Ambon (Morbihan)

Ambon ( Ambon Breton ) is a commune with 1743 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region. It belongs to the community association Communauté de communes Arc Bretagne Sud.

Location

Ambon is located east of the peninsula Rhuys. Neighboring municipalities are: in the west Surzur, in the north - Noyal Muzillac and Lauzach, and in the east Muzillac and Billiers. In the south of Ambon borders the municipality Damgan, but also has its own stretch of coast at the Baie de Kervoyal.

Although the main town of Ambon is located inland, but can be found in the districts Tréhervé, Cromenac'h and Bétahon 4 km of beaches, which has led to the development Ambons to a seaside resort.

History

The parish Ambon was first mentioned in the year 832 for the first time. In the 10th century, the founding of a monastery to Ambon was.

The heyday Ambons was the age of the Renaissance. Economically, the city was living at that time only agriculture but also of the salt production and trade, has been handled via the situated at the estuary of the Penerf harbor. At this time, Ambon was one of the most important ports in Brittany. The parish of Ambon counted at this time 5000 inhabitants. From this period there are still in the community several Renaissance chapels.

In the 17th century, the decline of the city began, due in part to the decline of the port. In this period of decline, the constitution of the community Ambon fell (instead of the same parish ) in the Morbihan department during the French Revolution. Mid-19th century, the population was approximately 1,800 people.

Beginning of the 20th century was a purely Ambon dominantly agricultural village. At this time the salt production was finally abandoned. The population continued to fall, down to the low of 881 inhabitants in 1982. Renewed growth of population since that time has been observed, probably caused by the development of tourism as a new economic pillar.

Demographics

Monuments

In the center of the capital of Ambon is the parish church of Saint- Cyr et Sainte- Julitte that goes back in its origins to the last quarter of the 10th century. Likewise, the transept can be dated to the Romanesque period. The choir in its present form was built in the 15th century. An enlargement of the church with growing the sacristy was in the 17th century.

Language

Ambon is part of the Breton language area.