Guillac (Morbihan)
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Guillac Gilieg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Ploërmel | |
| Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 19-91 m | |
| surface | 21.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,357 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56800 | |
| INSEE code | 56079 | |
| Website | http://www.guillac.fr | |
Guillac ( Breton : Gilieg ; Gallo : Glac ) is a French municipality with 1357 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Guillac is located in the northeast of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Josselin.
Are neighboring communities
- La Croix-Helléan and Helléan in the north,
- Taupont and Ploërmel in the east,
- Val d'Oust with Le Roc-Saint-André in the southeast and Quily in the south and southwest,
- Saint-Servant and Guégon in the west,
- Josselin in the northwest.
The place itself is a bit away from important thoroughfares at the intersection of regional roads. But only four kilometers from Guillac, the N 24 runs through the northern municipal area. There is the connection from Brangoyan.
The most important waters are the rivers Oust , on which the Canal de Nantes à Brest runs here, and Ninian . There are also a few ponds in the municipality. Several forest areas cover a significant part of the municipal area. The largest of these is the Bois du Bon Cœur west of Brangoyan.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 1,119 | 1,056 | 988 | 987 | 1,037 | 1,092 | 1,204 |
history
Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro-Sant-Maloù (French: Pays de Saint-Malo) and within this region to the Porc'hoed (French: Porhoët) area 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 Ploërmel. Since then it has been assigned to the canton of Josselin.
On March 26, 1351, the Combat des Trente (Battle of the Thirty) took place in Guillac . In this battle for the crown of Brittany, thirty English knights fought for Jean de Montfort against thirty local knights (for Jeanne de Penthièvre ). The locals won.
On July 11, 1944, a meeting of Resistance fighters took place. The German side found out about it. The majority of the resistance were able to flee before the arrival of the Germans thanks to a warning from the population. The Germans only seized René Le Touzic, who was arrested, tortured and shot on August 3, 1944 in Josselin. Two other people in the community, Anne Créquer and Madeleine Rolland, were also arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Guillac (Morbihan)
- Saint-Bertin village church from the 16th and 17th centuries; renewed around 1860
- Saint-Bertin fountain from 1665
- Abbey Saint-Jean-des-Prés from the 12th century (on the road to Josselin)
- Colonne des Trente (Column of Thirty) from the 19th century
- Crosses of la Lande du Temple and Brassée (7th century)
- 15th-17th centuries house in Brangoyan century
- former mansion of Sabraham
- Saint-Jouan's Mill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 448-449.
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.
- ↑ Brief information on the history of the village ( Memento of the original from October 19, 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)
- ↑ Guillac on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights (French)
- ↑ Sights of the community ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
