Maël-Carhaix

Maël-Carhaix is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany.

Geography

Geographical location:

Maël-Carhaix is located in the middle of the Brittany Center. The fast track built at the end of the Nineties makes the commune particularly easy of access of very of all the big cities of Brittany (Brest, Quimper, Rennes…).

Surface:

The common one has a surface of approximately 3.700 hectares.

Population:

Maël-Carhaix is a commune of 1.500 inhabitants, for an average density of 42 hab. /km ².

History

Mael carhaix means into Breton " close to carhaix"

Administration

|- 2001-2007 | align=right| March 2001 ||||Stephan Rivoal ||align=" center" | ||

Demography

Places and monuments

- the Saint-Pierre church:

The church of Maël-Carhaix was built at the end of the 14th century… But it should be stressed that current architecture dates from the 19th century. Today one can thus admire it such as it was modified there is a little more than 150 years. The recent restoration of the building does not make that to accentuate its natural charm.

them Salte quarries:

Maël-Carhaix had the most important slate manufacture of Brittany… It is a slate considered to be of great quality, so that of famous buildings such as the Invalides or the Parlement from Brittany in Rennes requested famous slate of Mael-Carhaix…

- the pond of Maël-Carhaix:

The pond of Maël-Carhaix is in the middle of a park of 25 hectares… Various activities can be proposed for all the ages and all the tastes: pedal boat, playing field, bathe…

it Manor of Maël-Carhaix:

Elegant residence dating from the 14th century then altered at the 16th century, it is in the middle of the borough vis-a-vis the parochial school… It is not opened with the visit.

it versatile room:

The versatile room is a place vast and convivial of many events (festivals of birthdays, banquets) can be organized there.

it public library:

It is in the middle of the town hall of Maël-Carhaix, and is opened with all avid knowledge and particularly that of this splendid area which… Thus the library of Maël-Carhaix by the big number of its works is Brittany on the area counts among most complete of Coast-in Armor.

Personalities related to the commune

Communes of the canton of Maël-Carhaix

See too

External bonds

  • Maël-Carhaix on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Maël-Carhaix on the site of INSEE
  • Maël-Carhaix on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Maël-Carhaix on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Maël-Carhaix on Mapquest

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