Guégon

Guégon ; Gwegon
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Ploërmel
Community association	Ploërmel Communauté
Coordinates	47 ° 56 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 56 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ W
height	27-162 m
surface	53.52 km 2
Residents	2,287 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	43 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56120
INSEE code	56070
Website	http://www.guegon.fr/

Guégon ( Breton : Gwegon , Gallo: Gégon ) is a French municipality with 2287 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Guégon is located in the northern half of the eastern part of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Josselin.

Neighboring communities are Forges de Lanouée with Lanouée in the north, Josselin and Guillac in the northeast, Saint-Servant in the east, Cruguel and Guéhenno in the south, Buléon and Lantillac in the west, and Pleugriffet in the northwest.

Due to its neighborhood to Josselin, the place is close to roads for national traffic. The regional road links that are important for the municipality are the D126 between Plumelec and Josselin, the D122 from Cruguel to Saint-Gobrien and the D4 from le Roc Saint-André to Josselin. The N 24 runs through the municipality with two connections near Le Borne and Guégon.

The most important bodies of water are the river Oust , which is called Canal de Nantes à Brest and the streams Chênaie , Sedon , Vieux Moulin and Ville Oger . 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. The two larger forest areas are the Bois de Coët By and le Quéninquet .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Residents	2,456	2,298	2,276	2,334	2,334	2,395	2,396

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 Guégon was the capital of its own canton. Since then, the municipality has been assigned to the canton of Josselin.

Attractions

Village church of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul from the 12th century with alterations from the 13th and 16th centuries; restored in the 20th century
Church Saint-MELEC in Trégranteur 16th century
Church of Our Lady in Coët Bugat 17th century
Notre-Dame-du-Borne chapel in Le Borne
Saint-Antoine chapel near Trévenaleuc from the 18th century
Crosses in front of the village church (15th century), by Camfroux and Forhan (both from the 16th century)
Trégranteur Castle , built around 1750
Manor houses in Val-au-Houx (15th century), Coët-By (15th-18th centuries), Ville-ès-Vents (18th century) and Cléhinet
House Maison de La Chapelle-des-Brières from the year 1635
Pillar of Justice in front of the church in Tréganteur
Tympanum in front of the Church of Coët Bugat
ten old mills in Billaud, Clan, Coët Digo, Comesle, Morhan, Panros, Roxa and Trevelaneu