Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem
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Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem Sant-Nikolaz-ar-Pelem |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp | |
| Canton | Rust races | |
| Community association | Kreiz-Breizh | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 19 ′ N , 3 ° 10 ′ W | |
| height | 139-291 m | |
| surface | 41.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,666 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22480 | |
| INSEE code | 22321 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem |
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Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem ( Breton : Sant-Nicolaz-ar-Pelem ) is a French commune with 1,666 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Guingamp , to the canton of Rostrenen (until 2015: canton of Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem ) and is a member of the local authority association Kreiz-Breizh .
geography
Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem is about 27 kilometers south of Guingamp . The river Blavet limits the municipality to the west, the municipality is crossed by its tributary Sulon . Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lanrivain in the north and north-west, Kerpert in the north and north-east, Canihuel in the east, Saint-Igeaux in the south and south-east, Sainte-Tréphine in the south and Plounévez-Quintin in the west and south-west.
The former route nationale 790 (today's D790) runs through the municipality .
history
Until 1836 the community was still called Bothoa .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2.191 | 2,102 | 2,106 | 2.023 | 1,922 | 1,843 | 1,821 | 1,725 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem
- Menhir from Le Rossil
- Saint-Pierre church, originally the Saint-Nicolas chapel, monument historique since 1926
- Saint-Éloi chapel, a historic monument since 1909
- Notre-Dame Chapel in Le Ruellou, Gothic structure built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries
- Le Daourit fountain (also Fontaine Saint-Nicolas ), monument historique since 1926
- Saint-Éloi fountain, historic monument since 1926
- Le Pélem Castle, built in 1622, rebuilt in the 19th century
- Remains of the fortification Les Tourelles
- Ruins of the 15th century mansion of Beaucours
- Kerlévenez mansion
- Kermarc'h mill, 17th century watermill, in operation until 1985, monument historique since 1987
Saint-Pierre church
Le Pélem Castle
Remains of the fortifications of Les Tourelles
remains of the manor house of Beaucours
Community partnerships
It is partnered with Milltown , County Kerry, Ireland .
Personalities
- Nikola II. Petrović-Njegoš (* 1944), heir apparent to the royal family of Montenegro
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1261-1268.
