Quemper-Guézennec
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Quemper-Guézennec Kemper-Gwezhenneg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Bégard | |
| Community association | Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ W | |
| height | 2-98 m | |
| surface | 23.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,094 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22260 | |
| INSEE code | 22256 | |
.jpg) Saint-Pierre village church |
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Quemper-Guézennec ( Breton : Kemper-Gwezhenneg ) is a French commune with 1,094 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Guingamp and the canton of Bégard . The inhabitants call themselves Quemperrois (e) .
geography
Quemper-Guézennec is located around 16 kilometers (as the crow flies) north-northeast of Guingamp in the central north of Brittany. Almost the entire municipal boundary is formed by the Trieux and Leff rivers and the Ruisseau de la fontaine Kergavel and Ruisseau de Poul Jaudour streams .
history
A monk named Gwezennec was the founder of today's parish. At the end of the 12th century, the fortress Château de Frinaudour was founded to protect against Anglo-Saxons and Normans. In the 15th century, the castle was destroyed in the wars that followed for the ducal dignity of Brittany. The community was first mentioned in 1235 under the name Kemper . Up until the French Revolution, various noble families administered the area of the present-day community. From 1793 to 1801 Quemper-Guézennec was part of the Pontrieux district . From 1793 to 2015 the place belonged to the canton of Pontrieux . In administrative terms, Quemper-Guézennec has also been part of the Guingamp arrondissement since 1801 .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1866 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,160 | 3,005 | 2,760 | 2,270 | 2,009 | 1,368 | 1,235 | 1,180 | 1.103 | 1,029 | 1,018 | 1,054 | 1,119 |
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The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the numerous deaths during the First World War led to a drop in the number of inhabitants to the lowest levels in the present.
Attractions
- Manor Manoir de Kerlouet (built in the 17th and 18th centuries)
- Mansions Manoir de Kergoc , Manoir de Kermaudez (both 17th century) and Manoir de Pen Lann (17th and 18th centuries)
- Village church Saint-Pierre (built 1870–1889)
- Saint-Maudez Chapel (14th century; restored in the 17th century)
- Rectory (18th century)
- Cross Croix de Kermillon from 1610
- Railway viaduct over the Leff (engineer: Louis Harel de La Noé)
- Port of Goas-Vinilic
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Village fountain from 1889
- Lavoir (wash house)
- 8 mills (including a windmill in Kerhuel)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1100-1102.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the cultural assets of Quemper-Guézennec (French)
- ↑ Overview of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2016 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.
