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Bressuire (French pronunciation: [bʁɛsɥiʁ]; Latin: Berceorium; Poitevin: Beurseure) is a commune in the French department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.

Bressuire
Subprefecture and commune
Chateau de Bressuire and the Eglise Notre-Dame
Location of Bressuire
Bressuire
Bressuire
Coordinates: 46°50′27″N 0°29′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonBressuire
IntercommunalityCA du Bocage Bressuirais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Emmanuelle Ménard[1]
Area
1
180.59 km2 (69.73 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
19,850
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79049 /79300
Elevation98–236 m (322–774 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable buildings


Bressuire has two buildings of interest: the church of Notre-Dame, which, dating chiefly from the 12th and 15th centuries, has an imposing tower of the Renaissance period; and the castle, built by the lords of Beaumont, vassals of the viscount of Thouars. The latter is now in ruins, and a portion of the site is occupied by a modern château, but an inner and outer line of fortifications are still to be seen. The whole forms the finest assemblage of feudal ruins in Poitou.[3]


The name


The name "Bressuire" comes from two elements, being Berg (hill) and Durum (fortress). These two are linked in the name "Berzoriacum" recorded in 1029, and "Bercorium" from the start of the crusading era in 1095. The name Bressuire thereby defines a fortress on a hill.[4]


History


Bressuire dates back to Celtic times, and was at the meeting point of roads during the Gallo-Roman period. The earliest surviving evidence of the town's existence, around the chapel of Saint Cyprien, dates back to the eleventh century.

Medieval Bressuire ("Castrum Berzoriacum") belonged to the viscounts of Thouars and comprised, in the tenth century, the three parishes of Notre Dame (Our Lady), St John and St Nicholas. The parish of St Nicholas, which has since disappeared, was located within the walls of the castle and belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes.

Among the disasters suffered at various times by the town, its capture from the English and subsequent pillage by French troops under du Guesclin in 1370 is the most memorable.[3] Bressuire was part of the Ancien Régime Province of Poitou.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 13,814    
1975 16,101+2.21%
1982 17,366+1.09%
1990 17,827+0.33%
1999 17,799−0.02%
2007 18,436+0.44%
2012 18,966+0.57%
2017 19,519+0.58%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable people



Twin towns - sister cities


Bressuire is twinned with:[6]


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bressuire". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 499–500.
  4. Bélisaire Ledain, "Histoire de la ville et baronnie de Bressuire", Bressuire, Baudry, 1866; p. 32 & Bélisaire Ledain, "Dictionnaire topographique du département des Deux-Sèvres…" Poitiers, Société française d'imprimerie et de librairie, 1902
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Les villes jumelées". ville-bressuire.fr (in French). Bressuire. Retrieved 2019-11-21.




На других языках


[de] Bressuire

Bressuire ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 19.850 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Deux-Sèvres in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Sie ist Bezirkshauptstadt (sous-préfecture) des gleichnamigen Arrondissements und Hauptort des gleichnamigen Kantons.
- [en] Bressuire

[ru] Брессюир

Брессюир — город во французском департаменте Дё-Севр, главный город одноимённого округа, расположен на холме по реке Доло[1].



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