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Cléguérec
Cléguérec (; br, Klegereg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The town is located northwest of Pontivy. Cléguérec is border by Séglien and Silfiac to the west, by Sainte-Brigitte and Saint-Aignan to the north, by Neulliac to the east and by Malguénac to the south. Historically, the town belongs to Vanetais. The forest of Quénécan extends to the north of the commune. The Breuil du Chêne is the highest hill in the town. The summit is above sea level. Map Demographics Inhabitants of Cléguérec are called in French ''Cléguérecois''. Breton language In 2008, 13,85% of children in the commune attended bilingual primary schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> Gallery File:Saint-Aignan 56 - Ferme du Corboulo 02.jpg, Manor of Corbello File:Chapelle de la Trinité (Cléguérec) 7844.JPG, Chapel of Trinity File:Saint-André Langlo 01.jpg, Chapel Saint-André de Langlo File:Allée cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer
Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer (born in Montreuil-sous-Bois on 1 September 1879; died in Paris in 1962) was a French sculptor. Brief biography His father was from Alsace. He studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Falguière, Antonin Mercié, Paul Auban and Victor Peter. He started exhibiting at the Salon des artistes français in 1903 and in 1908 was awarded a salon medal for the work entitled "L'Aveugle". He gave this work to Pontivy and it stands in the town's square Langlais. Called up in the 1914–1918 war, he developed lung problems and was posted to Pontivy to recuperate and developed an affection for the village and spent much of his life thereafter gravitating between studios in Paris and Pontivy. He was commissioned to work on several war memorials in the Pontivy area, namely those at Bubry, Pontivy, Noyal-Pontivy, Guémené-sur-Scorff, Silfiac, Naizin, Cléguérec and Priziac. He also worked on the monument dedicated to the painter Léon Lhermitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Séglien
Séglien (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Séglien are called in French ''Ségliennais''. Geography Séglien is border by Silfiac to the north, by Langoëlan to the west, by Locmalo and Guern to the south and by Malguénac and Cléguérec to the east. Historically, Séglien belongs to Vannetais. The river Sarre, a tributary of the river Blavet, flows through the commune. Map History From the roman period there remains a section of the roman road connecting Castennec to Carhaix, passing through Mané-Guégan, Quénécalec and Resterhierven. On this road, no far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could habe been a milestone.Histoire des paroisses du Diocèse de Vannes, J-M Le Méné, 1891 Gallery File:Séglien borne miliaire.JPG, Mutilated cylindrical stone on the ancient roman road, maybe ancient milestone. File:Séglien chapelle Saint Germain.JPG, Chapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silfiac
Silfiac (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Silfiac are called in French ''Silfiacois''. Geography The village centre of Silfiac is the highest in the department of Morbihan. It is 270 meters above sea level. Silfiac is border by Séglien to the south, by Cléguérec and Sainte-Brigitte to the east, by Lescouët-Gouarec and Perret to the north and by Langoëlan to the west. Map Population Prehistory A six meters high standing stone called Quenouille du Diable (devil's distaff) rises in the town. It is one of the most imposing menhirs in Brittany. center, Standing stone called Quenouille du Diable. History The Rohans and the Fravals were the main lords of the parish. Their coats of arms are visible on the south wall of the Saint-Laurent chapel. The Fraval owned the manor of Crenihuel, in Silfiac. center, Coat of arms of Rohan and Fraval (Saint Laurent chapel). See also *Communes of the Morbihan depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malguénac
Malguénac (; br, Malgeneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The village centre is located west of Pontivy, northeast of Lorient and northwest of Vannes. Malguénac is border by Cléguérec to the north, by Séglien to the west, by Guern to the south and by Pontivy and Le Sourn to the east. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune. Historically, Malguénac belongs to Vannetais. Demographics Inhabitants of Malguénac are called in French ''Malguénacois''. After having declined for a long time, the population of the municipality has been increasing steadily since 1975. Map History An epidemic of plague occasioned several deaths between March and October 1598 in the parish. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Morbihan Department
The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 15 March 2022. *CA *CA * |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative divisions, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It had a population of 759,684 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 56 Morbihan INSEE It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the monument in , England. Three major military edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany (administrative Region)
Brittany (french: Bretagne ; br, Breizh ); Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. Its capital is Rennes. It is one of the two Regions in Metropolitan France that does not contain any landlocked departments, the other being Corsica. Brittany is a peninsular region bordered by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south, and its neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar words. As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional Council, which was most recently elected in 2021. Territory The region of Brittany was created in 1941 from four of the five departments constituting the territory of traditional Brittany. The other is Loire-Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and contain clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontivy
Pontivy (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. Inhabitants of Pontivy are called ''Pontivyens'' in French. Map History A monk called Ivy built a bridge nearby over the river Blavet in the 7th century, and the town is named after him ("''pont-Ivi''" being the Breton for "Ivy's bridge"). From November 9, 1804, the name was changed to Napoléonville after Napoléon Bonaparte, under whom it had around 3,000 inhabitants. After his downfall, it was renamed Pontivy again, then later Bourbonville, and Napoléonville again after Napoléon III came to power. Population Economy This is a largely agricultural town. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 8 August 2004. As part of that plan, all road signs in the town centre are bilingual. In 2008, 11.34% of the children in the town attended the bilingual schools in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte (; br, Berc'hed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Sainte-Brigitte are called in French ''Brigittois''. The population declined quickly after the first world war. The population is steady since 1982. Geography The village centre is located northeast of Pontivy and north of Vannes. The village is situated at the heart of a hilly and forest-covered region called the Forest of Quenecan. Map History The main activity in the village was the forges in the last centuries. The activity declined quickly at the end of the nineteenth century and the forges closed in 1880. Gallery Sainte-Brigitte_église_1.jpg, The parish church. Sainte-Brigitte_cloche_église.jpg, The bell of the church Vue_du_village_sidérurgique_des_forges_des_Salles.jpg, General view of the village of Les Forges des Salles Sainte-Brigitte_Le_Gouvello.jpg, Cottages in the village of Le Gouvello See also *Communes of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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