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'''Germigny-l’Exempt''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Cher (department)|Cher]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Centre-Val de Loire]] [[Regions of France|region]] of [[France]].
'''Germigny-l’Exempt''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɛʁmiɲi lɛɡzɑ̃}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the central French [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Cher (department)|Cher]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
A [[farming]] area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small Luisant river some {{convert|24|mi|km}} southeast of [[Bourges]] at the junction of the D100, D15, D78 and the D43 roads.
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small Luisant river some {{convert|24|mi|km}} southeast of [[Bourges]] at the junction of departmental routes D100, D15, D78, D43.


==Population==
==Population==
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|1999|331
|1999|331
|2008|322
|2008|322
|2013|317
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|2019|296}}
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==Sights==
==Sights==
* The twelfth-century church of [[Notre-Dame de Germigny-l'Exempt|Notre-Dame]], with its exceptionally tall tower-porch, was built after the siege of 1108 by [[Louis VI the Fat]]<ref>{{cite journal |last=LEGEARD |first=Emmanuel |date=September 2021 |title=Le siège de Germigny en Bourbonnais : une page méconnue d'histoire |trans-title= |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03337329/ |language=French |journal=Bulletin de la Société d'Emulation du Bourbonnais |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=388–404 |doi= |access-date=}}</ref> as a symbol of the [[Capetians|Capetian]] « [[Peace and Truce of God|Pax Dei]] ».<ref>{{cite journal |last=LEGEARD |first=Emmanuel |date=2021 |title=Notre-Dame de Germigny-L'Exempt: un patrimoine à surveiller |trans-title= |url=http://www.lagazettedupatrimoine.fr/files/0a0db1470945772f6c3dbcb396e5198d-267.php |language=French |journal=La Gazette du Patrimoine |volume= |issue=May |pages= |doi= |access-date=}}</ref> The inconographic program of its inner portal of 1215 is inherited from the north porch of the west portal of two churches: [[Laon Cathedral]] and the abbey church in [[Saint-Gilles du Gard]]. The [[Tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]] showing a [[Seat of Wisdom|Sedes Sapientiae]] is meant to celebrate the triumph of the Church (the Virgin being symbolic of the Church) upon heretics who reject the real presence in the [[eucharist]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=LEGEARD |first=Emmanuel |date=February 2021 |title=Saint-Gilles, Laon, Germigny : Iconologie d'une représentation politique de la Vierge dans le "style 1200" |trans-title= |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03138106 |language=French |journal=De Medio Aevo |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=231–240 |doi=10.5209/dmae.73298 |s2cid=234067807 |access-date=|doi-access=free }}</ref>
* The twelfth-century church of Notre-Dame.
* The chateau of Château-Renaud, dating from the seventeenth century.
* The chateau of Château-Renaud, dating from the seventeenth century.


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==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book |last=Legeard |first=Emmanuel |date=2022 |title=Germigny-l'Exempt ou les Trois Deniers de Gaspard |trans-title=Germigny-l'Exempt or Gaspard's three coins |url=https://www.germigny.com |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=L'Harmattan |isbn=978-2-14-027811-2}}
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==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 22:02, 24 August 2024

Germigny-l’Exempt
Commune
Location of Germigny-l’Exempt
Map
Germigny-l’Exempt is located in France
Germigny-l’Exempt
Germigny-l’Exempt
Germigny-l’Exempt is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Germigny-l’Exempt
Germigny-l’Exempt
Coordinates: 46°55′05″N 2°53′52″E / 46.91806°N 2.89778°E / 46.91806; 2.89778
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonLa Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Beatrix[1]
Area
1
28.26 km2 (10.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
291
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18101 /18150
Elevation180–227 m (591–745 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Germigny-l’Exempt (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁmiɲi lɛɡzɑ̃]) is a commune in the central French department of Cher.

Geography

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A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small Luisant river some 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of departmental routes D100, D15, D78, D43.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962553—    
1968509−8.0%
1975472−7.3%
1982383−18.9%
1990362−5.5%
1999331−8.6%
2008322−2.7%
2013317−1.6%
2019296−6.6%

Sights

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  • The twelfth-century church of Notre-Dame, with its exceptionally tall tower-porch, was built after the siege of 1108 by Louis VI the Fat[3] as a symbol of the Capetian « Pax Dei ».[4] The inconographic program of its inner portal of 1215 is inherited from the north porch of the west portal of two churches: Laon Cathedral and the abbey church in Saint-Gilles du Gard. The tympanum showing a Sedes Sapientiae is meant to celebrate the triumph of the Church (the Virgin being symbolic of the Church) upon heretics who reject the real presence in the eucharist.[5]
  • The chateau of Château-Renaud, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ LEGEARD, Emmanuel (September 2021). "Le siège de Germigny en Bourbonnais : une page méconnue d'histoire". Bulletin de la Société d'Emulation du Bourbonnais (in French). 80 (3): 388–404.
  4. ^ LEGEARD, Emmanuel (2021). "Notre-Dame de Germigny-L'Exempt: un patrimoine à surveiller". La Gazette du Patrimoine (in French) (May).
  5. ^ LEGEARD, Emmanuel (February 2021). "Saint-Gilles, Laon, Germigny : Iconologie d'une représentation politique de la Vierge dans le "style 1200"". De Medio Aevo (in French). 15 (1): 231–240. doi:10.5209/dmae.73298. S2CID 234067807.

Bibliography

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