Plessix-Balisson

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Plessix-Balisson
Plessix-Balisson coat of arms
Plessix-Balisson (France)
Plessix-Balisson
local community Beaussais-sur-Mer
region Brittany
Department Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Dinan
Coordinates 48 ° 32 ′  N , 2 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ′  N , 2 ° 9 ′  W
Post Code 22650
Former INSEE code 22192
Incorporation January 1, 2017
status Commune déléguée

Saint-Pierre village church

Plessix-Balisson ( Breton Ar Genkiz-Yuzhael ) is a former French commune with the last 89 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Dinan , the canton of Pleslin-Trigavou and was a member of the Côte d'Émeraude community association founded in 1996 . The residents call themselves Plessix-Balissonniens / Plessix-Balissonniennes .

The municipality of Plessix-Balisson merged with Ploubalay and Trégon to form the new municipality of Beaussais-sur-Mer with effect from January 1, 2017 .

geography

Plessix-Balisson is located about 14 kilometers southwest of Saint-Malo in the northeast of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

Remains from the Iron Age attest to an early settlement. In addition, finds from the Gallo-Roman period have been excavated. But it was not until the 12th century that today's place emerged from the darkness of history under the name Plessis-Juhel . The parish belonged to the Dinan district from 1793 to 1801. It has been part of the Dinan arrondissement since 1801. And from 1793 to 1801 and from 1956 to 2015 it was a municipality in the Canton of Ploubalay . From 1801 to 1956, Plessix-Balisson was part of the canton of Plancoët .

Population development of the former municipality

year 1793 1800 1806 1836 1846 1866 1911 1921 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 178 147 194 217 199 221 213 187 169 152 136 108 94 83 91 90
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Village church Saint-Pierre (mostly 15th century; bell tower 1777; partly 1919)
  • Schoolhouse of the village school, which existed until 1977
  • Cross from the 16./17. Century in the village cemetery
  • House maison des cavaliers from the 16th / 17th centuries century
  • House maison de la Basse-Chevronnais (built in 1710) on the rue du Pertu-Chaud
  • Remains of a fortress from 1150
  • Memorial plaque for the fallen at the church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1015-1017.

Web links

Commons : Plessix-Balisson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. Commemorative plaque for the fallen of the First World War