Plessis-Macé

Plessis-Macé is a common French, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the area Pays of the Loire.

Geography

Plessis-Macé is located at 13 km in the North-West of Angers on a culminating point between It Membrolle-on-Longuenée to 2 km and Meignanne with 3km. The commune is crossed by the secondary road 105 which leads to the castle which carries its name, property of the general advice, and privileged site of the Festival of Anjou.
Plessis-Macé is divided into two by the ex- Trunk road 162 (become the secondary road 775 in 2006), main roads of communication between Rennes, Laval, Caen and Angers and which will be carried to twice two ways to join A11.
In 1999, Plessis-Macé saw the realization of a road underpass which in full safety makes it possible to cross this axis and to join the Park of Activities of Angers it Membrolle, in common developed with Membrolle on Longuenée.

History

Plessis-Macé (formerly called Plessix-Macé) is the place of signature of the last of the three documents linking the Brittany and the France in 1532
(see the Edict of Plessis-Macé on Wikisource) .
Formerly, the city was an enclosure surrounded by natural or artificial hedges, called Plesse. Macé comes from Latin Mattheus (Matthieu).
Plessis belonged to Matthieu 1st of Plessis, founder of the Prieuré, first religious cell at the origin of the parish.
Plessis-Macé, located on the extreme part of the Armorican Massive , was emerged well before the Valley of the Mayenne. The Forêt of Longuenée covered its territory. The borough developed in one of the vast clearings.
iron was exploited with the VII E and 8th centuries and allowed the development of an important activity of Chaudronnerie and Armurerie in the village, the trade being facilitated by the loadings in Roussière, port of Plessis until the 18th century.
the Breton invasions then Normans obliged the residents of the the Loire to find refuge in the Forêt of Longuenée: the lord of Plessis became thus the chief of an immense territory. The development of the surrounding villages thanks to the trade and to agriculture - parallel to the clearing of the forest - gradually made disappear the military role from Plessis.
Until 1789, one spoke about Ville of Plessis-Macé (strengthened agglomeration, juxtaposed with the feudal Castle of a powerful lord); Macé 1st (1040 - 1090) having given its city and given up its rights to the monks Benedictines, the city of Plessis-Macé became an ecclesiastical stronghold, subjected to the exclusive authority of the Abbé of Serge Saint of Angers: the lord was Master in his castle and the abbot in his city.
At the 14th century, the castle was taken and almost demolished by the English as well as the city and the church, which were abandoned during almost a century.
Louis II of Beaumont, seneshal of the Poitou and friend of Louis XI, restored the castle (1437 - 1475), the priory, the church and the parish. The city of Plessis will remain until our days what did Louis de Beaumont.
In 1789, all the traditions and the rights were destroyed. The city became a very small borough whose castle remains glory.

Administration

|- | align=right| 2005 - 2007 || Andre Fresneau ||align=" center" | -- ||align=" center" | --||align=" center" | -- |- | align=right| 1929 -??? || Edouard Bazire ||align=" center" | -- ||align=" center" | -- ||align=" center" | --

Demography

source: http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/psdc.htm (Population without double accounts).

Places and monuments

Castle of Plessis-Macé, XII E and 15th century, accommodating the Festival of Anjou
Church Saint-Pierre, 1472

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Maine-et-Loire

External bonds

Official site of Plane Plessis-Macé
of the commune

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Plessis-Macé on the site of the national geographical Institute
Plessis-Macé on the site of INSEE
Plessis-Macé on the site of Quid
Localization of Plessis-Macé on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Plessis-Macé on Mapquest

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