Henvic

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Henvic
Henvig
Henvic coat of arms
Henvic (France)
Henvic
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
Canton Morlaix
Community association Morlaix Community
Coordinates 48 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 56 ′  W
height 0-80 m
surface 9.95 km 2
Residents 1,351 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 136 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29670
INSEE code 29079
Website http://www.henvic.fr/

Henvic ( Breton Henvig ) is a municipality with 1351 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Finistère department in Brittany in France .

history

The name of the place can be derived from two roots. In Celtic , hen is the word for old . The second root is Latin for vicus, meaning village . This suggested that Henvic's settlement history goes back to the Gallic-Roman period . The first written mention of the name as Henguic (k) , however, dates from the year 1440. In the same period, the current form Henvic is also found for the first time . Since there are no archaeological findings from earlier times, it can be assumed, despite the name, that the community was founded in the Middle Ages.

Ruins of the Saint-Maudez and Sainte-Juvette churches

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2010 2017
Residents 1420 1216 1145 1222 1265 1174 1298 1351
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Henvic

  • The old church from the 17th century, partly older, of which essentially the tower and the vestibule have been preserved - only the outer walls of the actual church interior have been preserved - is listed as a monument historique .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1543-1546.

Web links

Commons : Henvic  - collection of images, videos and audio files