Saint-Launeuc

Saint-Launeuc Sant-Laoueneg
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Broons
Community association	Loudéac Community - Bretagne Center
Coordinates	48 ° 10 ′  N , 2 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′  N , 2 ° 29 ′  W
surface	11.58 km 2
Residents	200 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22230
INSEE code	22309
Website	http://commune.st-launeuc.pagesperso-orange.fr/Index.htm
Saint-Léonore church

Saint-Launeuc ( Breton : Sant-Laoueneg ) is a French commune with 200 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 Broons . The residents call themselves Launeucois (es) .

geography

Saint-Launeuc is located about 43 kilometers southeast of Saint-Brieuc and about 53 kilometers southwest of Saint-Malo in the southeast of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

The name indicates an early medieval settlement. However, there are no documents from this period that prove the existence of Saint-Launeuc. The remains of a moth from the 11th century document a settlement from this point in time.

The parish was part of the Broons district from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Plumaugat from 1793 to 1801, of the canton of Broons from 1801 to 1821 and part of the canton of Merdrignac from 1821 to 2015 . From 1801 to 1821 Saint-Launeuc was assigned to the Arrondissement of Dinan. Then from 1821 to 1926 the Arrondissement Loudéac. The municipality has been part of the Dinan arrondissement since 1926.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1821	1841	1872	1911	1921	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	546	467	533	467	584	557	453	285	253	239	195	180	194	193	196
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

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Launeuc

• Château de La Bruyère Castle (built 1770)
• Saint-Léonore village church (oldest parts from the 15th century; restored in 1832)
• Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapel in La Bruyère from the 17th century
• Cross at the village church from 1601
• old farmhouses in La Bruyère (16th century) and in the village center
• three watermills in Pont-Neuf, Chante-Claire and Forge de la Hardouinaye
• Memorial to the Fallen
• Remains of a moth in Le Bois-du-Frau
• Dam and pond in Forge de la Hardouinaye

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 717-719.

Web links

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

• Location of the municipality
• Brief information about the community
• Photo of the village church and chapel
• Information about the history and the sights

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from September 18, 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. ↑ Memorial to the fallen of the two world wars