Gâvres
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Gâvres Gavr |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Pluvigner | |
| Community association | Lorient agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 41 ′ N , 3 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 0-10 m | |
| surface | 1.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 675 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 359 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56680 | |
| INSEE code | 56062 | |
| Website | http://www.gavres.fr/ | |
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Gâvres ( Breton: Gavr ) is a French commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany . Administratively it is assigned to the canton of Pluvigner and the Arrondissement of Lorient .
geography
The fishing village with 675 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and a pronounced oceanic climate is exposed at the westernmost end of a bizarre, elongated and very narrow peninsula on a worn rock on the Petite mer de Gâvres . To the east of the village are the island of Groix and to the west the roadstead of the city of Lorient . Immediately north of Gâvres is the port of the small town of Port-Louis , only separated by a bay called La petite mer de Gâvres .
The only land on the peninsula a Tombolo and after Gâvres via the 8.0 km east preferred Town Plouhinec , the department road D158 establishes the connection. This driveway crosses a military and shooting range of the French army , which is why it is sporadically closed to public traffic.
Originally Gâvres was a "real island" that was only connected to the mainland by a chain of dunes running parallel to the coastline . The lagoon stretched over 350 hectares and was a popular destination for the so-called pêche à pied (hand-picking of seafood ), where a large number of clams were captured.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
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| Residents | 1.166 | 1,076 | 939 | 848 | 893 | 752 |
coat of arms
The ermine pattern was very typical of the Duchy of Brittany, which also included Gâvres (→ flag of Brittany ) and the catch of sardines was essential for the local population for a long time.
A gold goat on an ermine, above it the initial “G” in red, the azure blue head of the shield set with a silver sardine.
economy
Gâvres has traditionally been associated with deep-sea and coastal fishing, with the main focus being on catching sardines. However, with the boom of the ports of Port-Louis and those of Lorient in the 17th and 18th centuries, the place also acquired a high strategic value.
tourism
Gâvres has beautiful sandy and rocky beaches. Several holiday apartments and two tent sites offer accommodation. Excursion boats (the so-called Batobus ) connect Gâvres with the cities of Port-Louis and Lorient all year round.
environment
One fifth of the Breton coast is considered to be threatened by rising sea levels in the foreseeable future. The Gâvres peninsula, with its fragile coastline, benefits from the mild maritime climate and marine biodiversity , but is also particularly vulnerable to the effects of climatic changes. Some districts of Gâvres are already at sea level or even slightly below. During the storm lows in 2001 parts of the village were destroyed and those in 2008 caused even greater damage to the area. Since 2009, the General Council of the Morbihan Department has therefore been drawing up a risk register for all coastal communities in the region. It is foreseeable that some exposed areas of the landscape will no longer be available as settlement areas in the future.
The Association de sauvegarde du littoral de la presqu'île de Gâvres successfully combated the planned mining of sea sand along the coast: the project was abandoned in July 2009 because large parts of the local population believed that such mining would add to the coastal erosion favor.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Gâvres
- The rather weathered dolmen of Goërem , which has served as a seat for generations of children, has been a French cultural monument since 1965 .
- The Saint-Gildas church is dedicated to Saint Gildas .
- Chapel of Gâvres
- Fortress Fort de Porth Puns
- Numerous bunkers with gun emplacements, mortars and machine guns from the Second World War have been preserved. At that time they secured the port entrance of Lorient, which was an important base for the Navy .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 777-778.
Individual evidence
- ↑ La mer monte, la Bretagne va rétrécir on Ouest-France from May 16, 2009
- ↑ Entry no. PA00091199 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
