Penvénan
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Penvénan Perwenan |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Lannion | |
| Canton | Tréguier | |
| Community association | Lannion-Trégor Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ′ N , 3 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 0-92 m | |
| surface | 19.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,538 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 128 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22710 | |
| INSEE code | 22166 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-penvenan.fr/ | |
 Mairie Penvénan |
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Penvénan ( Breton : Perwenan ) is a French municipality with 2538 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany .
geography
The municipality is located directly on the coast of the English Channel , which completely delimits the municipality in the north. The neighboring municipality to the east is Plougrescant . Plouguiel and Camlez join in the south . Trévou-Tréguignec is located in the west .
In addition to the main town Penvénan, which is a few kilometers inland, the municipality also includes the villages of Port-Blanc and Buguélès directly on the coast. The municipality also includes an archipelago off the coast with the main island Île Saint-Gildas and the also inhabited Île Illiec . Both islands are privately owned and not open to the public.
history
The large number of preserved dolmens and menhirs indicates a long history of settlement. Penvénan was first mentioned in writing in the 12th century in a deed of donation to the Abbaye de Saint-Jacut .
On May 2, 1230 troops of the English King Henry III landed . in Port St. Gildas (today Port-Blanc) to Peter Mauclerc , the Duke of Brittany in his fight against the French King Louis IX. to support.
During the Revolution , Penvénan became the capital of the canton of the same name in 1790 and remained the administrative seat until 1801.
Population development
The parish recorded its maximum population in 1876 when 3,257 inhabitants were counted. Since the beginning of the 19th century, the number of residents has been determined to be relatively constant at around 2,500.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| 2551 | 2508 | 2614 | 2450 | 2489 | 2434 | 2562 | 2571 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Penvénan
The menhirs of Kervéniou and Kerbelven , listed as Monument historique , as well as the Neolithic tombs of Roch-Las-en-Port-Blanc are worth seeing .
The Chapelle Saint-Gildas , an 11th-century chapel on Île Saint-Gildas, is not open to the public. The Chapelle Notre-Dame in Port-Blanc from the 16th century, the Chapelle Saint Nicolas in Buguélès from the 17th century and the Chapelle Saint Gonval from the 18th century in the old town of Trégonval are different.
The manor house Manoir de Kerbelven with tower and guardroom from the 14th, main house from the 15th and the chapel from the 16th century forms a typical ensemble made of the characteristic Breton granite (see also the pigeon tower Manoir de Kerbeulven ).
In Port-Blanc, there are remains of a coastal fortress whose watchtower is known as the Rocher de la Sentinelle .
Menhir de Kervéniou
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Port-Blanc
Rocher de la Sentinelle in Port-Blanc
Rocher de la Sentinelle: sentinel box on the rock
The 4.0 m high menhir of Kerbelven
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Personalities
- Charles Lindbergh ; Pilot (1902–1974) - acquired Île Illiec in 1938 and lived there until his return to the United States in 1939
- Alexis Carrel ; Nobel Laureate in Medicine (1873–1944) - owner of Île Saint-Gildas
- Anatole Le Braz ; Writer and folklorist (1859–1926) - lived in Port-Blanc from 1891 until his death
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1281-1283.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.infobretagne.com
- ↑ fr.topic-topos.com: Penvénan ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annuaire-Mairie: Statistique de Penvénan
- ↑ Entry no. PA00089376 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry no. PA00089375 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry no. PA00089377 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry no. PA00089372 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry no. PA00089373 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ www.charleslindbergh.com
- ↑ www.biomedsearch.com ( Memento of the original dated November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.alexandrines.fr
