Martigny

See also: Martigny (homonymy)

Martigny , is a commune and Ville Valais (zip code 1920) of about 15.000 inhabitants (Martignerains or Octoduriens). Located with the elbow of the the Rhone, the crossing of the road axes of the Large-Saint-Bernard and the Simplon. It is about the third most important city of the canton, after Sion and Monthey.

History

Oppidum or Vicus of the Celtic tribe of the Véragres under the name of Octodure, it was the theater of the Bataille of Octodure in 57-56 av. J. - C. between the twelfth Roman legion ordered by Servius Galba and the Véragres combined with the Sédunes and the Nantuates.

It is incorporated in the Roman Empire. Claude founds there towards 47 a Roman city, the Forum Claudii Augusti , quickly famous in Forum Claudii Vallensium to avoid confusion with the city of Aime called same manner, capital of the the Alps Grées. Martigny was the chief town of the area until the displacement of the Episcopal see with Sion at the 6th century.

In addition to the many Roman ruins, whose arenas in good state of conservation, the city shelters an important museum, the Fondation '' Pierre Gianadda '', with the international radiation, as well as the Château of Bâtiaz, built at the 13th century and whose project superintendent is undoubtedly the bishop of Sion, Landrit de Mont.

Activities

  • There are some orchards giving of the Abricot S and especially of the vines on the steep slopes which dominate the Dranse (an affluent of the the Rhone) over the western side of the city.
  • Tourist activities, commercial, and to a lesser extent administrative and industrial.
  • On the scientific level, Martigny lodges the research center in data processing IDIAP ( Institut Paves Soft Perceptive Artificial intelligence ).
  • the Mutual Group (Insurance company).
  • Martigny is also the place of Distillation of the Williamine (Eau-de-vie).

Monuments

  • L´ Amphitheater of Martigny
  • Roman ruins
  • the tower of Bâtiaz
  • the covered bridge of Bâtiaz (the last bridge out of wooden covered and suitable for motor vehicles of Were worth).

Museums

  • the Foundation Pierre Gianadda
    • Museum Gallo-Roman
    • Museum of the Car
    • Exposures, park of sculptures
    • Louis Collection and Evelyn Franck
    • the old arsenal
  • Museum and Chiens of the Saint-Bernard
    • works of art and documents reporting the history of the race Saint-Bernard, and kennels of the Foundation Barry
  • Foundation Louis Moret
    • present of the exposures of contemporary art, organizes conferences and meetings and accommodates each year one season musical
  • Manoir of City - Gallery of exposures
  • Fondation Andre Guex-Joris
    • research, safeguard, conservation and put in value of any sound document, musical or spoken
  • Museum about the Plan-Cherry tree (on the commune of Martigny-Combe)
    • smallest mayen of Switzerland, It exposes traditional objects
  • the Foundation B. + S. Tissières
    • present of the exposures on sciences of the ground and tourism with nature.
  • the Mill Semblanet
    • represents perfectly the type of the “large mill” appeared in Europe as of the XVIIIe century

Policy

The town of Martigny is a stronghold of the radical-democratic Parti in a canton, Were worth it, dominated by the party Christian-Democrat.

Presidents

  • Martigny-City, of 1834 to 1956
    • 1834-1837: Gay Eugene;
    • 1837-1841: Joseph-Samuel Cropt;
    • 1841-1843: Gay Eugene;
    • 1843-1848: Valentine Morand;
    • 1848-1850: Joseph Morand;
    • 1850-1853: Joseph-Antoine Vouilloz;
    • 1853-1858: Valentine Morand;
    • 1859-1860: Alexis Gay;
    • 1861-1864: Valentine Morand;
    • 1864: Joseph Morand is elected, but refuses the presidency;
    • 1865-1868: Louis Closuit;
    • 1869-1874: Charles Morand;
    • 1875-1884: Alexis Gay;
    • 1885-1888: Joseph Pintail;
    • 1889-1900: Alphonse Orsat;
    • 1901-1905: Louis Cropt;
    • 1906-1918: Georges Morand;
    • 1918-1920: Denis Orsat;
    • 1921-1956: Marc Morand;

  • Martigny-City joined together with Bâtiaz, 1957-1964

    • 1957-1960: Marc Morand;
    • 1961-1964: Edouard Morand;

  • Martigny (City + Bâtiaz + Borough), since 1965

    • 1965-1976: Edouard Morand;
    • 1977-1984: Jean Bollin;
    • 1985-1998: Pascal Couchepin;
    • 1999-2003: Pierre Crittin;
    • since 2004: Olivier Dumas.

Transport

  • On the railway line Aspires to - Lausanne. The train arrives at Martigny in 1859.

  • Departure of the Martigny railway line - Orsières. The line was opened with the exploitation on September 1st 1910.
  • Departure of the railway line Martigny - Châtelard - Chamonix (France) - Holy Gervais. The Martigny section - Châtelard was opened with the exploitation on August 20th 1906.
  • and. The highway arrives at Martigny in 1981. The section Evionnaz - Martigny was inaugurated on December 15th, 1981.
  • Of 1906 with 1957, a Tramway connected Martigny-Station to Martigny-Borough

Sport

Sources

  • Philippe Farquet, Martigny: chronicles, sites and history , Martigny, 1953;
  • Edouard Morand, Martigny 1940-1990: this half-century when all changed , Edition Pintail, Martigny, 1993.

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