Saint-Gouéno

Saint-Gouéno (or Saint-Gouëno) is a common department of the Coast-with Armor, in the area Brittany, in France.

The inhabitants are called the Gouénovais and the Gouénovaises .

Geography

Saint-Gouéno (Sant-Gouenoù into Breton) is located at the foot of the mount " Beautiful Air" , culminating point of the department of the Coast-with Armor (339 meters) in the middle of the " Mené" area of the Armorican Massive . The commune of Saint-Gouéno belongs to the canton of Collinée.

History

Saint-Gouéno comes from Gouéno saint, who would have founded a monastery with Gouesnou (Finistere). Saint Goueznou (in old man-Breton Woednou and Latin S. Godenevus about 1330) is quoted into 884 with the number of the disciples of Paul-Aurélien saint. He east seems he the son of Tudoel and has for holy brother Majan and a holy sister Tudona.

Saint-Gouéno is a dismemberment of the old primitive parish of Plessala. Saint-Gouéno (Saint-Goinou) is quoted like parish since 1279 in a charter of the abbey of Boquen (Anc. év. III, 285). The parish is also quoted in 1282 in another charter where the lord of Bocenit (today Bosny, in Saint-Gilles-of-Carried out) engages of said in the parish to the monks of Boquen, guarantees some of a loan. The abbey of Boquen was seen confirming in 1255 the possession of the village of Saint-Thia.

The territory of the branch of Saint-Gouéno is decreased by that of the branch of Saint-Gilles-of-Carried out when this one is set up by ordinance of January 30th, 1839. The parish of Saint-Gouéno belongs, under the Old Mode, with the diocese of Saint-Brieuc and elects its first municipality at the beginning of 1790. The commune of Saint-Gouéno undergoes several modifications at the 19th century:

It increases village of Kerfiac in Plessala (ordinance of January 9th, 1828).
It increases villages of Kermené, Philippaie, Chauchy, City-of-milk, the Fences, Kerouet, the Large-Case, Dish-of-Ogniaux, the Case of sand, in the past in Plessala (ordinance of January 9th, 1828).
It yields the enclave of Unpleasant and Mautray to Saint-Gilles-of-Carried out (ordinance of January 9th, 1828).
It yields to Collinée the villages of Saint-Thia, Hautaye, Launay-Moussu, Viette, Mintes and Bignons (law of May 17th, 1856).

The inhabitants of the commune engage actively in the Chouannerie during the Revolution under control of Legris-Duval de Bosny.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the church Saint-Gouéno (1862), work of the architect Alphonse Guépin.
the borough is overhung of a mount of 229 meters called " Tertre" at the top of which the Notre-Dame vault of the Seven Pains (1893-1908) is set up. It shelters a statue out of wooden of the Virgin who comes from the old vault.
the cross of the Hillock (Early middle ages).
the cross of Saude (16th-18th centuries), work, seems it, of the sculptor O. Badoual (name related to the cross).
the cross of the City-Gueury (17th century).
the manor of the City-Delée (18th century), restored by the family the Huntsman of the City-Hood. Property of Philippe Million in 1513. It also belonged to the family of Belizal. One found there formerly two towers square of which one collapsed about 1935.
the manor of Placis (16th-17th centuries), property of Pierre Ducourt (in 1690). The two pilasters of the main door support a pediment carrying the date of 1621.
the old presbytery (17th century). The building was used as presbytery until 1990.
Several houses of the 17th century, located at the village of the Fences.
a spur barred (located close to the village to City-be-Geais) as well as the Mound-Dolo (of XIe or XIIe century).
the step of Saint Gouéno (stone having preserved the print of Gouéno saint).
the school of Saude (1840).
5 mills.

Local activity

The commune was illustrated by its " race of côte" : automobile race organized in the laces of the secondary road 14 between " Hautières" and " tops of Hiver" with the passage of famous the " iron with cheval" , hairpin curve. Recognized on the national and European level of the Championship of the Mountain, the race was born in 1969 until 1985, from 1990 to 1993 then disappeared to reappear recently: the last edition going back to 2006 in regional competition.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Coast-in Armor

External bonds

Saint-Gouéno on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Gouéno on the site of INSEE
Saint-Gouéno on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Gouéno on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Gouéno on Mapquest
Official site of the Hill climb of Saint-Gouéno
Short description accompanied by photographs by Saint-Gouéno on centrebretagne.com
very complete Article on Saint-Gouéno on infobretagne.com
Saint-Gouéno in video on Youtube (report France 3) at the time of the assembly by a pylon in the center transmitting Saint-Gouéno

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