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A village close to Paris, Montreuil during the reign of King Louis XIV
| My oral presentation describes the cultural influence of Paris on the surrounding countryside. My purpose is to answer questions regarding the material and cultural environment of Montreuil-sous-Bois inhabitants during the reign of king Louis XIV.
The population'study helps to determine to what extend the inhabitants of this village adopted a way of life close to that of the urban population. The analysis of the different social groups (labourers, gardeners, winegrowers), and more particularly the elites (such as merchants, butchers, farmers) is at the core of the research method used. The sources consist essentially of probates inventories, wills, parish registries and sollicitor's records of Montreuil-sous-Bois and Paris.
Keywords : Rural elites, Parisian influence, probates inventories, material civilisation, cultural identities and exchanges, butchers, gardeners, social mobility, rural life, seventeenth century.
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