commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
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 coastli ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
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''Meslannais''.*
Population
Geography
Historically it belongs to
Vannetais
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
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
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Year 1577 ( MDLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 9 – The second Union of Brussels is formed, first without the P ...
. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to
1678
Events
January–March
* January 10 – England and the Dutch Republic sign a mutual defense treaty in order to fight against France.
* January 27 – The first fire engine company (in what will become the United States) goe ...
. The first mayor of Meslan, Louis Trouboul, was murdered by a gang of
chouan
Chouan ("the silent one", or "owl") is a French nickname. It was used as a nom de guerre by the Chouan brothers, most notably Jean Cottereau, better known as Jean Chouan, who led a major revolt in Bas-Maine against the French Revolution. Part ...
s 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
Calvary ( la, Calvariae or ) or Golgotha ( grc-gre, Γολγοθᾶ, ''Golgothâ'') was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was said to have been crucified according to the canonical Gospels. Since at least the early mediev ...
of Bonigeard
File:Chapelle Saint Paterne de Meslan.JPG, Chapel of Saint-Patern
File:Meslan Saint Georges.JPG, Chapel of Saint-Georges
File:Meslan_manoir_de_Kerroualch.jpg, Manor of Kerroualch
List of the works of the Maître de Lanrivain
List of the works of the Maître de Lanrivain.
This is a listing/"catalogue raisonnė" of the works of the Maître de Lanrivain. His work can be seen in various parts of Brittany.
Calvaries
Further reading
*"Sculpteurs sur pierre en Basse-Br ...