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"Miramande" originates from "mirus" and "mandare" Named Mirmanda in the 12th century, Catrum Mirimandae in the 13th century, Mirimanda and Miremande in the 16th century and finally Mirmande in the 17th century. Mirmande was dominated by lords from the 18th century until the French Revolution. The St Foy Church was left to abandon and in a state of partial collapse in the 20th century. Due in part to a law exempting houses without roofs from taxes, many owners demantled their roofing and degenerated houses were rebought according to the number of roof tiles. The rebirth of the village can be attributed to numerous artists... André Lhote (1885-1962), writer and cubist painter contributed significantly to the revival of Mirmande. (See Villages - passion) No. 4 Today 522 habitants reside at Mirmande |
From 1790 to 1944, the first town hall was located on “Grande-Rue”
(Main Street). Following renovation, it was converted into a party room.
Town officials voted to appropriate 25 French francs for the purchase
a bust of the Republic in the meeting room on November 9, 1875. Then
in 1949, the town hall moved to a location beside the post office at
“Place du Champ de Mars.” Only in 1979 did the town hall
move to its current location on “Baker Street.”
The first landowners of Mirmande were the Ythier or the “Armand
de Mirmande,” although no manuscript exists on this subject. However,
dues from the Ythier at the Cliouscat villa were recorded in 947.
But archives from the diocese of the Puy district mention an Ythier
of Mirmande, abbot from 1221 to 1308, about three hundred fifty years
later. Is he a descendant?
Mirmande had an abbey in the Saint-Estève district paying dues
to Saou’s prior.
The village overlooked the valleys of the Teyssone and the Rhône,
which gives it the Latin derivation Mirus, “admirable” and
Mandare, “dominate.” This citadel has been inhabited since
ancient times, then during the Gallo-Roman era; it became a gallic oppidum,
a city surrounded by ramparts and fortifications.
(compte-tenu)Because of their texture (lime mortar and stones susceptible
to frost…), the ramparts had to be repaired multiple times, forcing
authorities to release funds.
The village is in turn called “Mirmanda” (cartulaire of
Saint Chaffre 1187), “Castrum Mirimandae” (Chevalier, Regeste
Dauphinois, 1238), “Castrum de Miremanda” in 1360, “Mirmanda”
en 1396, “Mirimanda” in 1540, “Miremande” in
1555, “Mirande” in 1622, and finally Mirmande.
In the 17th century, the village gradually outgrew the surrounding walls
In order to remain protected, a second rampart was built. The growth
around Saint-Pierre church was so significant in the 19th century that
the lower portions of the village, where houses were built and shopkeepers
and craftsmen set up shop, began cutting off access to the top of the
village, which was gradually abandoned.
Mirmande le Champ-de-Mars
