Saint-Thurien (Finistere)

Saint-Thurien is a common department of the Finistere, in the area Brittany, in France. These inhabitants name the Thuriennois , and the Thuriennoises .

Geography

The commune of Saint-Thurien is bordered in the west and in the south by the river Isole which runs out in a valley wooded and deeply boxed by carrying out many meanders. In north the brook of Saint-Eloi runs out. The Borough occupies a central position and is located on the Armorican plate at an altitude ranging between 100 and 120 meters. The remainder of the population disperses in variation and locality about fifty. Here are the names to quote only some with between bracket of them French significance:

Crozuel
Faouedic (small the hêtraie)
Cleuziou (the ditch)
Quelennec (the holly-plantation)
Coiled (the clearing) the
Lojou (huts)
Magorou (walls in ruin)
Kerminiou (village of called Miniou),
Guernic (small alder plantation)
Kerguyader (village of Tisserand)
Rostrennec (the hill of brambles)
rear Loj Bleiz (cabin with the wolf)
Troysol (valley of Insulates)

Since the heights of the commune in the surroundings of the village of Coiled one profits from a sight towards the distance in direction of the south.

Etymology

Saint-Thurien comes from saint Turian or holy Gourien. In 1278 Saint-Thurien, who for the first time is mentioned, Saincthourchan is spelled.

Demography

History

11th century

1030: The Cartulaire of the Abbaye Holy-Cross of Quimperlé quotes the borough of Bannalec in a charter under the denomination of plebs banadluc and evokes two Trier attached to this borough: Treu Tabalac (Trebalay in bannalec) and Treu Guennou (Trevennou as a Thurien Saint). The count of Cornwall Alain Canhiart yielded these two hamlets to the Holy-Cross abbey of Quimperlé to thank it for his support in his conflict with the count of Leon. To the Revolution the trève of Trevennou is annexed by Saint-Thurien.

17th century

1646: Rebel with religious orthodoxy! The parishioners drive out in 1646 the preacher Julien Maunoir who reproaches the vice-chancellor and his parishioners to rather celebrate the mass with the inn than with the church. As a punishment the parish will be struck during two years of prohibited monk by the bishop of Quimper. The Maunoir father will return 17 years in 1663 later to give the ewes mislaid in the right way.

18th century

1794: The first mayor of Saint-Thurien, Louis Derrien, elected in 1791 and born at the village from Kerboudou, is guillotine places Castle at Brest on May 26th, 1794 with 28 administrators of Finistere.

1800: The first personal census of the male population enables us to know that one counted in Saint-Thurien 175 farmers, 37 servants, 35 days laborer, 8 sabot-makers, 8 tailors, 6 tisserands, 6 conscripts, 5 millers, 4 marshals, 3 carpenters, 1 cartwright, 1 to stop, 1 notary, 1 shoe-maker, 1 baker and 2 schoolboys in pension with Quimperlé.

19th century

1831: Weak penetration of the writing. A census carried out in 1831 reveals that only 0,4% of the population of the commune can read and write.

20th century

1964: Transfer of the factory of canning facility Penny de Bannalec on bank of Insulates, Saint-Thurien side.

Twinning

Saint-Thurien is twinned with the village Irish of Kilmacow.

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