Calorguen

Calorguen Kerorgen
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Lanvallay
Community association	Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 25 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 25 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  W
height	7-87 m
surface	8.48 km 2
Residents	728 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	86 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22100
INSEE code	22026

Calorguen ( Kerorgen in Breton ) is a French commune with 728 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dinan and the Canton of Lanvallay . The residents call themselves Calorguennais (es) .

geography

Calorguen is located about 27 kilometers south of Saint-Malo and about 42 kilometers northwest of Rennes in the east of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

Finds from the Bronze Age prove an early settlement. In 1863, for example, 360 axes from the Bronze Age were unearthed. The parish is mentioned in 1182 as belonging to the Priory of Saint-Magloire de Léhon. In 1360, the place refused to pay a ransom to the English occupiers. Most of the residents still speak Breton in 1422. Only then did the residents switch to the Gallo . The parish was part of the Dinan District from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Evran from 1793 to 1801 and part of the canton of Dinan-Ouest from 1801 to 2015 . Since 1801, Calorguen has been administratively assigned to the Arrondissement of Dinan. Calorguen was first mentioned by name as Carorguen in a document from the Léhon priory in 1182.

Population development

year	1793	1821	1851	1886	1911	1921	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	857	775	918	873	699	617	507	506	450	497	508	523	610	687
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the high number of those who died in the First World War led to a drop in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

• Saint-Hubert village church (built in 1584, restored in 1788, completely renovated in 1838)
• Mansions Manoir de la Ferronnays (also Ferronnais;. 14th-16th century) and Manoir de Boutron (14th century)
• numerous crosses and wayside crosses from the 12th to 17th centuries century
• several old houses in La Giraudais (17th century), La Huballerie (built 1660) and La Roussais (17th / 18th century)
• Wash house ( Lavoir ) with 10 washing places in La Huballerie
• Memorial to the Fallen

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  Manoir de la Ferronays mansion

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  Town hall (Mairie) of Calorguen

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  Saint-Hubert village church

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  Memorial to the Fallen

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 229-230.

Web links

Commons : Calorguen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Location of the municipality
• Brief information about the community
• Photos of the Saint-Hubert village church
• Information about the history and the sights

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2016 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.  
2. ↑ Memorial to the fallen of the two world wars