Le Hézo

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Le Hézo
Hezoù
Coat of arms of Le Hézo
Le Hézo (France)
Le Hézo
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Séné
Community association Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Coordinates 47 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 42 ′  W
height 1–38 m
surface 4.89 km 2
Residents 813 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 166 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56450
INSEE code 56084
Website http://www.lehezo.com/

Le Hézo ( Breton Hezoù ) is a French municipality with 813 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Le Hézo is located in the south of the Morbihan department. It is about nine kilometers (as the crow flies) to Vannes . Neighboring municipalities are Séné in the west and north-west, the Commune nouvelle Theix-Noyalo in the north, Surzur in the north-east, east and south-east and Saint-Armel in the south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 241 250 277 332 408 550 660 749

Attractions

Tide mill
  • the village church of Saint-Vincent (built 1864–1865)
  • the Gallo-Roman villa of Er Fraude (finds are on display in Vannes)
  • the castle of La Cour (private property)
  • the old village school (built 1886–1887)
  • the edged Saint-Vincent spring (1881)
  • a tide mill , which uses the different levels for the drive (18th century)
  • the marsh / wetland of La Villeneuve
  • the cider museum

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 1014-1015.

Web links

Commons : Le Hézo  - collection of images, videos and audio files