Toury-Lurcy Explained
| Toury-Lurcy |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Coordinates: | 46.7394°N 3.4258°W |
| Insee: | 58293 |
| Postal Code: | 58300 |
| Arrondissement: | Nevers |
| Canton: | Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier |
| Mayor: | Guy Hourcabie[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Elevation Min M: | 197 |
| Elevation Max M: | 252 |
| Area Km2: | 25.54 |
Toury-Lurcy (in French pronounced as /tuʁi lyʁsi/) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[2]
History
From the 12th century, the village of Toury-Lurcy (formerly Thoriacum or Toriaco) was one of the fiefdoms of the Counts of Thoury (hence its name).
In 1161, the bishop of Nevers, Bernard of Saint-Saulge, recognized by letters sent to the abbot of St. Martin, Autun, that this church in his diocese was the property of the abbey, which was confirmed in 1164 by a bull of Pope Alexander III, then a refugee in France.[3] The family of Richard de Soultrait were the local lords.
The town was created in 1823 from the merger of Toury and Lurcy-sur-Abron.
The Château de Toury-Lurcy, rebuilt in 1776 on a medieval site, is classified and registered as a historical monument.
Notable people
- Georges de Soultrait, count, regional historian, born and died at Toury (1822-1888).[4]
- Jean Saulnier, knight, lord of Thoury-sur-Abron, councilor and chamberlain of the king, steward of Isabeau, duchess of Bourbonnais, and bailiff of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, died in 1389.[5]
- Agnes de Tressolles, wife of Jean Saulnier.
- Florimond-Augustin Daubois, parish priest of Toury from 1710 to 1742, left many precious annotations on the margins of his actions in the parish registers.[6]
See also
References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM58293-toury-lurcy INSEE commune file
- Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Martin d'Autun: Charte N° XVIII
- Bulletin de la Société nivernaise des lettres, sciences et arts, volume 50, pages 12-13, 2001.
- Abbé Jacques-François Baudiau, Le Morvand, Nevers, 1865; 3e éd. Guénégaud, Paris, 1965, 3vol., tII, p. 152.
- Abbé Jacques-François Baudiau, Le Morvand, Nevers, 1865; 3e éd. Guénégaud, Paris, 1965, 3vol., tII, p. 152.
