Condeau (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃do] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne (and formerly within Le Perche region) in north-western France: on 1 January 2016, it merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne.[2]

Origins and etymology

Condeau is a town that lies near the river Huisne in Lower Normandy.

The toponym "Condeau" is a diminutive of Condé, a neighboring town name as the confluence (Gaulish condate) of the Huisne and Corbionne rivers.[3][4]

Demonym

The French demonym for people who live in Condeau is Condoléen.[5]

History

Church of Saint-Denis

In 1789, after the Décret de la division de la France en départements created townships, Condeau became chief town of its canton. In 1801, the canton was abolished.

On 1 January 2016, Condeau merged into Sablons-sur-Huisne as a municipality under by Law Number 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local government reform. The communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne, and Coulonges-les-Sablons merged and Condé-sur-Huisne became the chief town of the new municipality.

Administration

Condeau and its environs

The town council comprises eleven members, including the mayor and two deputies.[6]

Population

In 2019, Condeau had 370 inhabitants. Condeau's population peaked at 1,034 inhabitants in 1821.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 391—    
1968 340−2.30%
1975 216−6.28%
1982 321+5.82%
1990 369+1.76%
1999 323−1.47%
2008 403+2.49%
2017 418+0.41%
2019 370−5.92%

Sites

Château de Villeray near Condeau

Sites in Condeau include:

  • Church of Saint-Denis (Église Saint-Denis): 16th-century church that houses three paintings registered as historic monuments
  • Villeray Castle (Château de Villeray ): 18th-century castle registered as an historic monument
    • Old Mill on the Huisne (Ancien moulin sur l'Huisne): Dependency of the castle of Villeray
    • Manor Grand Brolles: 16th-century chapel
    • Radray Chapel (Chapelle de Radray)[7]

Notable inhabitants

Mill on the Huisne in Condeau
  • Jacques-Claude Dugué d'Assé (1749-1830), French politician
  • Robert-Jules Garnier (1883-1958), French chief designer
  • James Rossant (1928-2009), American architect and artist
  • Colette Rossant (1932), French-American writer

See also

Ancient provinces of Perche and Perche-Gouët [fr] (with their extant communes listed in text below)

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. ^ "Arrêté du 25 septembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Sablons sur Huisne". LegiFrance. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Lepelley, René (October 1999). Noms de lieux de Normandie et des îles Anglo-Normandes. Bonneton. p. 85. ISBN 2-86253-247-9.
  4. ^ Nègre, Ernest (1998). Toponymie générale de la France. Libraire Droze. p. 1721. ISBN 9782600028844.
  5. ^ "Un troc plantes de plus en plus prometteur". Ouest-France. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Condeau (61110) - Municipales 2014". Ouest-France. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Chapelle de Radray". Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condeau
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