Caro (Morbihan)
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Moréac | |
| Community association | De l'Oust à Brocéliande Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 52 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 14-128 m | |
| surface | 37.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,151 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56140 | |
| INSEE code | 56035 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-caro56.fr/ | |
 Allée couverte du Grand Village |
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Caro ( Gallo Carotz , Breton Karozh ) is a French commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the canton of Moréac in the arrondissement of Vannes . The traditional dialect of Caro is the Gallo .
geography
Caro is 40 km from Vannes and 79 km from Lorient at an altitude between 14 and 128 m above sea level.
history
Caro is mentioned for the first time in 833 as Caroth (1131: Caroch , 1148: Charoth , 1330: Karou , 16th century: Caro ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Residents | 1,316 | 1,259 | 1,144 | 1,087 | 1,053 | 1,096 | 1,146 |
administration
The mayor of Caro is Noël Colineaux.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Caro (Morbihan)
- Croix des Bouchers ( Monument historique )
- Croix Étang
- Parish church of Saint-Hervé ( Romanesque origin )
- Saint-Yves Chapel (originally probably from the 12th century, rebuilt in 1817)
- Manoir Bodel
- Allée couverte du Grand Village is near Caro
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 552-555.
Web links
Commons : Caro - collection of images, videos and audio files
