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About this website

www.vignacourt.free.fr is a website dedicated to the history of this village, set up in 1999. It began as a work of memory, with historical and genealogical research, in the 1990s, when the internet was available everywhere. 

Being from this village, I needed to know more about my origins, so I started collecting information from local or regional articles or even the national press. This anecdotal information was the starting point for the research. I tried as much as possible to get closer to the truth by consolidating each fact. 

Abbott Jumel is the author of a monograph on Vignacourt; he carried out significant research work with the data from his time. These elements are more important and have evolved, as has this website. Isabelle Godard.

"The true men of progress are those,
whose starting point is a deep respect for the past" Ernest Renan.

I quote the words below from Mr. François Hagnéré, author of the French book
"Émouvantes Églises de Rochefort-Océan" ("Touching Churches of Rochefort-Océan"):

'"As a tribute to the work and science of men, to their joys and sorrows, of which the churches have been faithful witnesses, and as places of sharing and meeting, local heritage is at the heart of human life.

These customs, traditions, and art of living must be discovered and passed on to future generations. Art and archaeology tell us, for sure, about our ancestors. Let us ensure that their memory is preserved and honored. Because France, this beautiful country, was not built in a single glance but it was established on values, influences, and respect, which made it a great country".