Moustoir-Ac
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Moustoir-Ac Moustoer-Logunec'h |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Grand Champ | |
| Community association | Center Morbihan Community | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ W | |
| height | 46-176 m | |
| surface | 33.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,804 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56500 | |
| INSEE code | 56141 | |
| Website | http://www.moustoir-ac.fr/ | |
Moustoir-Ac ( Breton : Moustoer-Logunec'h ) is a French municipality with 1804 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Moustoir-Ac is located in the southern center of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.
Neighboring municipalities are Locminé in the north, Bignan in the east, Colpo in the southeast, Grand-Champ and Brandivy in the south, La Chapelle-Neuve in the southwest and Plumelin in the west.
The D767 runs through the eastern part of the municipality from Locminé to Vannes , through the town of Moustoir-Ac the D16. The N 24 passes north of the municipality . The closest connection to this is just a few kilometers north of Locminé.
The river Tarun partially forms the municipality boundary with Plumelin. Other important bodies of water are the Kergueurh , Pontcuel and Pont Ruyen streams and some small ponds. A significant part of the municipality is covered by forest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 1,660 | 1,480 | 1,309 | 1,342 | 1,423 | 1,476 | 1,552 |
history
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. In 1793 the place was still called Moutoir Adenac. It has been assigned to the canton of Locminé since 1793.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moustoir-Ac
- Sainte Barbe village church from the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Chapel de la Congrégation from 1890 in Moustoir-Ac
- Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel from 1896 (restored in 1943) in Kerhero
- Le Resto castle from the 15th century
- Crosses on the village cemetery (from 1924) and in Kergo (from 1799)
- Les Trois Croix , remains of three crosses of indeterminate age
- Fountain Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs in Kerhero (1720) and Sainte-bar (1706) in the village church
- Dolmen of Kermorvant- Le Resto (about 5000 years old)
- Menhir from Kermarquer , Menhir du Mené and Menhir from Cosquéro (all around 4000 years old)
- Watermills in Le Resto and Vieux and windmills in Aigle, Guillard, Le Bourg, Le Resto and Trebinouel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 486-488.
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.
- ↑ Moustoir-Ac on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights ( Memento of the original from January 28, 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)
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from July 10, 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)
