Péaule

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Péaule
Pleaol
Coat of arms of Péaule
Péaule (France)
Péaule
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Muzillac
Community association Arc Sud Brittany
Coordinates 47 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  W
height 0-92 m
surface 39.25 km 2
Residents 2,682 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 68 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56130
INSEE code 56153
Website Community website

The old deanery in Péaule

Péaule ( Breton Pleaol ) is a French municipality with 2,682 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Péaule is located about 32 kilometers east of Vannes in the southeast of the department. The river Vilaine partially forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. This is also where the Trévelo tributary runs , which, however, flows into the Vilaine under the name Étier .

history

There is little evidence of the early history of the community. Remains of a Roman camp from the Gallo-Roman period, millstones and other relics from this period are evidence of early settlement. The collection of documents of the Redon Abbey mentions the place in the year 876. Péaule was the seat of an administrator (rector) of fifteen rural parishes and belonged to the County of Rochefort in the Middle Ages . In 1677 René Eustache de Lys was lord of the fiefdom to which the parish belonged. After the French Revolution , from 1790 to 1801, Péaule was the capital of a canton of the same name. In July 1795, 22 residents of Péaules were executed in Quiberon for participating in the Chouan uprising.

Population development

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the population remained stable at a high level, in contrast to many other Breton communities. A small decline only took place between the end of World War II and 1975. This development changed afterwards and the population has since increased again and reached earlier values.

year 1793 1946 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2240 2246 2034 1943 1917 2138 2188 2206 2426 2503

Attractions

  • Old deanery (15th – 17th centuries), Monument historique
  • Saint-Gaudence village church, also Saint-Gaudens (from the 16th to 20th centuries); Apse 16th century, church tower from 1911
  • Saint-Cornély chapel from 1872
  • Saint-André chapel (19th century), built from stones from a previous building; with a contained spring (Sainte Barbe)
  • Saint-Michel chapel from 1860
  • Crosses of Bellon (16th century) and Le Temple (from the time of the Templars)
  • Calvary from the 20th century
  • Fescal Castle (from 1760)
  • various mansions (La Salle, Coëtguel and Bellon)
  • Bread oven from 1902 in Belon
  • Watermills in Coëtguel, Tilhouet and Lescuit
  • Windmill in Poulhos

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 812-816.

Web links

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