Taupont

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Taupont
Talbont
Taupont (France)
Taupont
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Pontivy
Canton Ploërmel
Community association Ploërmel Communauté
Coordinates 47 ° 58 ′  N , 2 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 58 ′  N , 2 ° 26 ′  W
height 22-91 m
surface 29.17 km 2
Residents 2,198 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 75 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56800
INSEE code 56249
Website http://www.taupont.fr/

The former village church of Saint-Golven in Taupont

Taupont ( Breton Talbont ) is a French municipality with 2,198 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Taupont is located about five kilometers northwest of Ploërmel in the northeast of the department. Neighboring municipalities are Loyat in the northeast, Ploërmel in the southeast, Guillac in the south and southwest, Helléan in the west and Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines in the northwest.

history

There is little evidence of the early history of the community. There are no remains from prehistoric and Gallo-Roman times. The community was part of various feudal lords in the Middle Ages. The most outstanding family were the lords of Lambilly. Historically, the municipality belongs to the Pays de Saint-Malo (Breton: Bro-Sant-Maloù). After the French Revolution , it was a combat zone between Republican troops and the Chouans. Politically, Taupont became a municipality in 1790. From 1793 Taupont belonged to the canton of Loyat and the district of Ploërmel. From 1801 it was part of the Ploërmel arrondissement (dissolved in 1926). Since 1926 it has belonged to the arrondissement of Vannes and since 1801 to the canton of Ploërmel .

Population development

For a long time, the population remained roughly the same (1793–1896). It fell slightly between 1896 and 1901 and then remained the same until the beginning of the First World War. Because of the flu and the war casualties, it fell significantly within a decade (1911–1921: −12%). There were hardly any changes in the interwar period from 1921 to 1936. But there was then a strong emigration between 1936 and 1954 (1936–1954: −15%). Afterwards, the number of residents fell only slightly until 1968. A growth phase followed from 1975 that continues to this day (1975–2012: +51%). The development:

year 1793 1896 1901 1911 1921 1936 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,300 2,231 2,100 2,052 1,806 1,744 1,487 1,437 1,418 1,453 1,648 1,853 1,908 2,094 2,195

Attractions

There are several places of interest in the municipality.

  • Lambilly Castle
  • Former village church of Saint-Golven (from the 12th – 14th centuries); Additions date from the 15th and 16th centuries
  • Saint-Golven village church (built 1865 to 1873)
  • Chapel of Saint-Gildas and Saint-Mathurin in Quelneuc (16th century)
  • Chapel Sainte-Anne (built 1638) in Lézillac
  • Saint-Nicodème chapel (17th century) in Henlé
  • Saint-Etienne chapel (built 1653) in Crémenan
  • Manor house of La Rivière-Cornillé
  • Mansion of Bréhant
  • 15th century cross by Le Jaunet

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 669-671.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the sights of the community ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / fr.topic-topos.com

Web links

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