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Rochefort-en-Terre (; ) is a 
Inhabitants of Rochefort-en-Terre are called in French ''Rochefortais''.
Official website
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan Plus Beaux Villages de France Morbihan communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Morbihan-geo-stub
commune
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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 coastl ...
department of Brittany
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in north-western France
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Rochefort-en-Terre is a designated “Petite Cité de Caractère”.
The medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
chateau located in the town was the home of American painter Alfred Klots. He purchased the chateau in the early 1900s and oversaw its restoration. His son Trafford Klots inherited the chateau and continued to paint there and entertain other visiting artists. After his death his wife donated the building to the French government. In the grounds of the building is the NAIA museum, named after an early twentieth century witch who lived in the town. It houses a small collection of fantasy and kinetic art and sculpture.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Rochefort-en-Terre are called in French ''Rochefortais''.
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):Henri Gouzien
Henri Gouzien was born in 1889 in Lorient in 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 e ...
Sculptor of Rochefort-en-Terre War Memorial
References
External links
Official website
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan Plus Beaux Villages de France Morbihan communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Morbihan-geo-stub