Béganne
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | until 2015 Allaire from 2015 Guer |
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| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 0-87 m | |
| surface | 35.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,404 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56350 | |
| INSEE code | 56011 | |
| Website | http://www.beganne.fr/decouvrir-beganne/ | |
 The Château de Léhélec from the air |
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Béganne ( Gallo Began , Breton Begaon ) is a French municipality with 1,404 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Béganne is located about sixteen kilometers southwest of Redon in the southeast of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Redon Agglomération municipal association .
Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Gorgon in the north, Allaire in the north-east and east, Saint-Dolay in the south-east, Nivillac in the south, Péaule in the south-west and Caden in the north-west.
The place is not far from roads for national traffic. The main road links in the vicinity are the E 60 (from Brest; in the south) and the D 775 (in the north and northeast).
The most important bodies of water are the rivers Vilaine and Étier and the Bach Bouloterie . The municipal boundary partially runs along these watercourses. At the confluence of the Étier in the Vilaine there is a leisure port near Foleux .
Population development
| 1793 | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | ||
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| 1481 | 2048 | 1602 | 1521 | 1486 | 1446 | 1351 | 1307 | 1372 | 1385 | ||
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Béganne
- Saint Hermeland village church from the 15th century
- 17th century castle of Léhélec
- Castle of L'Estier from the 14th century
- Castle of Saulaye (also Saulaie) from the 17th century
- 15th century manor house of La Noé
- Mansion Trégouët ; rebuilt after the Second World War
- Saint-Cado chapel from the 15th century
- Saint Barnabé Chapel in Bignac
- Old rectory from the 17th century
- Old salt storage in Les Alliers
- two former customs houses in Foleux and Les Alliers
- Calvaries, fountains, public washing places, old mills and bread ovens from the past centuries
dialect
Béganne belongs to the area of Brittany where Gallo was spoken.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 33-40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
