Saint-Armel (Morbihan)

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Saint-Armel
Sant-Armael
Saint-Armel coat of arms
Saint-Armel (France)
Saint-Armel
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Séné
Community association Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Coordinates 47 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 43 ′  W
height 0-17 m
surface 7.95 km 2
Residents 886 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 111 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56450
INSEE code 56205
Website http://www.mairie-saint-armel.fr/

The village church of Saint-Armel

Saint-Armel ( Breton Sant-Armael ) is a French municipality with 886 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Saint-Armel is located in the south of the Morbihan department. It is about ten kilometers (as the crow flies) to Vannes . Neighboring communities are Séné in the north, Le Hézo in the northeast, Sarzeau in the south and the Gulf of Morbihan in the west. The municipality includes the islands of Île Tascon and Île Bailleron .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 305 270 295 500 661 707 796 861

Attractions

Ludré tide mill
  • Village church Sainte-Armel (built 1855-1859)
  • Le Mené mansion from the 16th century
  • 18th century farmhouse on Tascon Island
  • House from 1781
  • Watermill in La Motte
  • Islands
  • Lasné and Ludré wetlands

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 954-955.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Armel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files