Saint CHARLES DE PERCY 1498 fires in 1789 ( 490 inhabitants) representatives: Thomas Buot and Etienne Advenel.

661 Ha - 171 Inhabitants - 26 in Km2 ( 1990 ) - 170 in 1999

Situation 1865

Surface: 661 ha 19 has 3 ca
Population: 411 inhabitants
Taxes: 3.800,17 Frcs
Mayor: Oblin
Priest: Bellanger
Schoolteacher: Lepareur

1901 : 352 inhabitants
1906 : 321 inhabitants

Situation 2001
Voters: 140
Mayor: Leteinturier
Councillors: Leroy, Victor, Lefranc, Two, Swung, Caution, Desormeau, Langlois, Leteinturier, Vautier.
Secretary: Halbout

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Municipality created in 1782 by the separation with Montchamp the Big on Charles de Percy's initiative, the father of which having acquired of the family Halley the fief in 1717 had made build in 1720 the castle of Florentine architecture in homage to his first wife whom he had married in Toscane, who is in front of the church built in 1775.
It belonged to it) creation in the sergenterie of Le Tourneur, in the bailliage and the mastery of Vire. By order of March 1-st, 1790 it was connected with Montchamp with Bény-Bocage's canton and then in Vassy's canton by ruling of the 6 brumaire the year X.
Wishing to base the cure of "Bottom" which was a part with the cure of the "Height" of Montchamp's parish with a single church, Charles de Percy after a demand without continuation on March 7, 1771, gathers the parishioners, the noble persons, the priests of Montchamp and suggested them making built a church, a cemetery and a presbytery for its expenses on a ground which he gave. What was accepted, without noticing that this decision amputated Montchamp of more than a quarter of its surface.
In spite of the protests of the inhabitants of Montchamp, Mgr. de Cheylus bishop of Bayeux authorized the new parish on August 19, 1778. October 24, 1780, general lieutenant in the baillage of Vire quoted the new register of state-civilian of the parish. The first birth was Marie Jeane Soingnard girl of Jean and Jeane Gillette on November 2, 1780.
The separation of Montchamp's territory followed by few the halving parishes. Following the following letter sent on January 3, 1782 to Esmangart bursar of the majority of Caen by Mr. de Percy: " Percy, near Vire, on this December 20, 1781, you honoured me with saying to me, Sir, that you would see fit that the inhabitants of Percy's parish present you one request to kindly request you to separate them from the role of the sizes of that of Montchamp, and you had the kindness to allow me to answer it favorably, by giving me the council to try to obtain the assent of Mr Joly de Henry. I take quite place to hope for it according to Mr. de Marville's answer. We would be very obliged to you, Sir, not to require that the request is signed by the inhabitants of both parishes. After all what crossed, those of Montchamp, by spade, would never agree on it. This division being important only to put back(hand) the tranquillity between our various parishes, we dare to pride ourselves on this new grace, according to all those that you granted us until now if honnestement. I have the honor to be Sir your humble and very obedient handmaid. Grassin of Percy. ".

This one entrusted the inquiry to the authorized agent in the election of Vire Thomas Michel de Mortreux lawyer to the Parliament of Paris.
On February 22, comparaissaient in front of him the delegates of the parish: the commander of Percy, François Noel du Rocher, Thomas Duchemin, Guillaume Marie and François Mortreux. Invited to elect delegates the inhabitants of Montchamp had refused and were lacking. From February 24, of Mortreux sent back(dismissed) the file with its favorable conclusions and added: " if the inhabitants of Montchamp were lacking, I knew that the reason is that they do not support(bear) the division the parish is situated in a bad bottom, it has a lot of area it(he) is of their mutual advantage that the inhabitants have each their roles and their collectors. It is an ease for the collectors who will have fewer punishments and ground to be gone through for their collection.... It is more suitable that each of them answers of her facts and that the collectors can find the taxpayers at the conclusion of the offices of their parish ".
April 9, 1782 the council of state of king ordered the division of Montchamp as from year 1782 and ordered that a report is drawn up by the limits of both municipalities. These were fixed since the separation in two parishes and appeared in letters of patent recorded in May, 1779 to the parliament of Rouen. The authorized agent restricted to recognize them in the presence of Jean de St Charles de Percy and some inhabitants of Montchamp: Pierre Thouroude, Antoine Buot, Jean Diavet, Louis le Maignen, Etienne le François and Louis Grégoire.
On June 16, 1782 it took St Charles de Percy's name. During the revolution it was famous Montchamp the Small and would have should wait on December 29, 1853 to resume St Charles de Percy's name.

In the end of November, 1795, a violent fight taken place in the village of Ferronnière. Having learnt that the suitcase left Vire for Caen, the Chouans decided to take up an ambush to Catéolles situated on the edge of big road. warned by some patriots of The Ferronnière, the escort made do about-turn in the car which restarted towards Vire warn of the danger. The Chouans having waited for a long time decided to attack the detachment which made pension by defending itself. A strong column from 500 to 600 men of the garrison of Vire attacked the Chouans who had taken refuge behind ditches and houses of Ferronnière. These were forced to the pension abandoning effects and ammunitions.

Two individuals, whom a gentleman, found in a house, were shot in St Charles's village by the republicans, although they were without weapons. He could involve Jacques Mathieu de Brossard who was in 1789 a lover new supporter of law and order and Martin Lebonnois, strangers in the units of the Chouans, declared to the state - civilian on February 19, 1796 killed by the army, the likely regulation(payment) of accounts in the ranks of the mobile columns.
The Chouans did pension by the village Duhomme, St Charles's castle, Montchamp and was to rest among Pierre and the village of Hauts-Vents. Some houses of Ferronnière should be burned by the Chouans in punishment of the information given to the republicans. Another fight took place December 7, 1795, Chouans commanded by Drudes de Latour and Lecordier, left their stationing of Le Theil and put in crushing defeat a republican detachment in Ferronnière to seize then Bény Bocage and remove weapons. The revolution in the canton

The church among which the choir and the transepts are dressed in a decoration in style loose stones possessed a rich furniture, and in the sacristy a very beautiful set woodwork and coats of arms of style Louis XV. She is partially classified by the Fine art, stained glasses destroyed by an American breathtaking bomb on July 8, 1944 were put back was there. Tithes were collected before the revolution by Troarn's abbey.
November 9, 1790, possessions belonging to the church were estimated at 1644 francs by Jean Jacques Lechartier de Beaulieu. They were sold on February 10, 1791 to Jean Charles de Moisson son-in-law of Mr de Percy for the 2550-franc sum.
In the inventory of April 24, 1794 it is noted that the silverware weighed 7 marcs 4 ounces. 7 crosses, 16 candlesticks, 1 font, 1 lamp, 1 encensoir the quite copper for a weight of 94 livres. 528 iron livres consisted of the tongues of 2 bells and of the iron doors between choir and nef
Most of these objects should disappear.

Charles de Percy's grave is in the cemetery of the municipality, at feet of the bell tower.
Robert and Antoine d' Aigneaux, Calvinists, would have been born according to certain sources in Aigneaux's village in 1540 and 1542, (he is more likely than they were born in Vire) they published in 1582 Virgile's translation existing in Princetown USA's university, in 1588 Horace's translation, and in 1591, after their death several works: an ode in France on the happy succession of Henri IV, a prayer to God on the disaster of time, etc.
Antoine, died to Guernesey in 1591, remained famous for his perfect knowVire of the Hebrew, when he had taught a little while in Geneva.
Percy's family
The first member known for this family would be Mainfred de Percy at about the year thousand, in 1066 , Guillaume and Serlon de Percy took part in the conquest of England.
In the English branch several members were decorated of the order of the Garter and the counts of Northumberland.
Algernon baron of Percy, tenth count of Northumberland lived under the administration of Charles 1-st. He was big admiral of England, knight of the order of the Garter and was created duke of Northumberland - death on October 13, 1668.
Josselin his son inherited from his possessions and died on June 26, 1670, his daughter Elizabeth married in 1682 Charles Seymour duke of Sommerset. In 1765, lord Algernon son of the duchess of Northumberland came to Montchamp to visit the Percy's French branch, following this journey, the English branch by letter of October 25, 1767, intended to acquire a castle which would have belonged in of Percy.
In the French branch the Lords of Montchamp were :
Jean Baptiste de Percy married to Marguerite du Pray of whom he had a son Anthoine Guillaume of Percy who made build St Charles de Percy's castle, married on March 9, 1719 to Françoise de la Lande, he was a Lord of Montchamp and baron of Montchauvet, Commander of the order of Toscane, he was buried in the choir of Montchamp's church, his grave disappeared following works. His widow was interred on August 31, 1781 in the cemetery.
Their son Charles de Percy was born in 1711 and died June 16, 1782, made build the church and seems dead without offspring. He was a captain of cavalry, a knight of Saint Louis's royal and military order, a Lord and a boss of Percy , Montchamp's parishes, etc.
Of emigrated Percy were the children of Jean François de Percy and deBilleheu Marie Léonore, the first one Léonor Jacques François had been born in Vire on July 20, 1757, emigrated into 1792, died abroad on November 12, 1799 - the second Ambroise François had been born in Vire March 28, 1768, emigrated into 1792, brought in on May 19, 1802 in Vire.

A cemetery of the military victims of the Commonwealth is on the municipality.
He understands 809 graves ( 1997 ) which divide up in the following way :
United Kingdom 696 known - 104 unknown.
Australia 2 known
Canada 5 known - 2 unknown
Miscellaneous 1 (nationality and arms unknown)
In the following weapons : Marine 7 - Land forces 782 and 97 unknown - RAF 15 and 4 unknown - Miscellaneous 1.

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