L'abattoir de Vitré est un site d'abattage et de découpe de bovins, d'ovins, de caprins, de chevaux et de gibier situé à Vitré, en Ille-et-Vilaine. Il est la propriété de la Société vitréenne d'abattage (SVA), filiale du groupe Les Mousquetaires. Il est dirigé par Philippe Salmon. Le site emploie environ 1 400 salariés.
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The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France.
The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill. The castle was burned down on several occasions, and eventually was bequeathed to the Benedictine monks of Marmoutier Abbey.
The first stone castle was built by the baron Robert I of Vitré at the end of the 11th century. The defensive site chosen, a rocky promontory, dominated the valley of the Vilaine. A Romanesque style doorway still survives from this building. During the first half of the 13th century, baron André III, rebuilt it in its present triangular form, following the contours of the rocks, surrounded with dry moats.
At his death, the land fell to the family of the Counts of Laval. Guy XII de Laval enlarged the castle in the 15th century. During this period, the final defensive works were realised, notably the gatehouse with double drawbridge, tour Saint-Laurent and tour de la Madeleine. Nevertheless, in 1487, Guy XV de Laval opened the castle to French troops without a fight.
From the end of the 15th century, alterations concentrated on improving the comfort of the castle, including the construction of galleries and a renaissance style oratory. The Parlement of Brittany took refuge in the castle three times, while plague raged in Rennes.
Under the Rieux and Cologny families, owners of the castle between 1547 and 1605, Vitré sheltered Protestants and became for some years a Huguenot stronghold. In 1589, the castle resisted a five-month siege by Philippe Emmanuel, duc de Mercœur. In 1605, the castle became the property of the Trémoille family, originally from Poitou. The castle was abandoned in the 17th century and began to decline, notably with the partial collapse of the St Laurent Tower and the accidental fire which destroyed the feudal residence at the end of the 18th century.
A départemental prison was built in place of the residence and occupied the northern part of the castle, including the Magdalene Tower. The prison became a barracks with the arrival of the 70th infantry regiment between 1876 and 1877.
The castle was bought by the town in the 1820 for 8500 francs. In 1872, it was one of the first castles in France to be classified as a monument historique and restored from 1875 under the direction of the architect Darcy. Placed in the public domain, the castle was furnished with a small museum, in 1876, inspired by Arthur de la Borderie. Paradoxically, he destroyed the collégiale de la Madeleine in the castle courtyard while he was in charge of conservation for the town. A boys' school was built in its place.
Today, the Vitré town hall stands inside the curtain wall, in a building reconstructed in 1912 following the plans of the medieval residence. The Place du Château, outside the castle, used to be the castle forecourt where stables and outbuildings were. It is now a car park that will be revamped in 2007 to properly show off one of the most imposing castles in France.
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Vitré station is a railway station serving the town Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. The station is listed as "historical monument" since 1975.
In 1985, the clip of the music Another Brick from Fake, was also a big success internationally, was filmed on the railway and station of Vitré.
The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and Rennes, and by regional trains towards Rennes, Angers, Laval and Nantes.
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Vitré Communauté is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Vitré. It is located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in the Bretagne region, northwestern France. It was created in 2002. Its population was 81,205 in 2018, of which 18,267 in Vitré proper. It has an area of 867.7 km2.
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The canton of Vitré is an administrative division of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vitré.
It consists of the following communes:
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Vitré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton. It has 19,365 inhabitants. It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou. The town has been designated a ville d'art et d'histoire, a town of artistic and historic significance, by the Ministry of Culture in recognition of its rich cultural inheritance. Vitré is the 37th French city with the most historic buildings and has 14% of the historical monuments of the department.
"If I was not King of France, I want to be bourgeois from Vitré!" Henry IV, King of France, surprised by the richness of the city in 1598.
"The good fortune to see a Gothic city entire, complete, homogeneous, a few of which still remain, Nuremberg in Bavaria and Vittoria in Spain, can readily form an idea; or even smaller specimens, provided that they are well preserved, Vitré in Brittany, Nordhausen in Prussia." Victor Hugo in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Book third, Chapter 2, A bird's eye view of Paris, 1831
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Abattoir de Vitré
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Approximativement 2 000 animaux y sont abattus chaque jour. Il est le plus grand abattoir de gros bovins de France.
Historique
La Société vitréenne d'abattage (SVA) achète l'abattoir municipal de Vitré en 1974.
Médias
Vincent Gaullier et Raphaël Girardot, « Saigneurs », 2016, Mille et Une Films, Iskra Portail de l’élevage Portail des entreprises