Sarzeau
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Séné | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 32 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ W | |
| height | 0-42 m | |
| surface | 60.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,182 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 136 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56370 | |
| INSEE code | 56240 | |
| Website | www.sarzeau.fr | |
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Sarzeau ( bret. : Sarzhav ) is a French municipality with 8182 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
location
Sarzeau is roughly in the middle of the Rhuys Peninsula , which separates the Gulf of Morbihan from the open sea, from the Atlantic Ocean . With around 65 km of coastline - partly on the Gulf, partly on the Atlantic - it is one of the communities in France with the longest coast.
history
In 1858 the district of Saint-Armel was separated from Sarzeau and got its own municipal administration, in 1864 the same happened with Le Tour-du-Parc .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sarzeau
The castle Château de Suscinio , protected as a monument historique since 1840 , dates from the 13th century. The fortifications and the entrance date from the 15th century, the pigeon tower from the 14th century. During excavations in 1975, floor tiles made of decorated terracotta from the end of the 13th and beginning of the 14th centuries were found several meters deep . The tiles are now in the main building.
The Kerlevenan Castle was at the end of the 18th century (from 1784) by the architect Jacques-François Jouanne for Joseph-Armand de Gouvello from granite - dry stone built. The stables and the garden with a Chinese pavilion and Temple de l'amour were completed by Jouanne around 1785. The pillars and other decorations are made of limestone . The work had to be interrupted because of the French Revolution (1789–1799) and did not resume until 1814. The architect Augustin Caristie completed the west facade in 1829. The Temple de l'amour was converted into a chapel at the end of the 19th century .
Community partnerships
Sarzeau's partner municipality is the German municipality of Dahlem in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Personalities
- Alain-René Lesage (1668–1747), writer
- Joseph Marie Lequinio de Kerblay (1755-1814) was a revolutionary , member of the National Convention and writer.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 960-969.
Web links
- Sarzeau Tourist Office (English, French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Sarzeau on cassini.ehess.fr (French).
- ↑ Monuments historiques - Ruines du château de Suscinio
- ↑ Château de Suscinio - Découverte on suscinio.info , accessed on July 10, 2017 (French).
- ^ Sarzeau in Base Mérimée (French). Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ↑ Base de données des députés français depuis 1789. In: assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved June 7, 2010 (French).