Sulniac
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Sulniac Sulnieg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Questembert | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 41 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ W | |
| height | 16-246 m | |
| surface | 27.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,674 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 132 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56250 | |
| INSEE code | 56247 | |
| Website | http://www.sulniac.fr/ | |
 The Saint-Pierre church in Sulniac |
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Sulniac ( Breton Sulnieg ) is a French municipality with 3,674 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Sulniac is located about 15 kilometers east of Vannes in the interior of the department.
history
There is little evidence of the early history of the community. The existence of Sulniac is first mentioned in 1160, when a document lists a parish Suluniac. The Templars (Johanniter) ruled the area for a long time. After the French Revolution, the area was devastated by skirmishes between French government troops and supporters of the Chouannerie . In 1870, the place La Vraie-Croix split from Sulniac.
Population development
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the population remained stable at a high level. This is in contrast to many other Breton communities. It only declined between 1911 and 1954, when the number of residents fell from 1,433 to just 1,062. This development changed afterwards and the population has been increasing since 1968 because of Sulniac's proximity to Vannes.
| year | 1793 | 1866 | 1872 | 1911 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2120 | 2326 | 1371 | 1433 | 1062 | 1093 | 1144 | 1404 | 1640 | 2019 | 2209 | 2898 | 3298 |
Attractions
There are several places of interest in the municipality:
- Saint-Pierre village church (from the 11th and 12th centuries; remodeling and restoration in the 19th century) with calvary
- Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (1520–1527) in Gorvello, with a cross from the 17th century and a cased spring from the 16th century
- Chapel of Sainte-Marguerite (16th to 18th centuries) in the village of Sainte-Marguerite
- 17th century oven in La Hellaye
- Watermills in Tostal, La Ferrière, Cléver and Trégu
- Windmill in Rohello (1877)
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Sulniac
Community partnerships
- Altenbruch district of Cuxhaven , since 1985
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 218-223.
