La Chapelle-Neuve (Morbihan)

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La Chapelle-Neuve
Ar Chapel-Nevez
Coat of arms of La Chapelle-Neuve
La Chapelle-Neuve (France)
La Chapelle-Neuve
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Pontivy
Canton Grand Champ
Community association Center Morbihan Community
Coordinates 47 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 56 ′  W
height 35-149 m
surface 21.87 km 2
Residents 980 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56500
INSEE code
Website https://www.lachapelleneuve56.fr/

La Chapelle-Neuve ( Breton : Ar Chapel-Nevez ) is a French commune of 980 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

La Chapelle-Neuve is located in the southern part of central Brittany and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.

Neighboring municipalities are Guénin in the north-west and north, Plumelin in the north-east and east, Moustoir-Ac in the south-east, Brandivy in the south, Pluvigner in the south-west and Camors and Baud in the west.

The N24 passes north of the municipality. The river Tarun flows in an east-west direction across the municipality.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 1.004 920 781 739 732 724 766

history

Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro-Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Baod (French: Pays de Baud) area and shares its history. The place belonged to the community Plumelin until 1867.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Chapelle-Neuve (Morbihan)

  • Notre-Dame-de-la-Fosse village church from the 15th-18th centuries Century with a 17th century fountain
  • Locmaria chapel from the 11th-16th centuries Century with a calvary from the 16th century
  • Manor of Boterf (also Boterff) with a striking porch from the 16th century
  • Dolmen du Roh-Du in the Foret de Floranges
  • Cemetery cross from 1745
  • old linden tree Tilleul Bicentenaire ; the linden tree was planted in 1867 when the place became an independent municipality

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 479-483.

Individual evidence

  1. Map with the municipalities of the Pays de Pontivy ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pays-pontivy.fr
  2. La Chapelle-Neuve on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  3. Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from June 7th, 2009 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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / fr.topic-topos.com

Web links

Commons : La Chapelle-Neuve  - Collection of images, videos and audio files