and chateau of Robert II, Count of Artois, which featured the earliest examples of early medieval automata in Europe. [2] These included mechanical monkeys covered in badger fur, mechanized fountains, a large sundial surrounded by lions and leopards, and a bellows operated organ.[2]: 124 Over the years additional automata were added, including creations such as a mechanical king and an indoor fountain with mechanical birds. Guillaume de Machaut, in his poem Le Remede de Fortune, characterized them as "the marvels, the delights, the inventions, the engines, the contrivances, the water courses, the strange things that were enclosed there."[2]: 124 By the 1380s, the automata had fallen into disrepair, until Philip the Good renovated them again in the 1430s.[2]: 130 A 1433 bill of account recounts numerous mechanical amusements, including machines that played pranks on the guests as well as angels and figures that spoke and directed visitors.[2]: 131
Though subsequently the territory passed to the Dukes of Burgundy, Hesdin remained one of a handful of French strongholds, until in 1553 Emperor Charles V ordered the utter destruction of the old fortified town on a rise of ground and built the present town the following year, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the original site, on the banks of the Canche. The unfortified village of Vieil-Hesdin was later built on the original site.
In 1639 the French laid siege to Hesdin and under Louis XIII, it was recaptured for France. Thus, though Hesdin has an ancient name and 16th century structures, there is nothing left of the medieval town.
The most recent and resourceful book on the history of Hesdin is Promenades dans Hesdin by Regis Deparis (2004) (in French)
In 2014 Hesdin elected a 22-year-old law student, Stéphane Sieczkowski-Samier, as Mayor. Sieczkowski-Samier became the youngest mayor in France and is nicknamed "Petit Sarko" (little Sarkozy) in the French press as a reference to the previous French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is from the same political party.[3]
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3010 | 3105 | 3248 | 2977 | 2713 | 2686 | 2474 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
Hesdin is dominated by the central square, the Place d'Armes overlooked by the 16th-17th-century town hall. The contemporary Church of Notre Dame was begun in 1565 and completed in 1685.
Notable people
- Ernulf de Hesdin (died 1097-8), important Domesday landholder and participant in the First Crusade.
- Jacquemart de Hesdin (c. 1355– c. 1414), miniaturist and painter to the duc de Berry
- Jean Mansel (c. 1400–1474), historian and official at the court of the Dukes of Burgundy
- Loyset Liédet (c.1420-1479), Netherlandish miniaturist and illuminator.
- The Abbé Prévost, (April 1, 1697 – 1763), celebrated novelist known worldwide for his Manon Lescaut, was born in Hesdin.
- Henri Titelouze de Gournay (1871–1933)
- Clovis Normand
- François Dalle
- Jean-Louis Cottigny
Events
Thursday is market day in Hesdin, when a large range of local produce and more typical inexpensive market items can be purchased from the stalls in the surrounding streets.
In the first two weeks of August the town has the fete of the Cochon Rose (Pink Piglet) which includes a variety of events including a Sunday Brocante (flea market) which is the biggest in the region.[4]
Twinned with
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Truitt. Medieval Robots. Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 123. ISBN 9780812223576.
- ^ http://www.lepoint.fr/municipales-2014/le-petit-sarko-stephane-sieczkowski-elu-maire-a-22-ans-31-03-2014-1807716_1966.php
- ^ Fête du Cochon Rose Archived 2013-02-13 at archive.today
External links
- INSEE commune file
- Hesdin on the Insee website (in French)
- Hesdin (in French)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
