Moréac

Moréac ( Breton: Mourieg ) is a commune with 3863 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region. It is one of the only community in the region to no municipal association.

Geography

Moréac located in the southern part of central Brittany and part of the Pays de Pontivy.

Neighboring municipalities are Naizin and Réguiny in the north, Radenac in the east, Saint- Allouestre to the southeast, and Bignan Locminé in the south, southwest, and Remungol Plumelin in the west.

Through the western part of the municipality of the D767 Guingamp leads to Vannes, in the southern part crosses the N 24 from Lorient to Vannes Moréac. The nearest port is in part la Maison Brulée, the next full connection north of Locminé.

The river Evel partially forms the northern boundary of the municipality. Other important waters are the River Tarun, the pond Etang de Réguiny ( partly due to the municipality ) and the streams Kermeno, Kerropert, Moulin du Fou and Pont Cassac. This partially form the boundary of the municipality. There are also numerous smaller ponds in the municipality. Only a small part of the community area is covered by forests.

Demographics

History

The ending AC is a typical feature of Gallo- Roman settlements. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to 1274 the Lords of Lanvaux. From then on, the family de Rohan bestimmete centuries the fortunes of Moréac. In the name of the community was controlled by the noble family de Kermeno. The municipality belongs to the historic region of Brittany Bro - Gwened (French Vannetais ) and within this region to region Bro Baod (French Pays de Baud) and shares his story. Since 1793 she is assigned to the Canton Lominé.

Attractions

  • Village church of Saint- Cyr from 1730-1749
  • Chapel of Saint Jean -Baptiste in Lojean from 1627
  • Chapel du Saint Esprit in Faouët d' En Haut from 1644
  • Chapel Saint Ivy in Saint Ivy from the years 1887/1888
  • Calvary at the village church, in the Rue du Bourgneuf and Croëz -er- liz (all 16th century )
  • Multiple (path ) crosses
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Pontivy Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Saint-Allouestre
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