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Sainte-Menehould(French pronunciation:[sɛ̃tmənu];German:Sankt Mathilde) is acommunein theMarnedepartmentin north-eastern France.[3]The 18th-century French playwrightCharles-Georges Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey(1727–1800) died in Sainte-Ménéhould. It was thesubprefectureof thearrondissement of Sainte-Menehoulduntil its abolition in April 2017.[4]
Sainte-Menehould | |
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 The town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Menehould  | |
  Sainte-Menehould  Sainte-Menehould | |
| Coordinates:49°05′00″N4°54′00″E/ 49.0833°N 4.9°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Argonne Suippe et Vesle |
| Intercommunality | Argonne Champenoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bertrand Courot[1] |
| Area 1 | 57.11 km2(22.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,166 |
| • Density | 73/km2(190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51507/51800 |
| Elevation | 132–261 m (433–856 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editDom Pérignon,theBenedictinemonkwho made important contributions to the production and quality ofChampagne wine,and is often (erroneously) credited with its invention, was born in Sainte-Menehould around 1638.
As part of the county ofClermont-en-Argonne,Sainte-Menehould was in theDuchy of Lorraineuntil 1641, when the county was ceded to France; in 1648, it was granted as anappanagetoLouis,le Grand Condé,effectively making it independent of Crown control.[5]
Condé established Sainte-Menehould as his capital and fortified it in 1652, when he was leader of the 1650-1653 civil war known as theFrondedes nobles.The military engineerVaubanworked on the fortifications as a member of Condé's regiment; he changed sides when captured by a Royalist patrol in early 1653.[6]Condé's governor, theComte de Montalsurrendered the town in November 1653, allegedly in return for a payment of 50,000pistoles.[7]
After his return to France in 1659, Condé retained Clermont, which remained in his family until theabolition of feudalism in Franceduring theFrench Revolutionin 1790. The next year,Louis XVIpassed through the town during theFlight to Varennes,where he was recognized, allegedly on account of the similarity between his face and the image on the coinage. The royal party left the town before the significance of the king's recognition had been acted upon, but they were pursued along the road towardsVarennesand arrested byCitizen Drouetthe local postmaster.
130 years later Ste-Menehould was important in theChampagne Riotsof 1910/1911.
Following the end ofWorld War I,Sainte-Menehould saw the birth of French sociologistMichel Crozier.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,392 | — |
| 1975 | 5,772 | +0.98% |
| 1982 | 5,667 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 5,177 | −1.12% |
| 1999 | 4,979 | −0.43% |
| 2007 | 4,590 | −1.01% |
| 2012 | 4,321 | −1.20% |
| 2017 | 4,120 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
Cuisine
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The town and its several restaurants pride themselves on serving a local specialty calledpied de cochonorpig's trotterà la Sainte-Menehould,which are cooked for hours, to the point of softening the bones and making them edible.
Twinning
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Décret n° 2017-453 du 29 mars 2017 portant suppression de l'arrondissement de Sainte-Menehould (département de la Marne)(in French)
- ^Monter, William (2007). Calabi, Donatella (ed.).Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Europe(2013 ed.). CUP. p. 118.ISBN978-1107412798.
- ^Duffy, Christopher (1995).Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660.Routledge. p. 136.ISBN978-0415146494.
- ^Birch, Thomas (1742).A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe.Thomas Woodward, Paternoster Row. p. 595.Retrieved17 January2019.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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