Les Ponts-de-Cé

Les Ponts-de-Cé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Les Ponts-de-Cé
Commune
The Dumnacus Bridge in Les Ponts-de-Cé
Coat of arms
Location of Les Ponts-de-Cé
Les Ponts-de-Cé
Les Ponts-de-Cé
Coordinates: 47°25′31″N 0°31′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementAngers
CantonLes Ponts-de-Cé
IntercommunalityCU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Pavillon[1]
Area
1
19.55 km2 (7.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
12,679
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49246 /49130
Elevation15–36 m (49–118 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Ponts-de-Cé is a suburb of Angers.

History

In September 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the routiers of Rodrigo de Villandrando, in the pay of Georges de la Trémoille, held Les Ponts-de-Cé against the assaults of Jean de Bueil.

In August 1620, a battle in Les Ponts-de-Cé definitely ended a civil war, waged by Marie de Médicis. Her troops were defeated by her son, the French King Louis XIII.

This short rebellion, subdued easily by the King's troops, is known in France under the name of "Drôlerie des Ponts-de-Cé" (Les Ponts-de-Cé's joke).

Names

In the past, Les Ponts-de-Cé had known many different names, which are :

  • Castro-Seio (889)
  • Pon Sigei (1009)
  • In Saiaco (1036)
  • Saiacus (1090)
  • Seium (1104)
  • Pons Sagei (1115)
  • Pons Sagii (1148)
  • Pons Saeii (1291)
  • Le Pont de Sae (1293)
  • Les Ponts de See (1529)

All these names contain the Celtic root sea, which has the same meaning as in English.

Indeed, the city has the characteristic of being spanned by many bridges which connect the various zones and roads of the city between them. This is also why the French meaning could be translated by "Cé's bridges".

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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