Cormery
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The abbey in Cormery
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 Cormery
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Cormery
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| Coordinates: 47°16′05″N 0°50′14″E / 47.2681°N 0.8372°ECoordinates: 47°16′05″N 0°50′14″E / 47.2681°N 0.8372°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Loches | |
| Canton | Bléré | |
| Intercommunality | CC Loches Sud Touraine | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Antoine Campagne | |
| Area1 | 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,655 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37083 /37320 | |
| Elevation | 57–94 m (187–308 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Cormery is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre Region. Its inhabitants are called Cormeriens, Cormeriennes.
It is located 21 kilometres from Tours and 18 kilometres from Joué-lès-Tours.
Cormery is located a few miles southeast of Tours.
The area of the town is watered by the Indre river.
In 791, a religious institution was founded by , abbot of Basilica of St. Martin in Tours and prochancelier of Charlemagne. This edifice was to create a more friendly place for meditation and prayer, plus respect for the rule of Saint Benedict of Nursia. Ithier come here to retreat from the world and its agitations. The modest priory was first called Celle Saint-Paul.
Alcuin who succeeded Ithier Cormery led a tremendous spiritual growth and materially transformed the priory into an important abbey by donating important areas. This allows his successor, Fridugisus, to perform great works.
A protective shadow of the abbey caused many residents to gather and a town was formed which became an important commercial center: since 845 a market is held every Thursday.
During the ascent of the Loire river by Normans, the monks of Saint-Martin first put the holy relics in their safe in Cormery before forced to flee to the east.
The abbey was in ruins in the early eleventh century and was rededicated in 1054.
In 1268 to 1271, the abbot was Jean de Brosse, parent of Pierre de Brosse, and close to Philip II of France according to Le Hardi.
In 1562, Cormery was sacked by Huguenots during the wars of religion.
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