Jugon-les-Lacs

Jugon -les -Lacs is a municipality in France with 1783 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011). It is in Brittany, and is part of the department Côtes- d'Armor, which largely coincides with the medieval Duchy Penthièvre. The typical Breton village with its flower-filled granite houses frequented by tourists.

Geography

Between Dinan (24 km east) and Saint- Brieuc (40 miles west), it is nestled between the two lakes Etang Jugon and Lac Arguenon. The distance to the sea is about 20 km (Channel, frz " La Manche "); Saint- Malo in the north- east is about 50 km. North of the village, the route national 176 N / European Route 401, a few miles south runs the N 12 / 50 European Route The town lies at the confluence of the rosette with the Arguenon.

History

The first time the city was mentioned in 1034 in connection with the construction of the castle, the Eudon (or Odo ), is attributed to the first Duke of Penthièvre. Since the 12th century is the place in the hands of the Lords of Dinan, the Abbey Marmoutier bequeathed lands, so that there would be founded a priory. In the 13th century, the area fell to Pierre de Dreux, Duke of Brittany. In the 14th century, during the Breton War of Succession, the castle changed hands several times until it finally got back to the Duke's hand. At the behest of Charles V. It was this 1373 but withdrawn again after he is said to have made ​​a pact with the English. In 1616 the castle was finally destroyed. On his site an administrative and trade center was built. In 1973, the church today was formed by the merger of places Jugon, Lescouët- Jugon and Saint- Igneuc. Its history is closely connected to the water, but the community is located between two rivers that powered several mills and was also used for textile dyeing. In the area namely also had the breeding of sheep as suppliers of wool a long tradition.

Partnership

Since 1975, a partnership with the German community Lenzkirch Black Forest.

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