► Buildings
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Hôtel de Ville,Tribunal de Commerce
built in 1828 Townhall - Commercial Court
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La Halle au Blé, the wheat building
The wheat would be sold on the market place near the church up to the construction of the Halle in 1840.
Then, the ground floor was allotted to
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Former "gendarmerie"
Former headquarters of the "gendarmes" ie headquarter of state police force
"At the junction of the rue du Pont Vautier and the rue Traversiere"
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Auberge de l'Ecu
In this Inn in 1040, Alain, Duke of Brittany...
◄More about Alain & Montgommery
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Hôtel du Soleil d'Or
on the Place Cour-aux-Moines. The public fountain of the right hand picture was inaugurated in 1823.
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Hotel du Petit Vimoutiers-Hotel de la Couronne
Le "Petit Vimoutiers", after the name of a cheese
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Les Bains-Douches
ie Public bath and shower facilities built in 1931, located rue Crestey. Factually, the rue Crestey goes along the market place opposite to the Halle. It was previously named rue du Fais-Cuit. After June 14, 1944, the Public bath were settled rue Louis Pasteur in the building which nowadays is the School of music.
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At the railway station inside the bags ? ... apples !
inaugurated on Dec 31st, 1881 and desmolished in October, 2006
For the bus of Vimoutiers, see the card ► "surroundings:Trun" where it parks on the site !
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L'école communale des garçons
inaugurated on September the 1st, 1891
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"In 1040, Duke of Britanny Alain III and his warriors enter the forest of Auge in order to preserve the rights of young Duke of Normandy, William II aka the Bastard. However, they besiege the fortress of his ally, Roger of Mont Gommeri. Roger de Mont Gommeri is imprisoned. After a "beverage", Alain feels faint and dies. His body, transferred to Vimoutiers in ►l’auberge de l’Ecu, then in ►St Sauveur Church, is finally conveyed to the Abbey of Fécamp where he is buried. A few years later, Willliam takes possession of the Tillieres fortress that King Henry 1st of France had just robbed him of. Henry 1st besieges the Mont Gommeri fortress, and pulls it down in 1054. Then, William claims the crown of England. Roger de Mont Gommeri, now his counselor, does not go fighting with him for this initial invasion, he stays in Normandy to help Duchess Matilda of Flanders govern the duchy. After the conquest of England, William, now aka the Conqueror, comes back triumphantly and it is in 1067 that Roger de Mont Gommeri goes along with him to this country where William the Conqueror, by then crowned William 1st of England since December 25, 1066, will give him Arundel, and a bit later the earldom of Shrewsbury and its appurtenances. ►Locate Mont Gommeri north of "Vimontier" on the map of Cassini ► Roger de Montgommery►From Mont Gommeri to Hendomen/Montgomery ►A part of Montgommery genealogy (French, Welsh and Scottish lineages) ► Clan Montgomery's database |