Nivillac

Nivillac ; Nivilieg
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Muzillac
Community association	Arc Sud Brittany
Coordinates	47 ° 32 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 32 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ W
height	0-71 m
surface	55.48 km 2
Residents	4,612 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	83 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56130
INSEE code	56147
Website	http://www.nivillac.fr/
	; Bridge over the Vilaine

Nivillac , Breton : Nivilieg , is a commune with 4612 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in northwest France . It is part of the Communauté de communes Arc Sud Bretagne . It is part of the arrondissement of Vannes and the canton of Muzillac . The inhabitants are called Nivillacois (es) .

geography

The river Vilaine limits the municipality to the west and north. Nivillac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Béganne in the north, Saint-Dolay in the east, Missilac and Herbinac in the south, La Roche-Bernard in the south-west, Marzan in the west and Péaule in the north-west. Route Nationale 165 runs through the municipality .

history

Human traces can be traced back to the Neolithic . The place name, probably derived from Nociliacum , is of Gallo-Roman origin. In the 5th century the priory “Notre-Dame de Moutonnas” was founded here. It was destroyed during the wars of religion and the time of the French Revolution . A cross from 1903 commemorates them today.

Population development
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
2,775	2727	2661	3103	3101	3192	3618	4146

Attractions

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church

Saint-Cry chapel

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
Chapel and fountain Saint-Cry
Chapel of Sainte-Marie
Domain Bodeuc
Windmills
Morbihan Bridge over the Vilaine
The Tomb of the Martyrs is a dolmen about 3.0 km north of Nivillac.

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 868-870.

Web links

Commons : Nivillac - collection of images, videos and audio files