Dompierre-les-Ormes

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Dompierre-les-Ormes
Commune
The church and surroundings in Dompierre-les-Ormes
The church and surroundings in Dompierre-les-Ormes
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Mâcon
Canton La Chapelle-de-Guinchay
Intercommunality Saint-Cyr Mère Boitier, entre Mâconnais et Charolais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Géraldine Auray[1]
Area1 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2 Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.
INSEE/Postal code 71178 / 71520
Elevation 316–705 m (1,037–2,313 ft)
(avg. 457 m or 1,499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dompierre-les-Ormes (fr) is a commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

It is a rural and touristic village, with characteristic landscapes: little mountains crowded with forests and pastures. The main part of its territory is protected under French and European fauna and flora protection programs.

History

Venus de Milo

Dompierre is first mentioned in a Cluny charter from 951, where the name appears as Domnus Petrus and Domna Petra, but the site was certainly inhabited well before. In Audour, a hamlet located to the south-east of Dompierre, the Count of Dortan discovered in 1882 a Neolithic burial containing two polished sandstone axes, numerous debris relating to the Bronze Age: bracelets, sword sections, spearheads, etc. Audour had therefore been inhabited since Antiquity and was a military post, given the large quantity of weapons discovered. Audour literally means "at the fortress", from the Celtic Duros (fortress). The use of the article being banned in the Latin language, this places the name Audour at a time when only Celtic was used but not yet Latin.

Massan, a hamlet located north of the town of Dompierre, on the road to Trivy, is mentioned in the charters of Cluny under the name of Vicamasaon Ager Masaonensi. It was an “ager” on which Montmelard, Trivy and Chalenforges (current hamlet of Trivy) depended.

In 1248, there was a hospital in Bois-du-Lin for the care of lepers: Domnus Hospitalis de Bos Dolent. A chapel, dating from the 15th or 16th century, was destroyed in 1785. After having belonged to the monks of Saint-Cyr, which depended on the Saint-Rigaud Abbey, located in Ligny-en-Brionnais, it was attached to the order of Malta, to the knights of Saint John of Jerusalem.

The hamlet of Frouges depended on Beaujolais. The lordship of Frouges had justice over Dompierre. The castle, with fortress and chapel under the name of Saint-Eustache, was destroyed in 1420. In 1585, Pierre des Loges, lord of Frouges sold his land of Frouges to Philibert de Fautrière, lord of Audour. Various iron utensils were found on the site of the castle.

A castle was located in the village of Dompierre, the castle of La Faye, located opposite the current church. In 1731, the lordship disappeared, land and castle passing to the lord of Audour.

The successive churches of Dompierre were built with blocks of granite stones found on site, probably Christianized Celtic cult stones, as was the case for many very old churches. Dompierre, located on the borders of Mâconnais, Beaujolais, Brionnais and Charolais, came under the bailiwick of Mâcon, but was a parish belonging to the diocese of Autun and which paid its taxes to the collector of Semur-en-Brionnais.

On June 28, 1799, the painter Auguste de Forbin married Mélanie d'Audour de Dortan in Dompierre. Through this marriage, he inherited the Château d'Audour.

In 1820, the Count of Marcellus, husband of Valentine de Forbin, the daughter of Auguste de Forbin, brought the famous Venus de Milo back to France. During its journey from the Ottoman Empire, the precious statue stopped at the Château d'Audour, before being offered in Paris to King Louis XVIII.

The "Cantonal Fronde of 1850" was a significant event in the history of the Dompierre sector. Indeed, that year, the mayors, municipal councilors and notables of eight communes in the canton (out of nine communes) sent a letter to the prefect of Saône-et-Loire so that Dompierre would be the cantonal capital, given the practical aspect that this would entail in addition to the obvious economic prosperity of the town, later served by two stations and its important fairs. This revolt would be decisive and thus, even if Matour kept the name of capital, to lose it in 2015, all public establishments (tax collection, gendarmerie) moved and were installed in Dompierre.

During the German occupation of France, a large resistance network was set up in Saône-et-Loire, which was then cut in two by the demarcation line, at the centre of which the region played an important role. The department then brought together a large number of communist centres and the maquis were easy to set up in this wooded region. To facilitate communications, the maquis set up a complex clandestine telephone network across the department, allowing exchanges between maquis. Cluny was then nicknamed "Lyon" to deceive the enemy and was linked to Salornay-sur-Guye known as "Détroit", Saint-Gengoux-le-National "Oslo", or Charolles "Québec". This network, built in 1944, would stretch over more than 1,100 km of cables.

In 1965, the small commune of Meulin, by decision of its municipal council, merged with that of Dompierre. The commune was no longer able to support the maintenance of its infrastructure (roads, school, town hall, church), given its small population.

Since 1993, and at the initiative of the municipal council of Dompierre-les-Ormes and the long-time national president of the association, Mr. Jean Prost, delegations from the twenty-two other member municipalities of the Association des Dompierre de France have met every ten years in the commune. In 2013, 450 Dompierrois and Dompierrais from all over France met on the first weekend of July in Dompierre-les-Ormes.

Dompierre hosted the national gathering of the Porsche 928 Club of France in 2012. In September 2014, the second Montée Historique de Dompierre took place, in which 100 prestigious vehicles (sports cars, motorcycles, sidecars, etc.) were able to complete a particularly eclectic circuit over two days28.

In 2012, the local urban planning plan (PLU) was adopted, which guarantees the preservation of landscapes by considerably limiting building zones and protecting natural areas and the sustainability of agricultural activity. In addition, a large part of the municipality is protected under the European Natura 2000 program.

In September 2016, the Dompierre Classic took place, the 3rd Historic Climb of Dompierre-les-Ormes, over 2 days during which 120 exceptional vehicles from all over Europe were able to complete a circuit in the heart of the village and a rally throughout southern Burgundy. Several thousand spectators flocked to admire them. The National Bullmastiff and Mastiff Breeding Championship was held in Dompierre in 2016. The village hosts events in the commune thanks to its high accommodation capacity, its easy access, and its infrastructure (Lab 71, stadium, multi-purpose village hall, etc.).

Geography

Nestled in a picturesque wooded area, Dompierre is known locally as la petite Suisse du Mâconnais (Little Switzerland in the Mâconnais).

Points of interest

  • Arboretum de Pézanin,
  • La Galerie européenne de la forêt et du bois (European Gallery of Forest and Wood), with many exhibits, transformed in 2014 in The Lab 71, which is now more concerned by sustainable development.
  • Mont Saint-Cyr, a 771-meter summit in the nearby village of Montmelard
  • Château d'Audour
  • Meulin, an ancient village with a Romanesque church

Tourism

Dompierre is a tourist destination, with campsite (Le Village des Meuniers), cottage colonies (Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais), and lot of rural gîtes and bed and breakfast in the area.

Sport

The village has a football stadium which serves for matches and training of FCDM (Football Club Dompierre-Matour), a handball and basketball stadium, pétanque courts, tennis courts and many walking trails. Walking trails are referenced by guides and maps for tourists. For water activities, there are two pools (Le Village des Meuniers campground and the Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais have each a pool[2][3]).

Transport and access

Dompierre is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, about 200 mi (320 km) southeast of Paris and 17 mi (27 km) west of Mâcon, where there is a TGV (high-speed rail) station and A6 turnpike access.

Due to its central location in France, the village takes full advantages of close infrastructures as the Route Centre-Europe Atlantique (east-west connexion road from Atlantic Ocean to Switzerland border), passing through the north of the territory. Dompierre is served by the road exit number 8 "Dompierre-les-Ormes".

Gallery

See also

References

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