Inzinzac-Lochrist

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Inzinzac-Lochrist
Zinzag-Lokrist
Inzinzac-Lochrist coat of arms
Inzinzac-Lochrist (France)
Inzinzac-Lochrist
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Guidel
Community association Lorient agglomeration
Coordinates 47 ° 51 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  W
height 2–111 m
surface 44.67 km 2
Residents 6,526 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 146 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56650
INSEE code 56090
Website http://www.inzinzac-lochrist.fr/

Inzinzac-Lochrist ( Zinzag-Lokrist in Breton ) is a French municipality with 6526 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lorient , the Canton of Guidel and the municipality association Lorient Agglomération .

geography

Inzinzac-Lochrist is about ten kilometers northeast of Lorient , in the southwest almost at sea level, further inland the hilly municipal area rises up to 111 meters above sea level. The Blavet River forms the southern and eastern borders of the municipality; The neighboring town of Hennebont is on the southern bank .

The 44.7 km² large community consists of the places Inzinzac, Lochrist (from locus Christi ), Penquesten (Breton for "chestnut crowns", named in reference to the adjacent forêt de Trémelin ) and Kerglaw and has an average population density of 126 inhabitants / km². It is well connected to the more distant regions of Brittany via the nearby Routes Nationales N 24 (direction Pontivy ) and N 165 (trunk road between Nantes and Brest ) , which are not in the municipal area .

Mayor is the non-party Armelle Nicolas, who in 2014 succeeded the socialist Jean-Pierre Bageot, who had been in office since 2001 , just as the municipality had been ruled by a left majority since the end of the Second World War .

Municipal coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a crowned phoenix rising from the fire in front of an ermine fur ( Hermione is the central Breton symbol). It is framed by two blue fields that stand for the blavet. The coat of arms symbolizes the two main riches of the municipality, namely the water of the river and the fires of the smelting furnaces of the Forges d'Hennebont , which have since been extinguished .

history

Axes unearthed in the area of ​​the commune in the 19th century suggest that Celtic settlement took place there as early as the 5th century BC . A Christian church was built between 1070 and 1080, the remains of which were partially reconstructed in 1928, the église Saint-Pierre . In the 12th century, the parish belonged to the rule of Kémenét-Héboé and from 1327 to the fiefdom of the Lords of Léon .

In 1860, Inzinzac-Lochrist, then populated by 2,200 inhabitants, opened the Forges d'Hennebont , an iron goods factory that mainly produced tin for canned food, especially for edible fish, and soon became the largest employer in the region. The company built a housing estate in Kerglaw for its initial 250 workers. Production grew from 750 tons (1861) to 10,860 tons of tinplate (1888). In the mid-1930s, it peaked at 42,000 tons; The Forges employed around 3,000 people at that time and extended over two kilometers on a total of 21 hectares along the Blavet. After the Second World War , the decline of the company began, which had modernization deficits compared to the big competitors such as Usinor and Sollac ; In 1963, only government intervention saved it from bankruptcy. Three years later, the Forges d'Hennebont closed their doors for good and released the last 600 employees.

Part of the former company premises is now an industrial history museum (Ecomusée Industriel des Forges d'Inzinzac-Lochrist) .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 5,071 4,714 5,069 5,094 5,541 5,395 5,650

Attractions

sport and freetime

The chaise de diable

Inzinzac-Lochrist is home to the US Montagnarde football club ; the amateur club has been one of the most successful “favorite horrors” in the French cup competition nationwide since the 1980s . He plays his home games at the Stade Mané Braz in Lochrist. The club's history has been closely linked to that of the Forges d'Hennebont since the 1930s, and its players have been known as les Forgerons ("the smiths") well into the 21st century .

The valley of the Blavet is dominated by a rock, often used by climbers , the chaise de diable ("devil's chair"). Every year a 24-hour race, organized by the local kayak club C.LPI Canoë , takes place on the river .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 426-429.

Evidence and Notes

  1. ↑ see the article on the history of Inzinzac-Lochrist
  2. ^ Joël Cornette: Histoire de la Bretagne et des Bretons. Seuil, Paris 2005, ISBN 978-2-7578-0996-9 , Volume 2, pp. 223f.
  3. ^ Museum website
  4. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved February 13, 2011 (French).
  5. ↑ L'Équipe / Gérard Ejnès: Coupe de France. La folle épopée. L'Équipe, Issy-les-Moulineaux 2007, ISBN 978-2-915-53562-4 , pp. 231 and 419

Web links

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