The history of the town of Saint Donat begins around the year 732 when les sarrazins were defeated and fled the town of Poitiers. The gallo-roman town of Jovinzieu took in the displaced Archbishop of Grenoble, along with the relics he brought with him. The relics were those of Saint Donat, believed to have lived near the Lure Mountain in the sixth century. In order to continue praying with the relics, Jovinzieu became the destination of religious pilgrimages,so the town adopted the name Saint Donat.
Saint Donat remained home to Grenoble's bishops
for about two centuries before they returned towards Poitiers. They provided for the administration of the town by a religious order of monks (I think), but as land and power changed hands, control of Saint Donat caused continual battles until the middle of the 13th century. In 1562, protestants ransacked Saint
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| Leaving their mark by defacing statues |
The town of Saint Donat became historically significant again during WWII, which we'll write a bit about tomorrow.
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| Bakery down the street, in operation here since 1728 |
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| City Park |
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| The way waste was washed away... |
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| Pond in park |
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| From top of Collégiale |
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| St. Donat from top of Collégiale |
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| Collégiale |
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| Just outside Collégiale |
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| Napoleon #1 |
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