THE VILLAGE OF CHEIX

  • Eglise de Cheix en Retz
  • Eglise de Cheix en Retz
  • Mairie de Cheix en Retz
Eglise de Cheix en RetzEglise de Cheix en RetzMairie de Cheix en Retz

Presentation

The name of the town comes from the Latin căsa which means "hut", thus evoking the modest size of the first town. However, the first mention is attested in a title of 1123 under the Latin name Chesiacum.

Later, many spellings followed one another: Cheix in 1287, Chayx in 1450, then Chayz in 1452. However, the Cheix spelling imposed itself the following century and until 1920, when the final name of Cheix- en-Retz is adopted.

Moreover, it can be said that the town changed its name during the revolutionary period, to temporarily call itself Rives-du-Tenu.
Information
  • PERIOD OF SITE OR HISTORIC MONUMENT :
    • Antique
    • Medieval
  • DETAILS FOR CIVIL ARCHITECTURE :
    • City / Village / District
  • Geographical zone :
    • Cheix-en-Retz

Map

Map

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Le village de Cheix-en-Retz
Place de l'eglise
44640
CHEIX EN RETZ
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 47.18176
Longitude : -1.81601
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Contact details
THE VILLAGE OF CHEIX
Place de l'eglise
44640
CHEIX EN RETZ
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