Saint-Thuriau
Saint- Thuriau ( Breton: Sant - Turiav ) is a commune with 1879 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Pontivy Communauté.
Geography
Saint- Thuriau located in the north of the department of Morbihan and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.
Neighboring municipalities are Noyal- Pontivy in the northeast and east, Moustoir Remungol the southeast and south, Pluméliau the southwest, Le Sourn in the west and Pontivy in the northwest.
Through the community, the D700/D768 (formerly Route nationale 168) leads as the most important road link. Through the eastern part of the township the D767 runs from Guingamp Vannes.
The major bodies of water are the Blavet River and the streams Fontaine Neve, Coëthuan and Kerihuel. These also form part of the municipal boundary.
Demographics
History
The municipality belongs to the historic region of Brittany Bro Gwened (French Vannetais ) and within this region to region Bro Pondi (French Pays de Pontivy ) and shares his story. It was created in 1839 by the fragmentation of former town Noyal- Pontivy in five municipalities.
Attractions
- Village church of Saint- Thuriau from the 17th century
- Chapel Le Gohazé, even Notre- Dame de la Joie from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Chapel Saint -Mathias in Saint -Mathias from the 19th century
- Calvary of Kerfraval from the 18th century
- Post -changing station from 1657-1670
- House of Kerdonal from the 17th century
- Traditional bread oven in Gohazé
- Fountain of La Houssaye from 1724
- Fountain Saint -Mathias
- Bread oven in Le Gohaze
- Mill in Le Roc from the 1471