Porte fortifiée de Rillé

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La porte fortifiée de Rillé est le seul vestige important de la fortification médiévale de la commune de Rillé, dans le département français d'Indre-et-Loire. Enjambant l'une des routes qui sort du bourg au nord, construite au XIIIe siècle, elle est inscrite comme monument historique en 1935.

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Rillé

Rillé is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

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Ferme de la Briche

Ferme de la Briche was a farm located on the territory of Rillé and neighbouring communes in the north-west of the department of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It was founded in 1857 by Jean-François Cail, a manufacturer of sugar factory equipment and locomotive construction, who wanted to apply the principle of vertical integration to agriculture. The exploitation of the estate, which covered more than 1,600 ha in a single block at its peak, is based on cattle breeding and sugar beet cultivation. Imposing buildings make up a central farm on four hectares controlling seven satellite farms. The main products of the estate were sugar extracted from beets and alcohol from the distillation of beets and grains, as well as beef animals, cattle and sheep. 350 to 400 people were employed there year-round, in addition to seasonal workers. The profitability of the farm, although fragile, was established from the mid-1860s to the end of the 19th century and the technical success, sanctioned by awards), is undeniable at that time. However, competition from sugar beet farms in the North of France and the rise of labour costs put the estate in difficulty, and it was gradually broken up, with the family of its founder separating for good in 1981. Only part of the grain stores and the distillery remain from the central farm, as well as some ruined walls of the barn. The network of drains and ditches is still in place in the 21st century.

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Localisation

La porte se situe au nord du bourg de Rillé ; elle est traversée par l'ancienne route menant à Channay-sur-Lathan et, au-delà, à Château-la-Vallière.

Histoire

Au début du second millénaire, Rillé est une place forte des ducs d'Anjou. Le château et le bourg sont protégés par des murailles dont le tracé, mal connu, évolue sans doute au fil des siècles. Les fortifications sont progressivement démantelées, à l'exception de la porte septentrionale, intégralement conservée, et d'arrachements de la porte méridionale, inclus dans le mur d'une maison moderne.

Description

La porte se compose d'un massif en maçonnerie et de deux murs en retour d'angle vers l'intérieur de la ville. La porte, percée dans le massif principal, est voûtée en tiers-point et conserve l'emplacement d'une herse. L'ensemble est réalisé en blocage de moellons de calcaire lacustre et de meulière.

Bibliographie

Jean-Mary Couderc (dir.), Dictionnaire des communes de Touraine, Chambray-lès-Tours, CLD, 1987, 967 p. (ISBN 2-8544-3136-7). Jean-Luc Flohic (dir.), Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, t. I, Paris, Flohic, 2001, 1408 p. (ISBN 2-8423-4115-5). Robert Ranjard, La Touraine archéologique : guide du touriste en Indre-et-Loire, Mayenne, Imprimerie de la Manutention, 1949 (réimpr. 1986), 3e éd., 733 p. (ISBN 2-8555-4017-8).