Crémieu is a town in the department of Isère, in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, It is located near Bourgoin-Jallieu, about 25 miles east of Lyon. Isère ( Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes ( Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the département of Isère and the Rhône-Alpes région of ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France.
Early History
Crémieu has a long and important medieval history. The town was mentioned in 11th century, and appears in narrative historical texts from the 12th century. The ancient city was the residence of the Dauphins of Viennois, the nobility who ruled the Dauphiné province. The Counts of Albon ( Comtes d'Albon) were minor French nobles in south-eastern France in the Rhône Alps region The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departments ' of the
As early as the 15th century, it had an important Jewish community. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Raoul de Gaucourt, governor of Dauphiné, renewed the privileges of the Jews in 1441 for seven years in consideration of the sum of 50 florins, which Moses Dandéli of Crémieu and Aguinet Solomon of Saint-Symphorien, Jewish residents, were to collect from their coreligionists. The Jews of Crémieu refused to pay the sum and emigrated in large numbers. The dauphin Louis XI of France recalled them in 1449, and promised them that if they would reopen their banking-houses, he would tax them only one ounce of fine silver in the future, instead of the half-mark that they had formerly been required to pay. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle
People
The residents of the city are known as Crémieux.
References
This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain. The Jewish Encyclopedia was an Encyclopedia originally published between 1901 and 1906 by Funk and Wagnalls. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone ([1])
Bibliography from Jewish Encyclopedia:
- Prudhomme, Les Juifs en Dauphiné, p. 64.
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic