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Guilligomarc'h
Guilligomarc'h () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Guilligomarc'h are called in French ''Guillogomarc'hois''. Geography Guilligomarc'h is located in southeastern part of Finistère department, northeast of Quimperlé and north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais. The river Ellé forms the commune's western border and the river Scorff its eastern border. Apart from the village centre, there are about seventy hamlets. Neighboring communes Map List of hamlets History The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1624. Gallery Guilligomarc'h Nouvelle mairie.jpg, The town hall. 296 Guilligomarch Château.jpg, Sach castle. 018 Guilligomarc'h Chapelle Saint-Eloi.jpg, Saint Eloi's chapel. 016 Guilligomarc'h Chapelle Saint-Julien.jpg, Saint Julien's chapel. File:019 Guilligomarc'h Ancienne ferme rénovée.jpg, Thatched roof cottage in Saint-Eloi hamlet. Guilligoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locunolé
Locunolé (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Toponymy From the Breton ''loc'' which means hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from Saint Guénolé. Geography The village centre is located north-east of Quimperlé. The river Ellé forms the eastern border of the commune. Neighbouring communes Locunolé is border by Guilligomarc'h to east, by Arzano to south, by Tréméven to west and by Querrien to north. Population Inhabitants of Locunolé are called in French ''Locunolois''. Map Gallery File:023 Locunolé.jpg, The parish church Saint Guénolé File:024 Locunolé.jpg, Chapel Notre Dame de Folgoët File:Locunolé_chapelle_Sainte_Gertrude_1.jpg, Chapel Sainte-Gertrude File:Locunolé_fontaines_jumelles.jpg, Fountains of saints File:Locunolé_Moulin_Mohot_1.jpg, Mill Mohot See also *Communes of the Finistère department *Entry on sculptor of local war memorial Jean Joncourt Jean Joncourt was a French sculptor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Finistère Department
The following is a list of the 277 Communes of France, communes of the Finistère Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Brest Métropole *CA Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas *CA Morlaix Communauté *Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale *CA Quimperlé Communauté *Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz *CC Douarnenez Communauté *Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille *CC Haut-Léon Communauté *Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden *CC Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes *CC Monts d'Arrée Communauté *Communauté de co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimperlé Communauté
Quimperlé Communauté is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Quimperlé. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, northwestern France. Created in 1993, its seat is in Quimperlé.CA Quimperlé Communauté (N° SIREN : 242900694) BANATIC. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Its area is 607.0 km2. Its population was 55,993 in 2019, of which 12,220 in Quimperlé proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meslan
Meslan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Meslan are called in French ''Meslannais''. Geography Historically it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Apart from the village centre, there are about eighty hamlets. Most of them consist in two or three houses but others are more important like Bonigeard. The river Ellé forms the western border of the commune. Neighboring communes Map List of places History The parish church, placed under the patronage of Saint Mélaine, was rebuilt in 1577. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1678. The first mayor of Meslan, Louis Trouboul, was murdered by a gang of chouans on the night of January 9 to 10, 1795. Monuments File:Meslan chapelle Sainte-Catherine.JPG, Chapel of Sainte-Catherine File:Meslan Binigeard calvaire face est.JPG, calvary of Bonigeard File:Chapelle Saint Paterne de Meslan.JPG, Chapel of Saint-Patern File:Meslan Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thatched
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge ('' Cladium mariscus''), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed—trapping air—thatching also functions as insulation. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates. Thatch is still employed by builders in developing countries, usually with low-cost local vegetation. By contrast, in some developed countries it is the choice of some affluent people who desire a rustic look for their home, would like a more ecologically friendly roof, or who have purchased an originally thatched abode. History Thatching methods have traditionally been passed down from generation to generation and numerous descriptions of the materials and methods used in Europe over the past three centuries survive in archives and early publica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1624
Events January–March * January 14 – After 90 years of Ottoman occupation, Baghdad is recaptured by the Safavid Empire. * January 22 – Korean General Yi Gwal leads an uprising of 12,000 soldiers against King Injo in what is called then the Joseon Kingdom, and occupies Hanseong. * January 24 – Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. * February 7 – (January 28, 1623/4 old style) England first colonizes Saint Kitts and Nevis. * February 11 – Yi Gwal installs Prince Heungan, son of the late King Seongjo, to the Korean throne. * February 15 – Yi Gwal's Rebellion ends as the rebels murder Yi Gwal at the town of Mukbang-ri. * February 16 – Kara Mustafa Pasha becomes the Ottoman Governor of Egypt for the second time. * February 19 ** King Filipe III of Portugal issues a decree prohibiting the enslavement of Chinese people in Portugal or in its colonies. **The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzano, Finistère
Arzano (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... It lies on the D22 road. Population Inhabitants of Arzano are called ''Arzanois''. Geography The village centre is located northeast of Quimperlé. Arzano belongs historically to Vannetais. The river Ellé forms the commune's western border and the river Scorff forms the commune's eastern border. Map Sights The commune contains the ruins of the Château de La Roche-Moysan, Château de Kerlarec (19th century) and the 16th century Saint-Laurent church. See also * Communes of the Finistère department * Henri Gouzien, sculptor of Arzano War Memorial References External links * Mayors of Finistère Association Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plouay
Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI Road World Championships in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006. Population Inhabitants of Plouay or Ploue are called ''Plouaysiens'' in French and ''Plouead'' (''Ploueiz''), ''Ploueadez'' (-''ed'') in Breton. Geography Plouay is located in the west of Morbihan, northwest of Hennebont and north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The area is hilly and forest-covered. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune. Map List of places History The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1576. The marquis of Pontcallec had in the seventeenth century in the village of Plouay court, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorff
The Scorff (; ) River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient. The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and Pont-Scorff. From there its bed enlarges to form a ria, submitted to the tides. It joins the Blavet in Lorient, where it enters the Ocean in the roadstead of Lorient. It is long and its basin area is . Fauna The river is classified for fishing as "first category" ();Morbihan angling associationFédération départementale de pêche du Morbihan/ref> it is home to Brown trout and Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Hucho taimen, Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlan .... References Rivers of France Rivers of Brittany Rivers of Côtes-d'Armor Rivers of Morbihan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. 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 lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellé
The Ellé (; ) is a river in the region of Brittany, western France. Its source is south of the town Rostrenen, in the south-west of the department Côtes-d'Armor. The Ellé flows southwest through the following ''département in France, départements'' and towns: * Côtes-d'Armor * Morbihan: Le Faouët, Morbihan, Le Faouët * Finistère: Quimperlé At the town of Quimperlé it is joined by the Isole to form the Laïta that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Le Pouldu. Combined with the Laïta, the river is long. References Rivers of France Rivers of Brittany Rivers of Côtes-d'Armor Rivers of Morbihan Rivers of Finistère {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presence of Megalith, megalithic architecture. Ruins of Roman roads (linking Vannes to Quimper and Port-Louis, Morbihan, Port-Louis to Carhaix) confirm Gallo-Roman presence. Founding In 1664, Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the Louis XIV's East India Company, French East Indies Company. In June 1666, an Ordonnance, ordinance of Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV granted lands of Port-Louis, Morbihan, Port-Louis to the company, along with Faouédic on the other side of the roadstead. One of its directors, Denis Langlois, bought lands at the confluence of the Scorff and the Blavet rivers, and built slipways. At first, it only served as a subsidiary of Port-Louis, where o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
