Le village de Vue

Vue has been occupied since Neolithic times.
The Romans occupied the area and gave it the name Viriliacum. After the decline of the Roman Empire, the town reverted to its Celtic name of Vidua and continued to prosper.

The name of the locality evolved and is attested to as Veud in 1145, Veuci insula in 1180, Vehue, Veulx, Veuz in 1224, Veux in 1446, and Veuë before the French Revolution.

During the revolutionary period, the commune changed its name to "Île-Tortue", spelt more accurately as "l'isle Tartu", according to researchers, which may refer to the name of a famous privateer who worked for a time at the Indret cannon foundry.

Prehistory

The first traces of human occupation at Vue date back to the Neolithic period, as attested by :


the presence of a menhir at a place called Génonville, located on a private property,
the discovery of axes, scrapers and arrows dating back to this prehistoric period.



Antiquity

The Gauls fortified the site by surrounding it with a murus gallicus. This was partly destroyed during the Wars of Religion in 1591 when the Duke of Mercoeur (1558-1602) ordered the destruction of the ramparts.
However, some of the remains of this structure are still visible:


It was during the second half of the 19th century that the first traces of the wall were discovered.
The first surveys were carried out in 1997.
In 2012, an archaeological survey in the area known as La Fontaine-aux-Bains uncovered a number of structures revealing a dense settlement. The subsequent archaeological digs, carried out from May to July 2014, explored the remains of a vast Gallic oppidum, a rare find in western France.



Middle Ages

In 1988, during the removal of an EDF power line, a Merovingian cemetery was discovered in the Rue de la Tannerie in Vue, dating from between the 6th and 9th centuries.
A silver denarius bearing the effigy of Foulques Nerra (970-1040), Count of Anjou, was also found on one of the sarcophagi by Dr Michel Tessier during excavations.

Vue was a strategic point in the Pays de Retz region, with major trade flows (bricks, fodder, lime, etc.) passing along the Tenu, which was navigable at the time.

The parish was founded in the 11th century.


In the 13th century, the châtellenie of Vue was established.

The seigniorial domain of La Blanchardais, including the village, grew in size.

The modern period

Like many other parishes, the inhabitants of Vue did not submit to the draft decided by the Convention. The peasants went to La Blanchardais to be led by Charles Danguy, Lord of Vue.
After the infernal columns passed through the commune, the installation of Republican troops in the houses of the village led to the forced exodus of the inhabitants.
It took several years for the village to recover, a situation that was exacerbated by the disappearance of river traffic in the mid-19th century.

Contemporary period

The commune was dynamic, with numerous shops and craftsmen, while retaining its agricultural character.
From 1939 to 1945, Vue was on the line demarcating the Saint-Nazaire pocket. This situation had a number of consequences for the population (flooding of the marshes from 1942 to 1945 by the German army trying to delay the arrival of the American army, etc.).

Today, the commune has a rural character on the outskirts of Nantes.




Sources: www.shpr.fr, association Vue sur le marais.