Carentoir

Carentoir Karantoer
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Guer
Community association	De l'Oust à Brocéliande Communauté
Coordinates	47 ° 49 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  W
height	7-109 m
surface	72.87 km 2
Residents	3,165 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	43 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56910
INSEE code	56033
Website	http://www.carentoir.com/
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste chapel in Carentoir

Carentoir ( Breton Karantoer ) is a French municipality with 3,165 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Carentoir is located in the east of the Morbihan department. It's about 50 kilometers to Rennes . The Rahun River runs along the southern boundary of the municipality .

structure

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Population (2016)
Carentoir (administrative headquarters)000	56033	59.02	2,689
Quelneuc	56183	13.85	.0540

history

Chronicles mention the Saint-Marcoul church for the first time on October 14, 833. In the 12th century, the Knights of the Templar were the feudal lords. During the religious wars between Huguenots and the Catholic League, Carentoir was devastated. In the Middle Ages it belonged to various liege lords. After the French Revolution, the area was devastated by skirmishes between French government troops and supporters of the Chouannerie .

On May 2, 1863, the Quelneuc community was created by splitting off from Carentoir . This was incorporated back into Carentoir on January 1, 2017.

Population development

In 1800 the number of inhabitants was 5681. Until well into the 19th century, the population remained at a high level of over 5,000. Then there was a dramatic loss of population within less than two decades (1861–1876: −26%). After that, the number of residents stabilized over decades. Another wave of emigration occurred between 1911 and 1975 (−40%). Since this historic low, the population has increased again (1975–2012: + 16%).

year	1800	1861	1876	1911	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	5681	5250	3872	3933	2558	2435	2355	2556	2495	2544	2698	2730

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Carentoir

• Saint-Marcoul village church (from 1888)
• Templar Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste from the 12th / 13th centuries century
• Castle of Le Mur
• Castle of La Ville-Quéno
• Castle of La Bourdonnaye (19th century, partly 16th century)
• Saint-Hyacinthe chapel
• La Ferme du Monde amusement park with 400 species of farm animals from five continents

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 271-276.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016
2. ↑ Histoire & Patrimoine (French)

Web links

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

• Portrait (french)