Moréac
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Moréac (main town) | |
| Community association | Center Morbihan Community | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ′ N , 2 ° 49 ′ W | |
| height | 57-149 m | |
| surface | 60.30 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,765 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56500 | |
| INSEE code | 56140 | |
| Website | http://www.moreac.fr/ | |
Moréac ( Breton : Mourieg ) is a French municipality with 3765 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Moréac is located in the southern part of central Brittany and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.
Are neighboring communities
- Évellys with Remungol in the west and Naizin in the north,
- Réguiny in the north,
- Radenac in the east,
- Saint-Allouestre in the southeast,
- Bignan and Locminé in the south,
- Plumelin in the southwest.
The D767 runs through the western part of the municipality from Guingamp to Vannes , in the southern part the N 24 crosses from Lorient to Vannes Moréac. The closest partial connection is at la Maison Brulée, the next full connection north of Locminé.
The river Ével forms part of the northern municipal boundary. Other important bodies of water are the Tarun river , the Étang de Réguiny pond (partly on the municipal territory) and the Kermeno , Kerropert , Moulin du Fou and Pont Cassac streams . These partially form the municipal boundary. There are also numerous smaller ponds in the municipality. Only a small part of the municipal area is covered by forest areas.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 2,733 | 2,593 | 2,662 | 2,766 | 2,920 | 2,893 | 3,395 |
history
The ending AC is a typical feature of Gallo-Roman settlements. In the Middle Ages, the place belonged to the Lords of Lanvaux until 1274. From then on, the de Rohan family determined the fortunes of Moréac for centuries. In their name the municipality was administered by the noble family de Kermeno . Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro-Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Baod (French: Pays de Baud) area and shares its history. Since 1793 it has been assigned to the canton of Lominé.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moréac
- Saint-Cyr village church from 1730–1749
- Chapel of Saint Jean-Baptiste in Lojean from 1627
- Chapel du Saint Esprit in Le Faouët d'En Haut from 1644
- Saint Ivy Chapel in Saint Ivy from 1887/1888
- Calvaries near the village church, in rue du Bourgneuf and in Croëz-er-liz (all 16th century)
- several (way) crosses
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 484-486.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map with the municipalities of the Pays de Pontivy ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2012 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.
- ↑ History of the municipality (French)
- ↑ Moréac on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights (French)
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
