Brandivy
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Brandivy Brandevi |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Grand Champ | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ W | |
| height | 28-171 m | |
| surface | 25.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,280 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56390 | |
| INSEE code | 56022 | |
| Website | Commune de Brandivy | |
 The Kergal mansion |
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Brandivy ( Breton Brandevi ) is a French municipality with 1,280 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Brandivy is located around twenty kilometers northwest of Vannes in the center of the department. Neighboring communities are La Chapelle-Neuve and Moustoir-Ac in the north, Grand-Champ in the east, Plumergat in the southeast and south and Pluvigner in the west.
history
There is little evidence of the early history of the community. Various finds (stone axes, hewn quarry stones) prove an early settlement in the Iron Age. From the 12th century it belonged to the Baronnie de Lanvaux, who was subordinate to the Rohan rule. Politically, Brandivy became an independent municipality in 1862 when it was separated from Grand-Champ. Since then, Brandivy has belonged to the canton of Grand-Champ and the Arrondissement of Vannes .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 917 | 831 | 753 | 753 | 856 | 930 | 1037 | 1260 |
Attractions
There are numerous attractions in the municipality. These include:
- Village church of Saint-Laurent et Saint-Aubin (from 1732), with calvary from 1837
- Saint-Laurent chapel from the 16th century (restored in the 18th and 19th centuries)
- Kergal mansion (14th and 15th centuries), Monument historique
- Castle of La Grandville (14th and 15th centuries; enlarged in the 19th century), also called Castle of Kermeur
- Gathered spring in La Grandville, called the clog-makers' spring
- Washing area (lavoir) in the north of the village center
- Town Hall (Mairie) of the municipality; originally the rectory (built in 1828)
- Pilgrimage site Tombe des Sept Trous in Les Granges
- Pilgrim grotto Grotte de Lourdes
- Stèle des Martyrs memorial for seven resistance fighters who died in 1944
- Abbey house from the 18th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 325-328.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the sights of the community ( Memento of the original from February 26, 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.
