La Croix-Helléan
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La Croix-Helléan Ar Groez-Helean |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Ploërmel | |
| Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 47-111 m | |
| surface | 14.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 891 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56120 | |
| INSEE code | 56050 | |
La Croix-Helléan ( Breton : Ar-Groez Helean , Gallo: La Croez-Hélian ) is a French municipality with 891 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
La Croix-Helléan is located in the northeast of the Morbihan department and is part of the Pays de Josselin.
Neighboring communities are La Grée-Saint-Laurent in the north, Helléan in the east, Guillac in the south and south-west, Josselin in the west and Forges de Lanouée with Lanouée in the north-west.
The place itself is only on the side road D323. But only a few kilometers from La Croix-Helléan, the N 24 runs through the southern municipal area. The closest connection to this is La Pyramide on the southern municipal boundary.
The only significant body of water is the Galourais Brook . It partially forms the municipal boundary. There are also some small ponds in the municipality. A significant part of the community area is covered by forest areas. The largest forest area is the Bois de Digoët .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 635 | 580 | 583 | 612 | 639 | 636 | 750 |
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 La Croix-Helléan belonged to the canton of Lanouée. Since then it has been assigned to the canton of Josselin.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Croix-Helléan
- Sainte-Croix village church from the 15th and 17th centuries; restored in the 19th century
- Chapel Saint-Maude (including Saint-Mande) from the year 1431 in the same place
- Crosses of la Brassée (13th century, 18th century base) and Belon (15th century)
- Penhouët Castle (18th century) with chapel
- Manor houses Ville-Moisan (also Villemoisan, 18th century) and Le Broutay
- 17th century house next to the Saint-Maudé chapel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 439-440.
Individual evidence
- ^ Map with the municipalities of the Pays de Josselin
- ↑ La Croix-Helléan on Cassini.ehess.fr (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)
