Gorcy
Encyclopedia
Gorcy is a French
commune, located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle
and the Lorraine
region.
This village on the north of the Meurthe-et-Moselle
is next to the Belgian
frontier, and about 10 km from Longwy
, main city of the "Pays-Haut".
Its inhabitants are named Gorcéens and Gorcéennes.
, the Société métallurgique de Gorcy still exploits two blast furnaces which will disappear in the 30's.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
commune, located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...
and the Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
region.
This village on the north of the Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...
is next to the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
frontier, and about 10 km from Longwy
Longwy
Longwy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.-Economy:Longwy has historically been an industrial center of the Lorraine iron mining district. The town is known for its artistic glazed pottery.-History:Longwy initially...
, main city of the "Pays-Haut".
Its inhabitants are named Gorcéens and Gorcéennes.
Steel industry
In 1832, Jean Joseph Labbé built a first blast furnace in Gorcy, on the Parivaux. From 1846 to 1848, two new blast furnaces were built. The factory, partially destroyed during the war of 1870, is rebuilt and set in rights. In 1877, the two blast furnaces were removed and replaced by two other more powerful. Before the World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the Société métallurgique de Gorcy still exploits two blast furnaces which will disappear in the 30's.
Places and monuments
- Industrialist's castle known as Château du Parivaux (Parivaux' Castle), built from 1898 to 1900, for Georges Rolland, husband of Marcelle Labbé, the "château du bas" were in this time inhabited by his brother-in-law Paul ; bombarded in 1940, it was deleted in 1967, because there was too much renovation to do.
- Industrialist's castle known as Château bas, built from 1880 to 1883, for Jean-Joseph Labbé, founder of the Forges de Gorcy in 1832 ; gravely damaged by a bombardment in 1940, it was delted in 1955, because there was too much renovations to do.
- Château de la Martinière, built in the start of the 17th century, maybe in 1603, in accordance with a date today disappeared, for Claude des Bernards, founder of the branch of Des Bernards of Gorcy ; he came in the De la Martinière's family with a marriage in 1725, it was renovated in 1740, date carried by the pedestrian door of the main part ; the moat surrounding the castale was filled in in 1855 and the baskets of fruit putted in the columns of the old enter gate come from the old Château du Pulventeux in Longwy-Haut.
- Castle known as Château des Gorcy . Strong house of the Gorcys maybe built in the 16th century, very damaged in 1671 by the troops of the marshal De Créqui, renovated in the 18th century, extended toward south in the 19th century, and became a property of the Labbé's family. It was given to the commune and completely makeovered in 1979. It's actually the town hall.
- The military cemetery, where the Maréchal FochMaréchal FochMaréchal Foch can refer to*Ferdinand Foch, a French soldier and writer*Marechal Foch, a hybrid red wine grape named after Ferdinand Foch...
's son is buried. It's near to the frontier. In this cemetery, is also buried René Viviani's son, Council president from 1914 to 1918 - The Cussignère marsh, a wood bridge cross it and link France to Belgium.
- The monument to the ruthlesses
- The walk along of the river Coulmy.
Religious building
- Parish church Saint-Jean-Baptiste ; the parish depended on the Musson's church until 1785 (actually in Belgium); from this date, the exercise of the cult is in the cadatsral chapel of M. Maillard de la Martinière ; became too little and too damaged, it was replaced in 1837 by a church, built with the Bauchet's plan, architect in BrieyBrieyBriey is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.It is located above and in a steep section of the valley of the little River Woigot, some thirty kilometres to the west of the autoroute that connects Metz with Luxembourg...
; it is extended and makeovered in 1896 with the L.Lanternier's plan, architect in Nancy. It's blessed in 1898.
Manifestations
- Fête de la Cussignère (latest October week-end) : international eco-fai of biological products ;
- Annual tournament of soccer.