Ponteils-and-Brésis

Ponteils-and-Brésis are a common French, located in the department of the Gard and the area Languedoc-Roussillon. Its inhabitants name Ponteillais.

Geography

Classified zone at the risk in the departmental file of the main risks established in 1995 by the Prefecture of Gard for:

- forest fires because of its very wooded territory,

- transport of dangerous matters.

Common of High the the Cevennes located at the north of the Department of Gard, in the peripheral zone of the National park of the Cevennes, crossed by the river the Cèze. Ponteils-and-Brésis is bordering with the department on the Lozere.

Localities & Hamlets: Chaberterie, Montselgues, Planiol, gash Them.

The closest big cities by the road: (to 45 km) Ales, and (to 15 km) Villefort.

Principal Cours d' water: The Cèze.
Other rivers: Bitches, the river of Bournaves, the brook of the Rough grazing, the brook of Chambonnet, the brook of Horn (all affluents of Cèze).

History

The communes of Ponteils and Brésis amalgamated in 1812.

Administration

Demography

Tourist monuments and places

Remarkable buildings and public places

Vestiges of the castle of Brésis composed of a medieval keep surrounded by an enclosure.

12th century: Construction of the castle to supervise the passage of the bridge on the Cèze. It belongs to the family of Hérail.
16th century: The seigniory becomes a Vicomté under François I {{er}}.
17th century: The countess of Caritat de Condorcet, born Anne Hérail de Brésis , inherits the castle.
18th century: Deserted then sold after the Revolution, it falls in ruin.

Classified with the Historic buildings, the protected elements are the enclosure, the keep and the vault.

Religious buildings

Church of the 12th century

Museums

Others

House of the 12th century-13th century, known as “ of Abadi ” (place of the Town hall): building “of Romance invoice”.

Factory of chemicals (tannin of chestnut), factory of carbonization of the wood of Saint-Henri , then Cronier-Quarrel located at the locality Planiol (Source: database Mérimée , Ministry for the Culture and the Communication - Direction of Architecture and the Inheritance) :

- Historique: House and manufacture of tanning wood extracts of chestnut built in 1873 per David Henri, trader with Nimes then with the factory Saint-Henri . Enlarging in 1890. 1898: Cronier Paul, industrialist with Direction (Yonne). Enlargings in series in 1901, 1905, 1906 (hangar and stable in the south of the road become in 1911 the store of extracts), 1909 (house of the foreman), 1910 (new hangar, said " B" building; or " store with jus"), 1911 (principal building has and new hangar), 1913 (installation of a steam boiler), 1916 (stable and hayloft, building D, garage, forging mill, joinery), 1923 (installation of a ropeway cable to bring wood). 1927: S.A. of the establishments Cronier Quarrels . 1941: turn of distillation of wood for the production of coal and methanol acetone which functions until in 1945 where the boiler is replaced by an autoclave boiler. End in 1961, destruction of the metal hangars, sale of the buildings with Cebelieu Robert de Génolhac. Existence of funds of private archives

- Description:

- northern Side of the road, principal building in bad condition (ploughed up roof) but with preserved frontage which is scheduled around a carriage door whose arc carries the inscription Usine Saint-Henri and the key the date 1873, surmounted of a double window with arcs in miter and corner piece up to date square under a triangular pediment; with side, engine room with 2 horizontal wheels with the basement, covered with cuts.

- Southern part of the road, storing reservoir of the wheels preserved well and buildings more recent, house, turn of carbonization transformed into house and 2 hangars being used as garage.

Famous people born with Ponteils-and-Brésis

Coco Chanel

Economy

The economic life rests on the presence of an hospital which employs more than 100 people.

See too

Common of Gard

External bonds

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