- Franc-Lyonnais
The Franc-Lyonnais was a province of
France .Located on a narrow strip of land on the left bank of the River
Saône , it was composed of thirteenparish es, forming two parts :* South part, from the north outer wall of
Lyon :
** Cuire-la-Croix-Rousse
** Caluire
**Fontaines-sur-Saône
**Rochetaillée-sur-Saône
**Fleurieu-sur-Saône
** Vimy. From1665 , Vimy is chosen as capital and rechristened Neuville, in the honor ofCamille de Neuville de Villeroy , lord of the parish andarchbishop of Lyon
**Genay , the first capital of the province
**Bernoud
**Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux * Northern part, embedded in the Principalty of the
Dombes :
**Saint-Bernard-d'Anse , formerly [http://www.spinosiens.com Saint Barnard]
**Saint-Didier-de-Formans
** RiottierThe Franc-Lyonnais probably originates from lands which used to belong to the church of Lyon. After being put under the protection of the count of
Savoy , in1398 , the province is united to the kingdom of France around1475 , while remaining a province considered as foreign and within the lands of the German Empire. The Franc-Lyonnais strikes a deal in1556 with the monarchy, guaranteeing its privileges, mainly the exemption from taxes. All the political story of Franc-Lyonnais is the one of the defense of its privileges, which the monarchy tries to take away during the XVIIIth Century.When the
French Revolution took place in1789 , the Franc-Lyonnais was split between the departements ofRhône-et-Loire andAin .Bibliography
* Un pays et ses privilèges sous l'Ancien Régime : le Franc-Lyonnais / Alain Caraco. - Mémoire de maîtrise d'histoire moderne, Lyon II, 1983. This document is in storage at the Lyon Municipal Library.
ee also
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Lyonnais
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