- Sergy, Ain
French commune
nomcommune=Sergy
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Ain
arrondissement=Gex
canton=Gex
insee=01401
cp=01630
maire=Denis Linglin
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Pays de Gex
longitude=5.999
latitude=46.252
alt moy= 475 m
alt mini=439
alt maxi=1718 m
hectares=946
km²=9.46
sans=1682
date-sans=2004
dens=162
date-dens=2004Sergy is a commune in the department of
Ain in easternFrance .History
At the time of Roman occupation under
Julius Caesar , a certain Sergius was rewarded with land - over time a small village developed around his home. Sergy was under Roman control for 464 years.In the Middle Ages, the Sergier family administered Sergy until 1533. This family also founded a chapel.
In 1536, the Pays de Gex was invaded by the Bernese and Protestantism was imposed by the de Martine family. The Sergier church became the Religionnaires temple.
In 1589, the Genevese took possession of the area and in 1600 it became part of Catholic France. The temple in Sergy, remained a Protestant church.
In 1685, the king forbade the reformed protestant religion and the temple was destroyed. In need of money, the de Martine family mortaged Sergy which was divided into "Sergy haut" (high Sergy) and "Sergy bas" (low Sergy). The castle, situated towards the lower end of the village was in very bad condition when the Genevan family, the Buissons, became the owners in 1755.
In 1779, Pierre Pictet (the husband of a member of the Buisson family) became lord of Sergy until the French revolution. During this period, a church was built in the lower village. This is the same church as is found in Sergy today.
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Communes of the Ain department References
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