Mégrit

Mégrit ; Megrid
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Broons
Community association	Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 23 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ W
height	29-130 m
surface	20.63 km 2
Residents	818 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22270
INSEE code	22145
Website	http://www.megrit.fr/

Mégrit ( Breton : Megrid ) is a French commune with 818 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dinan and the Canton of Broons . The residents call themselves Mégritiens / Mégritiennes .

geography

Mégrit is located about 51 kilometers northwest of Rennes and 35 kilometers southwest of Saint-Malo in the east of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

The parish was part of the Broons district from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Megrit from 1793 to 1801 and has been part of the canton of Broons since 1801 . Since 1801, Mégrit has been administratively part of the Arrondissement of Dinan. First mention of Mégrit by name as Miguerit around 1108/1110 in a letter from the Jugon priory.

Population development

year	1793	1831	1836	1876	1891	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,459	1,623	1.314	1,364	1,493	827	776	721	702	654	645	692	786
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the high number of those who died in the First World War led to a drop in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul village church from the 14th century (restored in 1784 and 1823)
numerous mansions: Manoir de Bonan / Bonnan (17th century), Manoir de Kergu (18th century), Manoir des Clos (17th century), Manoir du Val-Martel (16th century), Manoir du Plassis (17th century ), Manoir du Pingy and Manoir du Francoeur (1691/1771)
the rectory in route de Jugon (18th / 19th century)
17th century Maison du notaire in Quesny