Ménéac
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Ménéac Menieg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Ploërmel | |
| Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 8 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 68-208 m | |
| surface | 68.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,578 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56490 | |
| INSEE code | 56129 | |
| Website | http://www.meneac.bzh/ | |
 The menhir in the village of Camblot |
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Ménéac ( Breton Menieg ) is a French municipality with 1,578 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Ménéac is located about 40 kilometers east of Pontivy in the north of the Morbihan department on the border with the Côtes-d'Armor department . Neighboring municipalities are Gomené in the north, Merdrignac in the northeast, Illifaut and Brignac in the east, Évriguet in the southeast, Guilliers in the south, Mohon and La Trinité-Porhoët in the southwest and Coëtlogon in the west.
history
The area has been settled for a long time. There are remains from prehistoric and Gallo-Roman times. It was not until 1019 that places within today's municipality were first mentioned in a deed of donation from Guéthenoc, Duke of Porhoët, to the Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. Historically, Ménéac belongs to the Pays de Saint-Malo (Breton: Bro-Sant-Maloù) region. After the French Revolution it was a battle zone between Republican troops and the Chouans. Politically, Ménéac became a municipality in 1790. From 1793 on, Ménéac belonged to the canton of La Trinité-Porhoët and the district of Ploërmel. From 1801 it was part of the Ploërmel arrondissement (dissolved in 1926). Ménéac has belonged to the Arrondissement of Vannes since 1926 and to the canton of Ploërmel since March 22, 2015 .
Population development
The population fell sharply between 1793 and 1800 (1793–1800: −14%). After that, it rose sharply to over 3,500 people by 1836. The number of residents remained at this level until 1872. In the next nine years there was a further surge in growth to around 3800 people. In the two decades between 1881 and 1901, the population remained at this level. In 1906 the historical high population level was reached. In the years 1906 to 1999 there was an ongoing wave of emigration in which the community lost more than half of its residents (1906–1999: −58%). This was followed by a brief phase of stability until 2006, before another surge in emigration reduced the number of residents again. The development:
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1836 | 1872 | 1881 | 1901 | 1906 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 3,207 | 2,759 | 3,527 | 3,464 | 3,873 | 3,827 | 4,028 | 2,615 | 2,514 | 2,185 | 2,046 | 1,837 | 1,690 | 1,712 | 1,546 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Ménéac
- Bellouan Castle from the 17th century
- La Riaye Castle from the 15th-17th centuries century
- numerous mansions (Briands, Coëtbily, Couesmelan etc.)
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste village church from 1849
- 11th century Saint-Michel chapel (renovated in the 19th century) in Saint-Yger
- numerous other public and private chapels in the towns and hamlets of the municipality
- Worth seeing houses from the 18th century in Kerdreux and Ménéac
- four menhirs near the village; including the menhir of Camblot
- Windmills in Le Hegan and Le Plessis-au-Rebours
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 977-980.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the sights of the community ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 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.
