Taulé

Taulé ( Breton Taole ) is a municipality with 2948 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Finistère in the Brittany region of France. Taulé is the capital ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of the same name and is part of the Local Government Association, Morlaix Communauté.

Geography

Taulé located 6 kilometers northwest of Morlaix between the rivers Penzé in the west and Morlaix, on the east by the D58 in the Pays de Léon. The Penzé and Pennelé flow through the municipality. Locquénolé is situated 3.4 kilometers northeast of Taulé on the Bay of Morlaix, on the English Channel. The hamlet Kervadogan, Goarivan, Pradigou, Villar Penzé, Kerangomar and Kergariou belong to the community.

History

There are a few traces of settlement from the Neolithic period ( 5500-2200 BC) in the region. In Henvic there was a dolmen and menhir one. In Kervadogan polished stone axes were found. In the hamlet Kergariou they found traces of the Bronze Age ( 2200-1200 BC), including a hillside grave. Two other burial mounds are near the train station. In the Iron Age, the region was settled by Osismiern, a Celtic tribe which is counted among the Gauls. In Gallo -Roman period (52 BC to 486 AD), joined a branch of the great Roman road from Carhaix- Plouguer ( Vorgium ) to Brest ( Gesocribate ) Morlaix with Saint- Pol-de -Léon.

After the battle of Chester ( 607 or 616) fled Celts from Wales and settled on the northwest coast of Finistere. They founded the Cornwall, which reached to Morlaix and adjacent to the south by the Pays de Léon. The Cornish language influenced the regional dialect of the Breton language. In Taulé the Breton language is still maintained.

Taulé 1128 was mentioned as Taulai for the first time in a document. The origin of the name is unknown, a local legend says that God when he created the Brittany, had yet to distribute a community. He spoke in Breton: Taol anezhan aze, " throw it over here ."

Attractions

The old church of Taulé was built in the 15th century. Today only its bell tower. He was classified as a monument historique in 1914 ( historical monument ).

The mansion Coat -Iles was built in the 17th century on the foundations of an older house. It was the seat of a Seigneurie. From that time only the pigeon-house, the entrance portal and a pavilion are obtained. In the 18th century, large parts of the building were rebuilt. In the 19th and 20th centuries the building was enlarged and thus lost its original character. The preserved parts of the 17th and 18th centuries were registered in 1990 in the additional list of Monuments historiques. The mansion is privately owned.