Saint-Mayeux
Saint-Mayeux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ majø]; Breton: Sant-Vaeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 839 | — |
| 1968 | 874 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 773 | −11.6% |
| 1982 | 664 | −14.1% |
| 1990 | 539 | −18.8% |
| 1999 | 484 | −10.2% |
| 2009 | 527 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 505 | −4.2% |
Inhabitants of Saint-Mayeux are known in French as mayochins.
Sights
- The church bell, reconstructed in 1730, previously said to have been at the Abbey of Bon Repos.
- Saint-Maurice chapel, its altarpiece is listed as historically significant and it has a "miraculous" font.
- The Roch ar lien, steeped in history and legend.
- The menhirs, Mein al has (French: la Pierre du chat) and Roch ar len (French: le Rocher du sommet)
- The tomb of the Gauls (a gallery grave, or neolithic tomb)
Personalities
- Jules-Charles Le Bozec, sculptor
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Mayeux.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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