Peillac
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Guer | |
| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 0-82 m | |
| surface | 24.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,858 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56220 | |
| INSEE code | 56154 | |
| Website | http://www.peillac.fr/ | |
Peillac ( Breton. Paolieg ) is a French municipality with 1858 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the Redon Agglomération community association . The inhabitants are called Peillacois in French .
geography
Peillac is located in the Argoat , inner Brittany, between the rivers Oust in the north and Arz in the south and between the municipalities of Saint-Gravé in the north-west and Saint-Vincent-sur-Oust in the south-east, 44 kilometers east of Vannes . The D764 runs through the community.
history
On the Cranhac , the mountain north of the town center, there are remains of a Roman hill that is 200 meters long and 7 meters wide. The part of the Oust that borders this construction is popularly called Le Passage des Romains (Roman path).
Peillac was first mentioned in a document in the 9th century.
Community partnerships
Peillac has community partnerships with Île de Batz and Saint-Nazaire in maritime Brittany and with the Romanian city of Târgu Lăpuș .
Attractions
In the church of Peillac there is a stone, painted statue of Saint Sabulin ( Aubin of Angers ) from the 16th century, which was classified as a Monument historique (historical monument) in 1985 . The church itself was built in the 18th century.
In 1789 there were still four flour mills in the municipality, three of which were water mills . Today only the windmill of Cormier ( French: Speierling ) exists . It was built in 1640 and belonged to the Seigneur von Cranhac before the French Revolution . The last seigneur of Cranhac was Louis-Joachim-Paris Potier, duc de Gesvres, who was guillotined on July 7, 1794 after the trial of the indulgents . The mill later belonged to various millers and is now privately owned.
education
There are two primary schools in Peillac, La marelle public school and St Pierre private school .
Personalities
- Jean Prouff (* 1919 in Peillac; † 2008), football player and coach
- François-Marie Trégaro (* 1824 in Peillac; † 1897), Bishop of Sées
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 41-42.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peillac in Base Palissy (French) Retrieved November 14, 2009