Rosporden

Rosporden is a common department of the Finistere, in the area Brittany, in France. Its inhabitants name the Rospordinois and the Rospordinoises .

Its population rises with 6 441 inhabitants (1999), of which 2 664 for the Common partner of Kernével, which amalgamated with Rosporden in 1974.

The small city specialized in the manufacture of the Chouchen Breton version of hydromel, celebrates it blessed nectar of the Greek gods, at the point to be regarded as being the capital of the chouchenn .

History

Origins of Rosporden

At the time Gallo-Roman a villa, in the direction of field, was established on the territory current of Rosporden. To the beginning of XIéme century the count of Cornwall entrusts this region to one of his vassal, the lord of Preden. This last will establish its stronghold on an eminence dominating the Swallow-hole. This one will take the name of Roz Preden, Roz meaning hill into Breton, to give Rosporden later. In order to ensure a better protection of the places, one undertook the construction of a dam barring the course of the Swallow-hole, which was at the origin of the large pond of Rosporden

Rosporden was the chief town of a Châtellenie under the Ancien Mode, often associated with the châtellenies of Fouesnant and Concarneau. From the religious point of view, Rosporden was a truce of the parish of Elliant. This châtellenie of Rosporden was conceded in 1334 by the duke Jean III with his brother Jean de Montfort. In 1382 it will be conceded in Jeanne de Retz.

Set fire to of Rosporden by the Spanish troops (August 1594)

In this disastrous year 1594 Brittany is with fire and blood. The royalist troops supported by English and the troops of the members of a league supported by Spanish were entredéchirent. Spanish, who has 8000 troops in the peninsula, has a solid base camp with the citadel of future Blavet Port-Louis and is building a fort opposite Brest in the peninsula of Crozon. It is that Philippe II of Spain would like to make control on the peninsula. The inhabitants of Rosporden, who were league, made festival with Spanish. Those passed there a dozen days in various plays: tournaments and races of ring. But they were badly rewarded for their hospitality. Indeed, little time after, about thirty Spanish surprised and was killed by the men commander fortified town Conq, future Concarneau, which supported the king Henri IV, around Locmaria-year-Hent. To be avenged, for want of anything better, Spanish was caught some to the inhabitants of the area. They reflect fire at the houses of Rosporden whose roofs were covered with thatch. The city was transformed quickly into a blazing inferno. The fire damaged even the church of which part of furniture and the belfry were flarings. The inhabitants who were not able to escape to them were killed.

In 1974 the commune of Rosporden and Kernevel amalgamates following a referendum on January 1st, 1974

Administration

Demography

by taking account of the population of Kernevel before 1975.

Births

Death

Monuments

Church Saint-Gilles-and-Saint Colomban (the parish church of the borough of kernevel); to note:

a very beautiful table of the rosary in the right transept
a beautiful saint Benoit hones of it

Chapelle of Saint-Jean-Baptist of Locjan; to note:

a bell-tower of style cornouaillais (a turret parallel with the bell-tower shelters the staircase)

Chapelle of Moustoir
to be noted: a splendid gate 16th century inspired by the vault of saint-herbot
Holy-Yvonne Vault
Vault Saint-Éloi
Church Notre-Dame

External bonds

Official site

See too

More: the small train Rosporden-Plouescat , Annick Fleitour, Editions Undertow, 2001.

" Rosporden, history of the paroisse" , father Henri Guirec

for Kernevel " note of the parishes of the diocese of Quimper" Kernevel, Peyron and Abgrall

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