Callac

Callac (also called Callac of Brittany, Breton Kallag in ) is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany. The name of Callac is a Palindrome.

Geography

Callac is located at 28 kilometers in the south-west of Guingamp and at 20 kilometers in the North-East of Carhaix-Plouguer, Finistere. This commune is in extreme cases of the historical Poher. It is sprinkled by the small river of the Hyères, affluent of the Aulne.

History

This commune is known for facts related to the Révolte of the Red Bonnets in 1675.

The Castle of Callac

Today disappeared, the construction of the feudal castle of Callac would go back to the 12esiècle. It was a true fortress surrounded by a continuous enclosing wall with only one access giving to the south on what will become the current street of the Doors. Built with the point of the rock headland which finishes with the junction of both valleys of Bridge-rear-Be worth and of Hyères, the castle offered an unquestionable protection, which attracted the inhabitants of the area. Little by little, of the dwellings transfer the day giving rise to a village.

During the wars of succession to the head of the Duché of Brittany which opposed Charles of Blois and Jean de Montfort, the castle was besieged several times in 1341, 1342 and 1345. The last seat which the castle had to undergo, in 1363, was most probably carried out by the future Connétable of France Bertrand of Guesclin which had just taken the castle of Carhaix. All these seats were right of the power of the castle of Callac and its demolition was ordered by the king Charles VI of France in 1393.

Following this dismantling, the castle remained with the abandonment several years. But the threats which made weigh the Royaume of France on the Duchy of Brittany, and especially the will of annexation of the Duchy by Louis XI, obliged the Duke François II to require the reinforcement of the fortified towns of the Duchy. The castle of Callac benefitted from this defensive will and found its power towards 1475. After the fastening of Brittany to the Kingdom of France, the castle again undergoes a dismantling, towards 1551, on order of the King de France Henri II, also Duc of Brittany. The remainders of the castle then became to the hands Benedictines of the abbey of Quimperlé.

During the Wars of the League, the ruins of the castle are used as reference mark with so-called partisans of the King, benefitting from this place to plunder the common neighbors. Dislodged by the Spanish general gift Juan d' Aguila, they were quickly replaced by members of a league with the orders of the captain Of the Farmhouse then by the men of the sior of Bougerel, lieutenant of Fontenelle.

Following these successive occupations, the castle is ordered with the destruction in 1619. Started then slow scattering of stones, which lasted more than fifty years, which will be used for construction of the mills of Quinquis and Kerdréquen, like with the construction of the church of Botmel and the tower of the vault Sainte Catherine located on the place of Martray, current place of the center.

Resistance

At the beginning of March 1943 the German intendance of Callac was set fire to by the FTPF
on March 25th, 1944 a car of gendarmerie of Guingamp was attacked by the resistance of Callac
on May 31st, 1944 the Gendarmerie of Callac was attacked by fifteen resistant which seized 700 liters gasoline
on June 3rd, 1944 with the Bridge-Guernadet took place a combat between Resistance and the militia

Administration

General adviser General adviser

Demography

Various breedings

Callac is known to be the capital of the Breton spaniel, crossing of the Scottish setter with the dog local, known as of the coalman.

A museum " The House of the spaniel breton" opened its doors with the public since July 2007. Objects, drawings, paintings, photographs, vidéos, original film which transports you by its “impressionist” images, tell this so particular history of the Breton spaniel and register it in its cradle of origin, Argoat. http://www.callac-argoat.fr/-Maison-de-l-Epagneul-Breton-

the Haras of Callac are famous for the breeding of horses draft, of which the best representative was Naous, died in 1951

Places and monuments

Ruins of the church Notre-Dame de Botmel, old parish church of Callac
Gallo-Roman Bridge
Statue of the Naous standard, the station of Callac, by the animalist sculptor Georges Lucien Guyot (1958)

Events

Callac is departure city and arrived of Pierre Bigaut , a cyclo-tourist concentration with the profit of the fight against the Mucoviscidose, one of most important organized in France.
Callac was also the organizing city of one of most famous the Critérium cyclist of Brittany. The " Critérium of Callac" place had first Tuesday following the Tour de France, which made it possible many Breton to be able to applaud the runners being illustrated at the time of the Turn, such Bernard Hinault, Raymond Poulidor, etc… Started in 1947, the last edition take place in 1999.

Economy

Callac comprises 72 farmers, 84 tradesmen craftsmen and heads of undertakings, 24 frameworks and intellectual higher, 80 intermediate occupations, 256 employees, 192 workmen: 1068 reprocessed and 404 people without community activity on: 2180 inhabitants as a whole.

See too

Common of Coast-in Armor

External bonds

Site of the Community of communes Callac - Argoat
Site of the club of handball of Callac
Site of Joseph Lohou on Callac of Brittany
Geography of Brittany, gate of the cities and countries Breton - Callac/Kallag
Callac on the site of the national geographical Institute
Callac on the site of INSEE
Callac on the site of Quid
Localization of Callac on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Callac on Mapquest

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