Saint-Philibert (Morbihan)

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Saint-Philibert
Lokfiliberzh
Coat of arms of Saint-Philibert
Saint-Philibert (France)
Saint-Philibert
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Auray
Community association Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Coordinates 47 ° 35 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  W
height 0-26 m
surface 7.05 km 2
Residents 1,496 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 212 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56470
INSEE code 56233
Website http://www.saintphilibert.fr/

The village church of Saint-Philibert

Saint-Philibert , bret. : Lokfiliberzh (also Sant Filiberzh ) is a French municipality with 1496 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Lorient and the canton of Auray .

geography

Saint-Philibert is located on the coast of the Morbihan department. The small town of Auray is only about ten kilometers to the north, the city of Vannes about 20 kilometers to the east. Neighboring communities are Crach in the north, Locmariaquer in the east, the Atlantic in the south and La Trinité-sur-Mer .

history

The place has been inhabited since the earliest times. The dolmens of Roh-Vras and Mané-Han are evidence of this. Until 1892 the place belonged to the municipality of Locmariaquer .

Population development

The population stagnated between 1962 and 1968. This was followed by an initial phase of growth until 1975 and another population standstill from 1975 to 1982. Since then, the population has been growing continuously (1982–2012: +58%). The development:

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 860 843 1,037 1,020 1,187 1,258 1,442 1,612

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Philibert (Morbihan)

  • The village church of Saint-Philibert (also Notre-Dame du Flux et du Reflux or Notre-Dame du Ster ; 17th and 18th centuries, restored in the 20th century)
  • Two sources near the village church
  • Kerran (Roh-Vras) and Mané-Han (Kervehennec) dolmens
  • Menhir Men-Milène
  • Headlands of Keryondre and Men-er-Bellec
  • Kernevest Fortress (1885)
  • Kernevest lighthouse (1854-1856)
  • The Kerlioret tide mill
  • The 39 meter long loading ramp on the bay of Saint-Philibert

  • The lighthouse in Kervenest

  • The coast in Saint-Philibert

  • One of the dolmens at Kerran zzw. (Raw vras)

  • The Pointe de Men er Bellec headland in Saint-Philibert

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 94-95.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sights of the community ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Saint-Philibert  - collection of images, videos and audio files