Theix

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Theix
Theix coat of arms
Theix (France)
Theix
local community Theix-Noyalo
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Coordinates 47 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 39 ′  W
Post Code 56450
Former INSEE code 56251
Incorporation January 1, 2016

Château du Plessis-Josso

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Theix [tɛks] (Breton: Teiz ) is a village and a former French commune with last 6,946 inhabitants (2013) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belonged to the arrondissement of Vannes and the canton of Vannes-Est . The inhabitants are called Theixois (es) .

It was merged with the former municipality of Noyalo to form Commune nouvelle Theix-Noyalo with effect from January 1, 2016 . In the new municipality, only Noyalo has the status of a Commune déléguée . The administrative seat is in Theix.

geography

The city is close to the Gulf of Morbihan . Theix is ​​surrounded by the neighboring towns of Treffléan in the north, Sulniac in the east, Lauzach and La Trinité-Surzur in the south-east, Surzur in the south, Noyalo in the south-west, Séné in the west and Vannes in the north-west.

Theix is ​​on Route nationale 165 from Nantes to Brest . It was connected to the Chemins de fer du Morbihan network until 1947 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 1858 1808 2154 3521 4435 5029 6613 6726

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Theix-Noyalo

  • Manoir de Plessis-Josso, Monument historique since 1929
  • Saint-Cécile church from 1855
  • Chapels
    • Saint Leonard from the 15th century, reconstructed in 1767
    • Saint-Michel in the village of Brangolo from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, since 1925 Monument historique
    • Sainte-Barbe from the 17th / 18th centuries century
    • Saint-Joseph in the village of Calzac from the 17th / 18th centuries century
    • Notre-Dame-la-Blanche (Gothic), 16th century, monument historique since 1925
  • Bourg du Gorvello (the locality of Le Gorvello)
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Le Gorvello
    • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church and fountain from the 16th century, monument historique since 1925
    • Saint-Roch chapel built in 1604

Partnerships

There are partnerships with the French municipality of Thônes in the Haute-Savoie (Rhône-Alpes) department and with the German town of Sahlenburg (district of Cuxhaven ), Lower Saxony.

Web links

Commons : Theix  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. ^ Decree of the prefecture on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Theix-Noyalo of November 5, 2015.
  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 1035-1039.