Priziac
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Priziac Prizieg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Gourin | |
| Community association | Roi Morvan Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 3 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 56-230 m | |
| surface | 44.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 976 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56320 | |
| INSEE code | 56182 | |
| Website | http://www.priziac.com | |
Priziac ( Breton : Prizieg ) is a French municipality with 976 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Roi Morvan Communauté .
geography
Priziac is located in the northwest of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays du Roi Morvan.
Neighboring municipalities are Plouray in the northeast, Saint-Tugdual and Le Croisty in the east, Saint-Caradec-Trégomel in the southeast, Berné and Meslan in the south, Querrien in the southwest, Le Faouët in the southwest and Langonnet in the northwest.
The place itself is a bit away from important thoroughfares. Seven kilometers west of Priziac, the D769 runs from Saint-Pol-de-Léon to Lorient . Important national road connections such as the N164 and N165 are far away.
The most important bodies of water are the Ellé and Aër rivers and the Kerguerizen , Corrogant and Kervazo streams . In some cases, these also form the municipal boundary. Lake Lac du Bel Air is just west of the town of Priziac . There are also several ponds in the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 1,862 | 1,640 | 1,367 | 1,210 | 1,074 | 986 | 1,025 |
history
Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Bourlet (French: Pays Pourlet) area and shares its history. From 1793 until its dissolution in 1801, Priziac was the capital of its own canton. Since then the municipality has been assigned to the canton of Le Faouët.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Priziac
- Saint-Beheau village church from the 12th century; restored in the 19th century
- Saint-Nicolas chapel in Kerviguen from the 15th and 16th centuries
- Notre-Dame chapel in Lotavy from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Saint-Yves Chapel in Kergoat from 1881
- Chapel Notre-Dame-de-Poulcen (including Notre-Dame de Poubrum) with a fountain from the 19th century
- Saint-Guénolé chapel south of Botquenven from the 17th century
- Chapel de la Madelaine ; was originally at Bel Air Castle and is now in a reduced form in the Pellan district
- Poulran Chapel from 1851
- Notre-Dame fountain in Lotavy
- Ruins of the Bel-Air Castle
- 18th century mansion of Le Plascaër
- numerous older buildings such as the houses in Petit-Carnal and Grand-Carnal, in Restelegan, in Rue Voen and the house in Mont-Louis near the village church
The main street of Priziac
Saint-Behau village church in Priziac
Saint Nicolas Chapel in Kerviguen
Notre-Dame chapel in Lotavy
Saint-Yves Chapel in Kergoat
The Lac de Bel Air
Mont Louis house in Priziac
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 264-269.
Individual evidence
- ^ Map with the municipalities of the Pays du Roi Morvan
- ^ Priziac on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
