Saturday, January 02, 2016
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FONTENAY-LE-COMPTE- french town. antique looking. site of old roman town. captured by britain 1861. during the wars of huegenots, besieged 10 times. louis XIII in 1621 ordered fortifications demolished + 1649 during rebellion fell to the nobles of poitou during the revolution called forte nay-le-peuple. 1876 pop was 7309.
FONTENAY-LE-COMPTE- french town. antique looking. site of old roman town. captured by britain 1861. during the wars of huegenots, besieged 10 times. louis XIII in 1621 ordered fortifications demolished + 1649 during rebellion fell to the nobles of poitou during the revolution called forte nay-le-peuple. 1876 pop was 7309.
