Merlevenez
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Pluvigner | |
| Community association | Blavet Bellevue Océan | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ′ N , 3 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 1-40 m | |
| surface | 17.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,207 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 181 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56700 | |
| INSEE code | 56130 | |
| Website | www.merlevenez.com | |
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Merlevenez is a French municipality with 3207 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
The municipality is located in the southwest of the department about 5 kilometers east of the agglomeration of Lorient between the Blavet and the Ria d'Étel .
Merlevenez borders the municipality of Kervignac in the north, Nostang and Sainte-Hélène in the east, Plouhinec in the south, Riantec in the south -west and Locmiquelic in the far west . The settlement can be found almost exclusively in the centrally located town of Melevenez.
history
The town was founded by the Knights Templar , who built a monastery and a chapel there in the 12th century. The place name changes several times and is first found in 1367 as Breullenevez . Merlevenez received the status of a municipality in 1790 and initially belonged to the canton of Kervignac, in 1801 the municipality was assigned to the canton of Port-Louis .
Attractions
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See also: List of Monuments historiques in Merlevenez
- Church Notre-Dame de Joie (12th to 15th century) (with intact Romanesque portal from the 12th century historique Monument )
traffic
The community is connected to the French trunk road network ( N24 , N165 ) northwards via the D9 to Hennebont and eastwards via the D33 to Landévant . The greater Lorient area west of the Blavet is reached via the D194, which branches off from the D9 in the neighboring municipality of Kervignac . The D9 leads in the south over the Ria d'Étel to Belz , the D33 in the south-west to Riantec .
The nearest regional train stations are in Hennebont, Brandérion and Landévant, with long-distance connections in Lorient and Auray . The closest airport is Lorient Bretagne Sud . There are bus connections (Monday to Saturday) to Lorient and Belz. Until 1939 Merlevenez was connected to the railway network of the Chemins de fer du Morbihan .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 781-782.
Web links
- Merlevenez commune (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.infobretagne.com/merlevenez.htm accessed on December 28, 2013
- ↑ Réseau des Transports Interurbains du Morbihan (TIM) ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Status: December 2013
