Bannalec

Bannalec ( Banaleg Breton ) is a French small town with 5513 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Finistère in the Brittany region. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Pays de Quimperlé. Bannalec with respect to the number of inhabitants and the area of the municipality is the largest municipality in the canton of Concarneau.

Geography

Bannalec located in the southwest of Brittany, about 80 kilometers southeast of Brest, about 30 kilometers southeast of Quimper, the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissements, and 12.8 kilometers northeast of Concarneau, the capital of the canton, on an average height of 97 meters above sea ​​level. The Mairie stands at a height of 95 meters. Neighboring communities of Bannalec are Scaër in the north, Saint- Thurien in the northeast, Le Trévoux the southeast and Pont-Aven in the southwest. The municipality has an area of ​​7751 hectares. The watercourses Isole, Belon, Aven and its tributary Ster Goz traverse the municipality.

The municipality is one of the type Cfb climate zone ( Köppen and Geiger after ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

Culture and sights

Bannalec located in the Pays des Genets, in the Land of the broom '. The community consists of several hamlets, so there are a total of six chapels. On August 15 every year is celebrated the feast of the old handicrafts, the reaper, thresher, clog makers and blacksmiths. The local home club, the Cercle celtique les Genets d'or (, celtic circle of golden gorse ') invites you to a folk festival with " Breton night " one, with singing, historical costumes, dance and music with Breton instruments such as the BINIOU and of bombard.

In the municipality there are more evidence of human activity from the Neolithic time, which required a dolmen, which was registered in 1973 in the additional list of protected historic monuments, and two gallery graves, which were classified in 1973 or 1975 as a monument historique.

The church of Notre -Dame du Folgoët stands in the center. It was built in the 16th century on the foundations of a building from the 11th century. It was in 1921 entered in the supplementary list of historic monuments. The Church de la Véronique is in lieu- dit la Véronique. It was classified in 1914 as a monument historique. Your church tower from 1605 is particularly interesting. Three windows of the church date from the 16th century.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality has an exit on the European road 60 (Nantes- Brest) and one regional station. The Lorient South Brittany Airport is the nearest airport and is located 27.1 kilometers southeast of Bannalec.

Local products

( - Gwinizh you Breizh Farine de blé noir de Bretagne ) and Cidre de Bretagne or breton The municipal area protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for poultry ( Volailles de Bretagne ), buckwheat flour apply.