Loudun is a small town and commune of approximately 9,000 inhabitants in the Vienne département of France. It is located 30 km south of the town of Chinon and 25km to the east of the town Thouars. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... This article is about the French département. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Chinon is a town and commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France. ... Thouars is a commune of France, situated in the département of Deux-Sèvres in the region of Poitou-Charentes. ...

Geography

• Approximate Latitude= 46-47 degrees N. Latitude
• Approximate Longitude= 0-1 degrees E. Longitude

Sights

An ancient town, Loudun contains numerous old streets, and buildings and monuments of which five are Government-listed monuments. It is also the location of a vicus type archaeological site. In the history of the Roman empire, a vicus (pl. ...

Miscellaneous

The 1952 book titled The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley tells the story of the trial of Urbain Grandier, priest of the town who was tortured and burned at the stake in 1634. He was accused of being in league with the devil and having seduced an entire convent of nuns, in what is seen by many scholars as one of the most sensational cases of mass possession and sexual hysteria in recorded history. See also: 1951 in literature, other events of 1952, 1953 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Aldous Leonard Huxley (pronounced ) (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was a British writer who emigrated to the United States. ... Urbain Grandier Urbain Grandier (1590 - 18 August 1634) was a French Catholic priest who was executed on charges of seduction and witchcraft in 1634. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ...

Based on Huxley's book, in 1969, Krzysztof Penderecki created an opera of the same name. The following year, Ken Russell directed the film The Devils, also based on Huxley's book, and a play by John Whiting. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Krzysztof Penderecki. ... Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognizable opera houses and landmarks Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content or primary entertainment is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the... Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born July 3, 1927) is a controversial British film director, particularly known for his films about famous composers. ... For the 2002 musical project, see The Devils (band). ... John Whiting was an English dramatist and critic. ...

Births

Loudun is the birthplace of:

• Jean Salmon Macrin (1490-1557), Neo-Latin poet
• Théophraste Renaudot (1586-1653), medical practitioner
• Ismael Bullialdus (1604-1694), astronomer

Jean Salmon Macrin (1490-1557) was a Neo-Latin poet of French nationality. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... New Latin (or Neo-Latin) is a post-medieval version of Latin, now used primarily in International Scientific Vocabulary cladistics and systematics. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Théophraste Renaudot (circa 1586—25 October 1653) was a French physician, philanthropist, and journalist. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Ismael Bullialdus Ismael Bullialdus (Boulliaud, Boulliau) (September 28, 1605 - November 25, 1694) was a French astronomer. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ...

See also

• Lugus

Lugus was a deity widely hypothesized to have been worshipped in Gaul, Britain, Ireland, Spain and other ancient Celtic regions. ...

External Links

• Tourisme Loudun (in French)