Carentoir
Carentoir Karantoer |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Morbihan | |
Arrondissement | Vannes | |
Canton | Guer | |
Community association | De l'Oust à Brocéliande Communauté | |
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) |
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Carentoir (administrative headquarters) | 56033 | 59.02 | 2,689 |
Quelneuc | 56183 | 13.85 | 540 |
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
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016
- ↑ Histoire & Patrimoine (French)
Web links
- Portrait (french)