Naissance d'une societe urbaine : sete au xviie siecle
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Abstract EN:
Sete's harbour is born in 17th century by royal decision. The works site begins with lot of difficulties. The story of the site before his choice for building the haven in 1666 after two years of board of inquiry's research, the works site's three first years and his population are composing the thesis first part. Sete becomes from 1669 to 1682 a small town near the works site, directed by riquet and his son. The works progression is very unpunctual cross the years. The thesis third part studies the progressiv emergence of a town in the entire works site's dependence (1669-1687). At first, sete is a village without definite statute. The everyday life of the population and her professional activities depend to the works site. The sete's parish, with common consciousness is slowly organised (1685-1705). The harbour and his population suffer of lot of difficulties (technical, administrative, economical). The economical take-off starts with difficulties in the beginning of the 18th century. Sete looks better like a town and the
Abstract FR:
Le port de sete est ne au 17e siecle de la volonte du pouvoir royal. La mise en route de ce chantier a ete difficile. L'historique du site avant son choix pour l'implantation d'un port en 1666 apres deux ans de travaux preliminaires, les trois premieres annees du chantier royal et le premier peuplement de sete font l'objet de la premiere partie. Sete devient entre 1669 et 1682 une ville-chantier dirigee par riquet et son fils. La marche du chantier a ete fluctuante selon les annees. Le troisieme chapitre etudie l'emergence progressive d'une ville qui depend totalement des chantiers (1669-1687). Sete est d'abord un village sans statut precis. La population de sete dans ces annees temoigne de cette dependance vis-a-vis des chantiers. Une communaute urbaine consciente d'elle-meme emerge lentement (1685-1705) face aux difficultes de tous ordres (techniques, administratifs, conjoncturels) du nouveau port dont la population patit. Le decollage economique s'amorce avec difficulte au debut du 18e siecle. Sete prend un aspect plus urbain et les activites de sa population se diversifient. Les perspectives du port s'ameliorent a la fin du regne de louis xiv.