Sérent

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Sérent
Serent
Sérent coat of arms
Sérent (France)
Sérent
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Moréac
Community association De l'Oust à Brocéliande Communauté
Coordinates 47 ° 49 ′  N , 2 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′  N , 2 ° 30 ′  W
height 15–156 m
surface 59.67 km 2
Residents 3,048 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56460
INSEE code 56244
Website http://www.serent.fr/

The Saint-Pierre et Saint Paul church

Sérent ( Breton Serent ) is a French municipality with 3,048 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Sérent is about 30 kilometers east of Vannes and about 70 kilometers west of Rennes.

coat of arms

Description of coat of arms : Three (2: 1) black five-leaves in gold .

history

The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age. This is evidenced by finds from excavations that are attributed to the Hallstatt culture. Around a millennium lies between this time and the first mentions in chronicles of the early Middle Ages (in the 9th century). In the Middle Ages it belonged to various liege lords. After the French Revolution, the area was devastated by skirmishes between French government troops and supporters of the Chouannerie . During the Second World War there was a group of Resistance fighters in and around Sérent.

Population development

In the 19th and 20th centuries the population remained at a high level. This is in contrast to many other Breton communities. A decline only took place between 1931 and 1975, when the number of residents fell from 3,050 to just 2,399. This development changed afterwards and the community now has the same number of inhabitants as in 1931.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2503 2445 2399 2565 2686 2716 2913 3046

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sérent

  • Castle de la Salle (16th to 19th centuries)
  • Castle de La Houletière
  • Castle de La Rivière
  • Several manor houses and manor houses (Tromeur, Villegros, Bohurel and La Ville-Quélo)
  • Chapel of Sainte-Suzanne de Sérent with an accompanying calvary (16th century)
  • Crossroads and the Saint-Symphorien Chapel
  • Watermills in La Salle, Tromeur, Brevent, Marzac, La Ville-Baud, La Vallée and Le Rhun
  • Windmills in Coëts, La Bourdonnaye, Pinieux and Brambily
  • Saint-Pierre et Saint Paul village church

  • The Sainte-Suzanne Chapel

  • Stained glass window in the Saint-Pierre church

  • The Calvary

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 585-587.

Web links

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