Mûr-de-Bretagne
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| local community | Guerlédan | |
| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 12 ′ N , 2 ° 59 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 22530 | |
| Former INSEE code | 22158 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| Website | http://www.murdebretagne.net | |
 Chapel of Sainte-Suzanne |
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Mûr-de-Bretagne ( Breton : Mur ) is a former French commune with last 2,078 inhabitants (1 January 2013) in Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . Mûr-de-Bretagne is a district of the municipality of Guerlédan .
geography
Mûr-de-Bretagne is located in northwest France, about halfway between Brest and Rennes and about 45 kilometers southwest of the English Channel coast near Saint-Brieuc .
history
There are remains of megalithic tombs, which indicates a settlement in the Neolithic .
Two streets from Roman times have been preserved in their course. At that time there was a huge forest area around the place, of which almost nothing is preserved today.
The village initially belonged to the Cornouaille manor , later the landowner family was called Rivière . It died out towards the end of the 15th century.
The municipality of Mûr-de-Bretagne merged with Saint-Guen on January 1, 2017 to form the new municipality of Guerlédan.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2014 |
| Residents | 2125 | 2075 | 2105 | 2091 | 2049 | 2090 | 2084 | 2049 |
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Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Guerlédan
Sports
Mûr-de-Bretagne was the destination of the fourth stage of the Tour de France 2011 , the eighth stage of the Tour de France 2015 and the sixth stage of the Tour de France 2018 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 763-767.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the community ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2011 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. , accessed July 4, 2011
