Mauron

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Mauron
Maoron
Coat of arms of Mauron
Mauron (France)
Mauron
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Pontivy
Canton Ploërmel
Community association Ploërmel Communauté
Coordinates 48 ° 5 ′  N , 2 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′  N , 2 ° 17 ′  W
height 47-130 m
surface 67.23 km 2
Residents 3,082 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56430
INSEE code 56127
Website http://www.mauron.fr

Chapel of Sainte-Anne

Mauron ( Breton Maoron ) is a French municipality with 3082 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Pontivy and the canton of Ploërmel . The inhabitants are called Mauronnais (es) .

geography

The Yvel River forms the southeastern municipal boundary. Mauron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Illifaut in the north and north-west, Gaël and Saint-Léry in the east, Concoret and Paimpont in the south-east, Néant-sur-Yvel in the south, Guilliers in the south-west and Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron in the west.

Mauron is away from major rivers and main arteries. The Yvel River runs along the western border of the municipality. The Ploërmel – La Brohinière railway is out of service, but not officially closed; the regional economic development would like to resume freight traffic to Mauron.

history

The Roman road from Rennes to Quimper runs through the municipality .

In 1152 a small monastery was founded here.

In 1352 the battle of Mauron took place here , in which Guy II. De Nesle was defeated by the Anglo-Saxon army.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3,370 3.216 3,237 3,365 3,396 3,196 3,097 3,350

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church from the 16th century, historic monument since 1925
  • Action de Grâces monastery
  • Chapel of Sainte-Anne
  • Boyer Castle
  • La Ville-Davy Castle
  • Ferron Castle
Saint-Pierre church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 592-595.

Web links

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