Pleugriffet
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Grand Champ | |
| Community association | Pontivy Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 40-129 m | |
| surface | 38.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,272 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56120 | |
| INSEE code | 56160 | |
| Website | http://www.pleugriffet.net/ | |
Pleugriffet ( Breton : Ploueg-Grifed ) is a French municipality with 1272 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Pontivy Communauté .
geography
Pleugriffet is located in the center of Brittany in the north of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.
Neighboring municipalities are Bréhan in the northeast, Forges de Lanouée in the east, Guégon in the southeast, Lantillac in the south, Radenac in the southwest, Réguiny in the west and Crédin in the northwest and north.
The place is away from roads for national traffic. The most important road connection is the D764 from Pontivy to Josselin , which runs right through the municipality. The next major road connection is the N24, which runs several kilometers south of the municipality.
The most important bodies of water are the river Oust , the stream La Ville and the Canal de Nantes à Brest . The municipal boundary partially runs along these watercourses.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 1,589 | 1,528 | 1,358 | 1,198 | 1.105 | 1,124 | 1,188 |
history
Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro-Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Baod (French: Pays de Baud) area and shares its history. From 1801 until its dissolution on September 10, 1926, it belonged to the Arrondissement of Ploërmel. From 1793 until its dissolution in 1801, Pleugriffet belonged to the canton of Réguiny.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre village church from 1956, with statues from the earlier Romanesque church
- Saint-Vincent-Ferrier chapel in la Ville-Tual from 1724
- Sainte-Marguerite Chapel in the village of the same name from 1758
- Sainte-Marguerite Calvary from 1890
- Cross of Lairdomas from 1875 ( Monument historique )
- Mill Griffet
- Remains of a Roman road
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 914-915.
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.
- ↑ Pleugriffet on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original dated November 16, 2012 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. (French)
