Drefféac
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Drefféac Devrieg |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Pontchâteau | |
| Community association | Pays de Pontchâteau Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 3 ′ W | |
| height | 0-33 m | |
| surface | 14.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,228 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 157 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44530 | |
| INSEE code | 44053 | |
| Website | http://www.dreffeac.fr/ | |
 Saint-Malo church in Drefféac |
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Drefféac is a French commune with 2,228 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Pontchâteau (until 2015: canton of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois ).
geography
Drefféac is 22 kilometers south of Redon . The surrounding municipalities are Saint-Gildas-des-Bois , Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet and Pontchâteau .
Origin of name
The name Drefféac is probably derived from the Breton dref - oak, with the Latin suffix -acum , which denotes possession.
history
In the Middle Ages, the community was part of the fiefdom of the Barons of La Roche-Bernard . Drefféac was administered by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois until 1614 . In 1714 the place was destroyed by a devastating fire. Until the end of the 18th century, the area was partially covered by the forest of Perche and peat bogs , which were cultivated in the early 1770s. During the revolution , in contrast to the vast majority of the canton, the village tended to be on the Republican side. The pastor of Drefféac, Nicolas Pichon, resigned his priesthood and became a constitutional priest and later mayor of Drefféac. Since 1862 the place has had a train station on the Savenay – Landerneau railway line , which has since been reduced to a stop.
languages
The Breton was spoken until the 12th century. 39% of the family names are of Breton origin. Around the 12th to 15th centuries, the Gallo followed the Breton, probably part of the population was bilingual .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1059-1062.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Drefféac in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Drefféac website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drefféac website (French)
- ↑ www.cc-paysdepontchateau.fr (French) accessed on June 1, 2013