Saint-André-des-Eaux (Cotes-d'Armor)

Saint-André-des-Eaux Sant-Andrev-an-Dour
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Lanvallay
Community association	Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 1 ′  W
height	11-36 m
surface	5.24 km 2
Residents	339 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	65 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22630
INSEE code	22274

Saint-André-des-Eaux ( Breton Sant-Andrev-an-Dour ) is a French commune with 339 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dinan and the Canton of Lanvallay . The residents call themselves Saint Andréens / Saint Andréennes , sometimes Andréanais (es) .

geography

Saint-André-des-Eaux is located about 31 kilometers south of Saint-Malo and about 37 kilometers northwest of Rennes in the east of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

On September 7, 1840 there was an exchange of territory with the neighboring municipality of Évran . The parish was part of the Dinan District from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Évran from 1793 to 2015 . Since 1801, Saint-André-des-Eaux has been administratively assigned to the Arrondissement of Dinan. First mention of Saint-André-des-Eaux as Sanctus Andreas at the end of the 14th century. During the French Revolution, the municipality was called André des Eaux.

Population development

year	1793	1806	1831	1841	1872	1886	1896	1911	1921	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	444	490	443	360	525	441	475	422	356	252	250	230	219	204	237	258	254
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture and the high number of those who died in the First World War led to a drop in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

• Remains of Château du Besso from the 15th century (only one tower ruin remains )
• Saint-André village church (built 1896)
• Remains of the old village church of Saint-André from the 11th to 15th centuries ( Monument historique )
• Cross La croix en fer forgé on the rock of Fontlebon in Le Besso (19th century)
• former rectory in Les Hautes-Mares from the 17th / 18th centuries century
• former inn in Penhouët from the 16th century
• Memorial to the Fallen

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  Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-André-des-Eaux

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  Saint-André village church

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  Ruins of the former village church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 348-349.

Web links

Commons : Saint-André-des-Eaux  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Location of the municipality
• Brief information about the community
• Saint-André-des-Eaux on the IGN website
• Photos of the Saint-André village church
• Information about the history and the sights

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from September 20, 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. 
2. ↑ Commemorative plaque for the fallen of the two world wars