Commune in Brittany, France
| Lanvénégen Lannejenn | |
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| Commune | |
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| Location of Lanvénégen | |
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| Coordinates: 47°59′56″N 3°32′25″W / 47.9989°N 3.5403°W / 47.9989; -3.5403 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Gourin |
| Intercommunality | Roi Morvan Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-José Carlac |
| Area | 29.42 km (11.36 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,133 |
| • Density | 39/km (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56105 /56320 |
| Elevation | 52–188 m (171–617 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lanvénégen (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃veneʒɛ̃]; Breton: Lannejenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Historically, Lanvénégen belongs to Cornouaille. The village centre is located 31 km (19 mi) north-west of Lorient and 42 km (26 mi) east of Quimper. The river Ellé forms the eastern border of the commune. Apart from the village centre, there are about eighty hamlets. Most of the hamlets consist of two or three houses but others are larger like the villages of Vetveur, Lanzonnet and Quinquis.
Neighbouring communes
Lanvénégen is border by Meslan to east, by Le Faouët to north, by Guiscriff to west and by Querrien to south.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Lanvénégen are called in French Lanvénégenois. Lanvénégen's population peaked at 2,790 in 1926 and declined to 1,144 in 2019. This represents a 59.0% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.
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History
In 1508, the construction of the current parish church dedicated to Saint Cognogan began. Bertrand du Rusquec, who initiated the work, was its first minister before being appointed rector of Guiscriff in 1514. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1637.
See also
References
- "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- INSEE commune file
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lanvénégen, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Armel Calvé, Guiscriff in Cornouaille, page 177, Le Thabor, 2008
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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