Saint-Quay-Portrieux

Saint-Quay-Portrieux is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany. Its inhabitants is Quinocéen () S.

Geography

The commune of Saint-Quay Portrieux is in the department of the Coasts of Armor formerly called the Coasts of North, in Brittany. It is located in bay of Saint-Brieuc which is the prefecture of the department. The coast of Saint-Quay Portrieux is called the Coast of the Goëlo which extends from Saint-Brieuc until Paimpol more in north, vis-a-vis the archipelago of Bréhat. On these same coasts and a few kilometres from Saint-Quay Portrieux the commune of Plouha is or draw up most cliffs of Brittany from which the point highest is with 104 meters compared to the sea level. The island harbor is a rock small island located at 1,8 km of the shore of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, vis-a-vis the point of Saint-Quay still called the point of the semaphore. This island, surmounted of a fire going back to 1850 marking the archipelago of the Saint-Quay islands, is highest of its archipelago and the only one to shelter vegetation.

History

The cradle of Saint-Quay Portrieux is the village of meaning Kertugal, in Breton language, " the residence of Gaulois" (ker-tud-Gall). The activity of this population of sailors and peasants concentrated around the small handle called today " Saint-Quay" fountain;. From there, they traded with England or Ireland. It is at the 5th century that the commune, like much of others in the area, was évangélisée.

The origin of the name of Saint-Quay Portrieux

The legend of Saint-Ké

The legend claims that in a stone trough, without oar, veil, vivres, the Saint-Ké hermit (or Kénan or Colodoc) unloaded of Cambrie (southern Country of Galle). Arrived, not without evil, in the handle of Kertugal, it was brutally accommodated by lavender fields which took fear at its sight, convinced that it was about a demon. Armed with branches of broom, they beat it and left it for death. The saint man then requested the Virgin to come to him to assistance. She appeared to him and made spout out under her steps a source which looked after its wounds. She then guided it to a bush so that he rests. The following day, the women who had beaten it beseeched her forgiveness. The Saint-Quay Fountain is drawn up since with the site from where spouts out the source and the Notre Dame Vault of the Guard, today destroyed, trônait with that where Saint-Ké had rested.

Birth of Portrieux

The small handle of the Saint-Quay Fountain was exposed to the winds of the North-East, particularly violent in this zone of the Littoral, and did not offer all the safety which the ships sought. The Port was thus moved towards the current site. Its name, Portrieux, would have a double origin: For some, it would come from the name of the fishing nets used in bay, the " rieux" , for others, it would be about the name given to the fires lit by the Armorican ones on the highest points of cliff to correspond of one village to the other or to be used as reference mark to the sailors. This new site protected much better developed very quickly: since 1612, the first boats left for fishing to Newfoundland. The width of its maritime activities made of it the first of the ports of bay of Saint-Brieuc to being arranged. The building work followed one another regular rate/rhythm until 1871. Saint-Quay Portrieux was one of the very first seaside resorts of the Northern littoral of Brittany:

One Sunday of July 1841, two " dames" arrived of Guingamp in our commune on the councils of their doctor for a cure of sea bathings. No house not being able to receive them, they presented to the nuns Crown-Hearts of Jesus and Marie (founded in 1821, the Congregation held a boarding school of young girls). During four years, in spite of the reserves of the Mother Superior, the nuns had to receive after the intervention of their bishop, not only the two magic ladies of their first experiment, but also " all the honourable families which would wish to be lodged by presenting références". The fame was such as the 1st hotel opened since 1845. The frequentation did not cease growing with the arrival of the railroad in bay, facilitating the arrival of the Parisian ones.

After the 1st World war, Saint-Quay Portrieux knew another period ostentation under the impulse of Mr Delpierre, Maire of the time, with the construction of many tourist and balneal equipment: installations of the quays, the holds, the sea water swimming pool, the cinema theater, the Casino,… This last was undoubtedly one of the first establishments of thalassotherapy. It comprised at the ground floor the Casino, traditional with orchestra, bar, balls and hairdressing salon. On the floor, the baths were arranged in several alcoves with bath-tubs of heated sea water, showers and tables of massage. The Casino was then covered with terraces, all the frontage side sea, was in the open air protected from the wind by glazings.

In the Seventies, the development of fishing to the shell St Jacques made resume work in Portrieux. In 1971, the construction of an extension made it possible to close the port and to increase the capacity of reception. Lastly, in 1990, Saint-Quay Port of Armor, only deep water port between Cherbourg and Brest, gave again as well with the pleasure as with fishing, the dynamism awaited for such a site.

Economy

Saint Quay Portrieux is today the 10th French fishing port and the Capital of the Shell St Jacques in France. The port is managed by the Chamber of commerce and of industry of the Coasts of Armor.

Administration

Demography

Inheritance

The inheritance of Saint-Quay Portrieux is rich vaults, martyrdoms and manors:

the Saint-Quay Church (between 1879 and 1884). The first stone is blessed on August 9th, 1879. The church is blessed solemnly on May 10th, 1884 and is devoted on November 9th, 1884. It shelters a statue of Notre-Dame of the Bramble which dates from the XV-16th century, as well as a statue of Quay saint who dates from the XVII-18th century.

The vault Holy-Anne de Portrieux (1770), which succeeded a building of the 15th century, rebuilt in 1729. The building of the 15th century is built between 1450 and 1475 and replaced a primitive building of the 13th century. The current building is restored in 1962. One of the tables represents the port in 1777 with the pier of Priauté. The marble furnace bridge coming from Carrara marble to Italy, almost exclusively was financed by the fishermen and was brought back from Italy in the holds of a goélette.

The Notre-Dame vault of the Guard of Kertugal (1828-1829). It with the shape of a rotunda approximately 13 meters in diameter. The furnace bridge goes back to 1864. An ex-voto represents the shipwreck of the " Perle" in 1836.

The vault Saint-Joseph (1869), built for the community of the Ladies of the Saint-Hearts of Jesus and Marie. The vault is devoted on April 20th, 1873.

The martyrdom of the Cross Claude (1643), built by the abbot Marc Glau, former vice-chancellor of Saint-Quay-Portrieux.

The martyrdom of Street-Rented (15th century

The manor of the Fréhour city

The manor of the Hillock in Gac (1448) located at Kertugal and built by Guillaume Jehannot

The manor of the street Rented (1528) built by Mathurin and Prigent Nicol

The manor of the Fountains (1483) built by Jehan Berthou

The manor Minihi (1536) built by Jacques Berthou

The fountain Saint-Quay (1580) rebuilt in 1862 located boulevard of the Littoral.

Dolmens and menhirs (with the locality “Ground of the druids”) of Kertugal (Neolithic time)

The semaphore:

It was built about 1860. In order to prevent any enemy invasion, the Romans had already installed a tower of guet on the Point of the Semaphore. Ideally placed in a place where the coast can be supervised on tens of miles, become thereafter " cabane" from customs officer, this building disappeared at the beginning of the 18th century. A first semaphore will be built in 1860 and the current building will be born in 1986. From here, with a 100 meters height to the top of the sea level, all the bay of Saint-Brieuc is discovered with the glance. In clear weather, the sight carries to nearly 180 degrees of the Cape d' Erquy to the archipelago of Bréhat.

The island of the Countess:

The city knew end of 18th until the middle of the 19th century the glares of a larval war opposing a Countess (the countess of Thuilais) irascible and vindicatory to the successive mayors. Regarded as an impregnable fortress by its pars, it reigned as managing woman on the island which bears its name, going even until granting the right of justice it! After his death, the Rimmel perfumer repurchased the island and cultivated rare gasolines there to create his fragrances. In 1872, it was a new original rich person who became owner about it. Wanting to make a field of prestige of it, it made there build a manor… which was never completed, for lack of money, undoubtedly. Left with the abandonment, this small holding on which it does not remain that some shaking walls invaded by the undergrowth was repurchased in 1975 by the municipality of Saint-Quay Portrieux. The island of the Countess is maintained today and one can discover there his vegetation with the likings of a path accessible to low tide.

The Ker-Moor Villa or Castle of Calan built at the 19th century.

Windmills:

The brooks fed in energy of the water mills, a little everywhere in the country. Certain dry summers draining those, other means had to be found. Thus, as throughout this coast swept by the winds, several mills were built on the heights. One retains amongst other things the mill of Malgrétous or In spite of-All, the mill of the Fountains, the mill Saint Michel (1875). This last barrel built in 1822, then rebuilt in 1875 and functioned until 1910. It entirely is restored and in operating condition thanks to some impassioned joined together today in association.

More recent, the Arletty Cinema classified historic building. It was inaugurated in 1927 by Joséphine BAKER in person.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Coast-in Armor
Three songs of pre-war period in Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Bagad Sant Ke

External bonds

the official site of the city
http://www.saintquayportrieuxdantan.com Saint Quay Portrieux of yesterday in old postcards
Saint-Quay-Portrieux on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Quay-Portrieux on the site of INSEE
Saint-Quay-Portrieux on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Quay-Portrieux on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Quay-Portrieux on Mapquest

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