According to the
legend, towards 271, the Probus General remained and
allowed the culture of the vine prohibited by Domitien.
Is this authorization at the origin of the name of
Provins? "Vines of Probus"? (Probi Vinum).
In 485, whereas the Roman General Syagrius orders the
Castrum, Clovis has just gained the victory of Soissons
and seizes Provins.
The first authentic texts (towards 802) teach us that
Provins was already an important city, since Charlemagne
sends its "Missi Dominici". After that, the city beats
its own currency.
The dismemberment of
the Carolingian Empire detaches Provins from of the
crown of France and place the city under the domination
of the Counts de Vermandois (936-1019).
In 996, in the wooded marsh at the foot of the
"Ville-Haute", close to a vault dedicated to Saint
Médard, a miracle took place. It made it possible to
discover relics of Saint-Ayoul, the abbot of Lérins that
the monks of Saint-Benoit fleeing the Norman had hidden
there.
