Glénac
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local community | La Gacilly | |
region | Brittany | |
Department | Morbihan | |
Arrondissement | Vannes | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ′ N , 2 ° 8 ′ W | |
Post Code | 56200 | |
Former INSEE code | 56064 | |
Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
status | Commune déléguée | |
The marina of Glénac on the banks of the Oust |
Glénac ( Breton Glenneg ) is a village and a former French community with 894 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belonged to the arrondissement of Vannes and the canton of Guer .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of La Chapelle-Gaceline , La Gacilly and Glénac were merged to form the Commune nouvelle La Gacilly of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in La Gacilly.
geography
Glénac is located on the banks of the Oust , near the confluence of the Aff River . The estuary of the Aff is a moorland in which a wonderful wet biotope has developed. The Canal de Nantes à Brest , which essentially follows the Oust, runs about one kilometer from Glénac. The river Aff is navigable with pleasure boats and houseboats as far as La Gacilly . There is a charter base for houseboats in Glénac.
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in La Gacilly
- Forêt-Neuve Castle (15th century)
- Saint-Michel church (18th century)
- Biotope at the river mouth
- Leisure center and marina on the banks of the Oust
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 285-287.
Web links
- Glénac on infobretagne.com (French)