Toury-Lurcy

Toury-Lurcy

Toury-Lurcy

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France


Toury-Lurcy (French pronunciation: [tuʁi lyʁsi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[3]

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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.[4] 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.[5]

Notable people

  • Georges de Soultrait, count, regional historian, born and died at Toury (1822-1888).[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]

Population

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See also


References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Martin d'Autun: Charte N° XVIII
  3. Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. Bulletin de la Société nivernaise des lettres, sciences et arts, volume 50, pages 12-13, 2001.
  5. Abbé Jacques-François Baudiau, Le Morvand, Nevers, 1865; 3e éd. Guénégaud, Paris, 1965, 3vol., tII, p. 152.
  6. Abbé Jacques-François Baudiau, Le Morvand, Nevers, 1865; 3e éd. Guénégaud, Paris, 1965, 3vol., tII, p. 152.



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