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Jaunay Name distribution in France (Part 3)
As the River Jaunay winds towards the Bay of Biscay it lends its names to numerous other features on the way. These include a tiny village which takes its name from its most significant feature, the bridge and hence is called le Pont de Jaunay. Other features include several streets in surrounding towns and thus we have:
pont de Jaunay in le Pont de Jaunay [a bridge]
rue Pont du Jaunay in Bretignolles sur Mer [a street]
rue Jaunay in the towns of Givrand and Martinet [streets]
rue Ilot Jaunay in Azay le Brule
Camping du Jaunay at 102 rue Jaunay, Givrand [business - camping equipment]
Ferme Auberge du Jaunay on Le Jaunay in Bouin [business - farmstyle bed & breakfast]
Le Jaunay�s Bar at 27 rue Jean Yole, Saint Julien des Landes [business - tavern]
Communaute de Communes Atlancia des Vals de Vie et du Jaunay at 2-11 rue Bourg, Givrand [community centre for the villages in the Vie and Jaunay Valleys]
Les Jardins de Jaunay at 11 rue Ilot Jaunay, Azay le Brule[business - plant nursery]
Sellerie du Jaunay at 8 rue Jaunay, Martinet [business - saddler]
Usine du Jaunay Landevieille [business - factory]
Camping Lac du Jaunay Landevieille [business - holiday camp site]
The Jaunay finally joins its larger and better known sister river, the Vie, in the port town of Croix de Vie.
Both rivers mirror each other's journey to the sea in that they share a catchment area at their source. The Vie swings in an arc to the north and the Jaunay to the south. Both have lakes created by dams.
The Treaty of La Jaunaye was signed by Vendéan General, F-A Charette de la Contrie, on the 17th February 1795. In 1793 many regions in France rose up against the newly installed republican government as a result of a decree on 24 February requiring all young men to undertake armed service. Four départements to the south of the Loire River collectively known as the Vendée declared and maintained their independence of the central government. The region was bounded by the .Loire River on the north and Fontenay-le-Comte in the south. By early April the leaders had control of all towns in the area and had formed a Catholic and Royal Army with the insignia of a cross mounted on a Sacred Heart. Emissaries were sent to England for help. A series of compromise edicts, an amnesty and the movement of significant numbers of troops by the central government forced Charette to sign the treaty. He was eventually overwhelmed captured and executed. I have not been able to determine how the treaty gained its name.. However, the town of Jaunay-clan and the River Jaunay bordered the territory controlled by the Vendéans.
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