Saint-Connan
Saint-Connan Sant-Konan |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
Canton | Rust races | |
Community association | Kreiz-Breizh | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 4 ′ W | |
height | 154-282 m | |
surface | 13.54 km 2 | |
Residents | 297 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 22480 | |
INSEE code | 22284 | |
Parish Church of St. Corentin |
Saint-Connan ( Breton : Sant-Konan ) is a French commune with 297 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Guingamp and is a member of the local authority association Kreiz-Breizh .
geography
The municipality of Saint-Connan is located about 20 kilometers south of Guingamp and about 30 kilometers southwest of Saint-Brieuc . The Trieux flows through the west of the municipality and feeds a reservoir of the same name in the district of L'Étang Neuf .
In addition to L'Étang Neuf and the village of Saint-Connan , which is located on the Étang de Saint-Connan and was named after Saint Connan , the municipality also includes the districts of Galbouan-d'en-Haut, Coat-ar-Belléquès and Coldabry as well numerous hamlets and individual farms.
The landscape around Saint-Connan is characterized by arable land and grassland, which are separated from each other by hedges typical of the area. Apart from the slopes on steep sections of the river, the area is poorly forested; only in the west does the municipality have a small share of the approximately 150 hectare Bois de Coat Mallouen .
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Connan are Senven-Léhart in the north, Saint-Gildas in the east, Le Vieux-Bourg in the south-east, Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux in the south and Kerpert in the south-west.
history
The village of Saint-Connan was founded in the early 12th century at the time of the establishment of the Coat Mallouen Abbey. The municipality of Saint-Connan belonged to Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux for a long time , only during the French Revolution was an independent municipality created - in 1793 under the name Roc Conan , from 1801 Saint-Connan.
The parish church of Saint-Corentin dates from the 17th century, the neo-Gothic tower was rebuilt in the late 19th century.
In July 1944 the area around Saint-Connan was the scene of fighting by the Maquis against the German occupiers. The partisans of the Resistance later took part in the liberation of Guingamp and Paimpol .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
Residents | 530 | 469 | 400 | 400 | 331 | 317 | 301 | 297 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Parish church of Saint-Corentin in Saint-Connan (named after Saint Corentin, Breton : Sant-Kaourintin , the first bishop of Quimper )
- Menhir near the district of Coldabry
- Saint-Bernard chapel in the L'Étang Neuf district
- Chapel of Sainte-Barbe in the district of L'Étang Neuf
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Connan
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 30 farms in the municipality (grain cultivation, dairy farming, cattle and poultry farming).
The D 767 road runs through the municipality from Guingamp via Corlay and Mûr-de-Bretagne to Pontivy .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1256-1257.