La Condamine

Coordinates: 43°44′4″N 7°25′15″E / 43.73444°N 7.42083°E / 43.73444; 7.42083
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For the academician, geographer and mathematician, see Charles Marie de La Condamine.
For the French commune, see La Condamine-Châtelard.
La Condamine
A Cundàmina (
Monégasque)
Ward of Monaco
Port Hercule, La Condamine
Port Hercule, La Condamine
Location in Monaco
Location in Monaco
Coordinates: 43°44′4″N 7°25′15″E / 43.73444°N 7.42083°E / 43.73444; 7.42083
Country Monaco
Area
 • Land29.5843 ha (73.1044 acres)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total3,694
 • Density12,502/km2 (32,380/sq mi)

La Condamine

farmer's market at the Place d'Armes dates from 1880[4][5] and is a great source of local pride for its "authentic Monegasque"[5]
essence.

Toponymy

Its current name comes from the vulgar Latin *condominium[6] that designated in the Middle Ages a land, near the castle, reserved for the feudal lord and exempt from taxes, or sometimes a land subject to two lords at the same time.

History

The Monegasque constitution of 1911 created three communes: La Condamine was then one of the three communes of the Principality. It is there that Fernand Forest (fr) died in 1914. A single commune was re-established in 1918.

Legends

Saint Devote was martyred in Corsica in the 3rd century. According to tradition, the boat that was to carry her body to the African land, was caught in the storm, a dove then guided her to the European shore and landed in Monaco. In the Middle Ages, the relics of the saint were stolen and taken away by boat. But when the criminals were caught, their boat was burned. This is the origin of the ceremony which is celebrated on January 26 of each year and during which a boat is burnt on the square in front of the votive church. The next day an imposing procession takes place.

Geography

The district occupies a small valley which was crossed by the railway viaduct (today the railway passes through a tunnel) which has become a road linking the district and Monte Carlo.

Overview

Condamine dates from the

Port Hercule, "inclined amphitheatrically towards it."[8]

Rue Princesse Caroline, Monaco

Education

  • École de la Condamine
  • École des Révoires
  • International School of Monaco
  • Regency School of Languages
  • Lycée Technique et Hôtelier (hotel and technical school)
  • Académie Rainier III Musique et Théâtre

Gallery

  • Port Hercule
    Port Hercule
  • Rue Princesse Florestine
    Rue Princesse Florestine
  • La Condamine night
    La Condamine night
  • Rue Grimaldi
    Rue Grimaldi
  • Tour Simona at Av. Crovetto Frères
    Tour Simona at Av. Crovetto Frères

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-57785-751-8
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  2. ISBN 978-1-901522-29-7
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  3. ^ Muirhead, Findlay; Monmarché, Marcel (1926). Southern France. Macmillan & Company Limited.
  4. ^ a b "La Condamine, Monaco".
  5. ^ a b "La Condamine Monaco - Monaco Monte-Carlo".
  6. ^ "Ribeyrolle et condamine | Etymologie-occitane". www.etymologie-occitane.fr. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  7. ^ Black, C.B. (1905). The Riviera: Or, The Coast from Marseilles to Leghorn, including the Interior Towns of Carrara, Lucca, Pisa, and Pistoia (14 ed.). Château d'If: A & C Black. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b Saige, Gustave (1897). Monaco: Ses Origines et Son Histoire. Monaco: Imprimerie de Monaco. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

External links

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