Cruguel
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Cruguel Krugell |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Ploërmel | |
| Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 53 ′ N , 2 ° 36 ′ W | |
| height | 52-166 m | |
| surface | 17.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 651 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56420 | |
| INSEE code | 56051 | |
| Website | http://www.cruguel.fr/ | |
 Saint-Brieuc fountain in Cruguel |
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Cruguel ( Breton : Krugell , Gallo: Crugèu ) is a French municipality with 651 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Cruguel is located in the northern half of the eastern part of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Josselin.
Neighboring municipalities are Guégon in the north, Saint-Servant in the east, Lizio in the southeast, Plumelec in the south, Billio in the west and Guéhenno in the northwest.
The place is close to roads for national traffic. The most important regional road connection for the municipality is the D126 between Plumelec and Josselin , which runs west of the town from south to north through the municipality. The closest connection to the N 24 is around twelve kilometers further north at Josselin.
The most important bodies of water are the Chênaie and Sedon streams . These partially form the municipal boundary. There are also some small ponds in the municipality. Only a small part of the municipal area is covered by forest areas.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 796 | 752 | 696 | 687 | 618 | 595 | 625 |
history
The municipality historically belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the area Reter Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais oriental) and shares its history. From 1801 until its dissolution on September 10, 1926, it belonged to the Arrondissement of Ploërmel. From 1793 to 1801 Cruguel belonged to the canton of Plumelec. Since then it has been assigned to the canton of Josselin.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Cruguel
- Saint-Brieuc village church , built 1876–1879
- Saint-Yves chapel from 1850
- Les Timbrieux chapel from 1735
- 18th century cross by Maison-Neuve
- Castle Les Timbrieux (1,735 from the year historique Monument )
- old houses Maison du Bourg in the center of the village from 1645 and Ville-au-Lau from the 16th century
- Saint-Brieuc public washing area by the 17th century village church
- three old mills (all water mills) in Chênaie, Château-Merlet and Timbrieux (16th century - Monument historique )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 441-442.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map with the municipalities of the Pays de Josselin ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cruguel on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2013 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. (French)
