Chiddes, Nièvre
Chiddes is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
History
The toponymy of Chiddes is unclear, but is first attested as Chides in the 1300s.Despite now being a small village, Chiddes has a rich history, filled with folklore and legends back to Antiquity, such as relating to Roman artefacts of Emperors like Alexander Severus and Diocletian, pagan stones, Saint Maurice, Saint Martin of Tours and his donkey and a vicious-turn-tamed bear, St. Gangulphus, local lords and fiefs, the French Wars of Religion, and more.