Saint-Clet (Cotes-d'Armor)
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Saint-Clet Sant-Kleve |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Bégard | |
| Community association | Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ W | |
| height | 7-99 m | |
| surface | 14.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 875 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22260 | |
| INSEE code | 22283 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-clet.com/ | |
 Notre-Dame church |
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Saint-Clet ( Breton : Sant-Kleve ) is a French commune with 875 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 residents call themselves Saint Clétois (es) .
geography
Saint-Clet is located around 12 km (as the crow flies) north of Guingamp in the central north of Brittany. The majority of the Trieux river and streams form a natural municipal boundary .
history
Places in the municipality are mentioned for the first time in connection with raids by the Normans. Because of its good traffic situation between important places, two castellanes were founded to secure the roads. During the wars of the Middle Ages, the village was destroyed and plundered several times. The place was first mentioned by name as Sancti Cledei in 1389 . Up until the French Revolution, various noble families administered the area of the present-day community. From 1793 to 1801, Saint-Clet was part of the Pontrieux district . From 1793 to 2015 the place belonged to the canton of Pontrieux . Administratively, Saint-Clet has also been part of the Guingamp arrondissement since 1801 .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1861 | 1866 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,071 | 944 | 1,823 | 1,821 | 1,347 | 1,165 | 956 | 885 | 861 | 847 | 744 | 785 | 828 | 879 |
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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 Clérin in Clérin 17th century
- Manor Manoir du Cloître from the 15th century; a monument historique since 1992
- Manor Manoir de Kerglas 16th century
- Manor Manoir de Kerhalec from 16-17. century
- Notre-Dame village church , built 1868–1870
- Chapel of Our Lady of Clérin et Saint-Cado (built 1543-1545) with holy water
- Saint-Yves Chapel (built 1851/1912) in Kerguézennec
- Mill Moulin de Kerhalec from the 14th century
- another six mills on the Trieux river
- five fountains near the 16th century chapel Notre-Dame de Clérin
- Cross Croix de Keromen-Braz from the 17th century
- Remains of two moths in Le Moulin de Quintin
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1105-1106.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the cultural assets of Saint-Clet (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.
