Beauvais et le Beauvaisis de 1600 à 1730

Beauvais et le Beauvaisis de 1600 à 1730 is Pierre Goubert's study of the French region of Beauvaisis during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Through extensive archival research, Goubert reconstructs the economic, social and demographic landscape of this area during the reign of Louis XIV. The book examines the daily lives, economic activities, and social structures of both rural and urban populations in Beauvaisis. Goubert analyzes parish records, tax documents, and notarial archives to present data on population changes, agricultural production, textile manufacturing, and class relations. The work details the impact of broader historical events - including wars, famines, and royal policies - on the local population of Beauvaisis. Major demographic shifts and economic transformations are traced across multiple generations of inhabitants. This landmark text established a model for investigating regional social history through quantitative methods and detailed archival work. The book demonstrates how focused studies of specific regions can illuminate broader patterns in French society during the Ancien Régime.

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🏰 Goubert's groundbreaking study of Beauvais was one of the first works of French microhistory, examining every aspect of life in a single region over 130 years through meticulous archival research. 📊 The book revolutionized historical demographics by analyzing parish records to reveal detailed patterns of births, marriages, and deaths in 17th century France. 🎓 Pierre Goubert wrote this work as his doctoral thesis in 1958, and it became a model for the French Annales school of historical research, which focuses on social and economic patterns rather than political events. 🏭 The study revealed that Beauvais' once-thriving textile industry collapsed in the late 17th century, leading to widespread poverty and population decline that persisted for decades. 🌾 Through examination of tax records and harvests, Goubert demonstrated how climate changes and poor growing seasons in the 1690s led to devastating famines that killed nearly 15% of the region's population.