Glomel

Glomel ( Breton Groñvel in ) is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany.

Geography

Glomel is a small town in the extreme south-west of Coast-in Armor.

History

With the crossroads between history, inheritance and quite alive culture, Glomel are the capital (world!) of Treujenn-Jail, i.e. the popular Clarinette played Centers Brittany (Kreiz-Breihz) of it.

Since 1989, each year proceeds there the popular international meeting of clarinet which brings together local clarinettists and of all countries.

A dynamic association made of collecting and form young people in order to transmit this musical tradition (site of association).

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Glomel has one of largest the menhir of Europe (approximately 8,60 m)
  • Château of Coatcouraval, 15th century, outside worth visiting all the year
  • Château of Ker-Saint-Éloy, 12th century and 18th century, outside worth visiting all the year on go
  • the Pond of Corong, its broad dam, its beach, its glazing bar of love…
  • the channel from Nantes to Brest passes to Glomel. The trench dug by the convicts and other convicts (at the beginning of the 19th S) - the iron bridge - innumerable locks - the summit pond of Glomel located at 182m with the top of the sea level.
For more information to consult " Convicts of the channel of Nantes with Brest" of Jean Kergrist (Keltia Graphic 2003, 6th edition)

Personalities related to the commune

  • Charles-Victor Beslay (contracting of part of the Canal from Nantes to Brest of which the famous one sliced of Glomel), born in 1795 in Dinan, deceased with Neuchâtel (Swiss) in 1878. Indicated appointed Pontivy in July 1831
  • Paul Dréan - Former mayor of Glomel whose name always decorates the entry of the football stadium of the USG - Glomeloise Sporting union.

Twinning

(County of Kerry)

See too

External bonds

  • Geography of Brittany, gate of the cities and countries Breton - Glomel/Groñvel
  • Glomel on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Glomel on the site of INSEE
  • Glomel on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Glomel on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Glomel on Mapquest

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