Noyal-Pontivy
|
Noyal-Pontivy Noal-Pondi |
||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Pontivy | |
| Community association | Pontivy Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 2 ° 53 ′ W | |
| height | 54-162 m | |
| surface | 53.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,639 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56920 | |
| INSEE code | 56151 | |
| Website | http://www.noyal-pontivy.fr/ | |
 Sainte-Noyale church in Noyal-Pontivy |
||
Noyal-Pontivy ( in Breton : Noal-Pondi ) is a French municipality with 3639 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Pontivy Communauté .
geography
Noyal-Pontivy is located in the north of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.
Are neighboring communities
- Saint-Gérand in the north,
- Gueltas in the east, Kerfourn in the southeast,
- Évellys with Naizin in the southeast and Moustoir-Remungol in the south,
- Saint-Thuriau in the southwest,
- Pontivy in the west,
- Neulliac in the northwest.
Due to its proximity to the city of Pontivy, the place is close to roads for national traffic. The D2 runs through the village from Rohan to Pontivy. The most important road connection is the D700 / D768 (formerly Route nationale 168 ), which passes seven kilometers west of the municipality.
The most important bodies of water are the Canal de Nantes à Brest , the Belle Chère river and the Saint-Niel , Mengoët and Guern stream . In some parts these also form the municipal boundary.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 2,665 | 2,458 | 2,731 | 3,066 | 3,155 | 3,285 | 3,558 |
history
Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Pondi (French: Pays de Pontivy) area and shares its history. From 1793 until its dissolution in 1801, it was the capital of the canton of Noyal. Since then, the place has been assigned to the canton of Pontivy. In its current size, Noyal-Pontivy was created in 1839 by dividing the former municipality of Noyal-Pontivy into the five municipalities of Noyal-Pontivy, Gueltas, Kerfourn, Saint-Gérand and Saint-Thuriau.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Noyal-Pontivy
- Sainte-Noyale village church from 1420
- Chapel Sainte-Noyale (in the region Petite Sainte-Noyale called) from the year 1707
- Sainte-Barbe Chapel from the 16th century in Poulven
- Saint-Arnould chapel from 1842
- House of prayer Saint-Jean from 1424
- Statue of Ankou from the 15th century
- Fountain ensemble Les Trois Fontaines from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Mansion Kerponner 17th century
- Several mansions
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 733-735.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of the CC du Pays de PontivyCC (French)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Noyal-Pontivy on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights on the website of the municipality ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2012 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.
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2012 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)
