Saint-Denoual

Saint-Denoual Sant-Denwal
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Pléneuf-Val-André
Community association	Lamballe Terre et Mer
Coordinates	48 ° 32 ′  N , 2 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ′  N , 2 ° 24 ′  W
height	44-108 m
surface	8.61 km 2
Residents	464 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	54 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22400
INSEE code	22286
Tomb of the Marquis de la Rouerie

Saint-Denoual ( Breton Sant-Denwal ) is a French commune with 464 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc and the canton of Pléneuf-Val-André . The residents call themselves Guinguenoualais (es) .

geography

Saint-Denoual is located about 27 kilometers east of Saint-Brieuc and about 31 kilometers southwest of Saint-Malo in the north of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

From the 12th to the 16th century, the Famille de Saint-Denoual administered the place. From 1793 to 1801 the community belonged to the Lamballe district and the Plédéliac canton. It has been part of the Dinan arrondissement since 1801. And from 1801 to 2015 it was a municipality in the canton of Matignon . First mention of Saint-Denoual as S. Denoalus in a deed of donation from the de Saint-Denoual family to the Saint-Aubin des Bois Abbey.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1856	1866	1881	1911	1921	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	477	442	593	538	615	532	478	477	382	369	330	342	362	354	388	411
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Château de la Guyomarais castle from the 16th century
• Church Saint-Étienne (built 1902/03)
• Tomb of the Marquis de la Rouerie from 1793 in the castle
• United States stele to the Marquis de la Rouerie for support in the War of Independence
• Cross Croix de la Guyomarais 16th century monument historique since 1926
• Cross in the village cemetery
• Memorial to the Fallen

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 691-692.

Web links

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

• Location of the municipality
• Brief information about the community
• Photos of the Saint-Étienne village church
• Information about the history and the sights

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from September 23, 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. ↑ Description of the cross (French)
3. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen