Le Puiset

Le Puiset is a former commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Janville-en-Beauce.[2]

Le Puiset
Part of Janville-en-Beauce
Coat of arms
Location of Le Puiset
Le Puiset Le Puiset
Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 1°51′58″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Chartres
Canton	Voves
Commune	Janville-en-Beauce
Area ^1	7.91 km^2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	425
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	28310
Elevation	132–150 m (433–492 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Name

The name Le Puiset comes from Latin puteus, pit or cistern, whence French puits, well. It takes its name from a local spring. In medieval sources, its name is given as Puteolum, Puteacum, Pusiacum, Puisiacum or Pusatum in Latin and as Puisat or Puysiax (among others) in French. Its inhabitants were called Puteacenses.[3] Le Puiset is often referred to as the 'Real Jewel of Beauce' in reference to the nearby river.

History

In the Middle Ages it was the site of a lordship within the County of Blois and Chartres. The lords descended from the counts of Breteuil, and often also held the position of viscount of Chartres. They participated in the Norman Conquest and the crusades of the 12th century, and were cousins of the dynasty of the Kings of Jerusalem.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	375	—
1968	398	+6.1%
1975	367	−7.8%
1982	377	+2.7%
1990	365	−3.2%
1999	371	+1.6%
2008	407	+9.7%

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2018 (in French)
3. Charles Cuissard (1875–1880). "Les Seigneurs du Puiset". Bulletin de la Société Dunoise. 3: 313–98.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

• Statistics, in French