Remungol
Remungol ( Breton: Remengol ) is a commune with 938 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Pays de Locminé.
Geography
Remungol is in the center of the department of Morbihan and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy. The place is located 35 kilometers north-west of Vannes, 15 kilometers south of Pontivy and 7 kilometers north- west of the cantonal capital of Locminé.
Neighboring municipalities are Moustoir Remungol in the north, Naizin in the northeast, Moréac in the east, Plumelin in the south, southwest, and Pluméliau Guénin in the west.
Remungol is the intersection of several roads. The most important among them is the D1 Remungol with the northwest trending regional road D768 and leading past the South N 24 connects. The nächstgelene Following the latter is only five kilometers west of Locminé. The east of the district also crosses nor the regionally significant D767.
The village lies in the valley of the river Evel. This meanders in a southwesterly direction through the community. In addition to the river, there are numerous other waters. The greatest is the pond Etang de Kergroix. There are also some smaller ponds and ponds and streams Fou, Kergouët and Moulin du Breil. Although only small parts of the community area of forest areas, there are the Bois de Kergroix but a large wooded area.
Demographics
Economy
Major lines of business of Remungolais are mixed culture and breeding of domestic swine, bovine animals and poultry.
History
The place name is derived from the Breton language. The Breton word remed, Remede in today's French language, means " cure "; the Breton holl word means "all ". Remed - holl, panacea, was to Remungol.
In the 13th century Remungol was first mentioned. Vicomte Alain VI. de Rohan (1232-1304) acquired in 1273 lands in Remungol. The Seigneuries that time were: Le Breuil, Kergrois, Kerveillo and La Madeleine. 1387 Remungol appeared in a list of parishes in the Pays de Vannes, which at that time corresponded to an episcopal see of the Diocese of Brittany.
The northern neighboring community Moustoir Remungol was formerly only Moustoir, was once a so-called Trève to Remungol. Over time Remungol lost more and more influence on Moustoir that in 1790 as a separate parish was, called Moustoir Remungol, to distinguish them from the south Locminés located Moustoir -Ac.
1791 The Vicar of Remungol fled to Spain, his successor was murdered by counterrevolutionary Chouans. 1793 Remungol received the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ). 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. From 1793 until its dissolution in 1801 belonged to the canton Remungol Pluméliau. Since then, she is assigned to the Canton Locminé.
Attractions
On the church square at the edge of the cemetery there is a corridor cross of granite, which is 4.3 meters high and was built in the 16th century. It shows images of Christ on the Cross with the Holy Mathilde and Mary Magdalene on the front, and on the reverse the Virgin and Child surrounded by two apostles. The cross was classified as a monument historique in 1930 ( historical monument ).
The holy spring Fontaine Sainte- Julitte was established in the 16th century in an alley east of the church. It is a right angle enclosed by walls on which are several statues. At the basin in addition is a statue of Julian of Brioude. The source was in 1934 in the additional list of Monuments historiques registered ( inscrit MH).
There are also many other attractions in the community. These are:
- Village church of Sainte - Julitte (also Sainte- Juliette ) from the 16th century, restored in the 18th century
- Chapel Sainte -Anne -du Bâtiment - 17th century in the village of Le Bâtiment
- Chapel Sainte -Madeleine in the 16th century (restored in the 18th century) in La Madeleine
- Cross in the village cemetery from the 16th century
- Castle Kergroix from 1840
- Long house of the 19th century in the town center
- Old house Maison des Cordier from the 17th century in the Rue du Bâtiment
- Old house with prayer niche from the 19th century in Kergroix