Saint-Thégonnec
Saint-Thégonnec Sant-Tegoneg | ||
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Notre-Dame Church in parish close | ||
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Saint-Thégonnec | ||
Location within Brittany region Saint-Thégonnec | ||
Coordinates: 48°31′19″N 3°56′43″W / 48.5219°N 3.9453°WCoordinates: 48°31′19″N 3°56′43″W / 48.5219°N 3.9453°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
Canton | Saint-Thégonnec | |
Intercommunality | Morlaix | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Solange Creignou | |
Area1 | 41.76 km2 (16.12 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 2,630 | |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29266 / 29410 | |
Elevation | 7–216 m (23–709 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Saint-Thégonnec (Breton: Sant-Tegoneg) is a former commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner.[1]
The village is noted for its very elaborate parish close, one of a number in the area, which include Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Thégonnec are called Saint-Thégonnecois.
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 3,291 | — |
1800 | 3,291 | +0.0% |
1806 | 3,422 | +4.0% |
1821 | 3,563 | +4.1% |
1831 | 3,648 | +2.4% |
1836 | 3,836 | +5.2% |
1841 | 3,926 | +2.3% |
1846 | 3,962 | +0.9% |
1851 | 3,802 | −4.0% |
1856 | 3,588 | −5.6% |
1861 | 3,957 | +10.3% |
1866 | 4,050 | +2.4% |
1872 | 3,681 | −9.1% |
1876 | 3,548 | −3.6% |
1881 | 3,409 | −3.9% |
1886 | 3,215 | −5.7% |
1891 | 3,317 | +3.2% |
1896 | 3,073 | −7.4% |
1901 | 3,144 | +2.3% |
1906 | 3,206 | +2.0% |
1911 | 3,171 | −1.1% |
1921 | 2,980 | −6.0% |
1926 | 2,977 | −0.1% |
1931 | 2,719 | −8.7% |
1936 | 2,536 | −6.7% |
1946 | 2,532 | −0.2% |
1954 | 2,241 | −11.5% |
1962 | 2,159 | −3.7% |
1968 | 2,127 | −1.5% |
1975 | 1,986 | −6.6% |
1982 | 2,133 | +7.4% |
1990 | 2,139 | +0.3% |
1999 | 2,267 | +6.0% |
2008 | 2,630 | +16.0% |
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 March 2005.
Parish close
A parish close is an enclosed area around the parish church, including the church yard and a number of other features.
In common with others in the area, the Saint-Thégonnec close features a large ceremonial entrance arch, stressing the importance of the close as a focus for pilgrimage and pardons. An impressive calvary or crucifix forms the focus of the church yard. As at nearby Lampaul-Guimiliau, there is a separate charnel house or ossuary, with a life-sized tableau of the Entombment of Christ.
The interior of the church is exemplary of the local version of Baroque style, with a large quantity of polychrome sculpture and decoration, including a spectacular pulpit.
See Saint-Thégonnec Parish close
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
- Yann Larhantec Sculptor of Calvaries including one in Saint-Thégonnec
- List of the works of the Maître de Plougastel
- List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (French)
- The church and entrance to parish close.
- Ceremonial entrance arch.
- Detail of calvary.
- The choir.
- Retable of the Rosary.
- Retable of the Holy Sacrament.
- Folding triptych of the Madonna and Child in the parish church.
- St Mark, from a set of Four Evangelists decorating the pulpit.
- Polychrome decorative moulding from the pulpit.
- Polychrome statue of St Christopher and the infant Christ in the parish church.
Twin city
- Silverton, Devon, England, since 2008.
External links
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