Grand-Champ

Grand-Champ
Gregam
Commune
The church of Saint-Tugdual

Coat of arms
Grand-Champ
Location within Brittany region
Grand-Champ
Coordinates: 47°45′33″N 2°50′36″W / 47.7592°N 2.8433°W / 47.7592; -2.8433Coordinates: 47°45′33″N 2°50′36″W / 47.7592°N 2.8433°W / 47.7592; -2.8433
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Grand-Champ
Intercommunality Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2014—2020) Yves Bleunven
Area1 67.34 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 5,232
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56067 /56390
Elevation 28–167 m (92–548 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 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.

Grand-Champ (Breton: Gregam) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Grand-Champ are called in French Grégamistes. The demographic evolution of inhabitants has been known since 1793 through census organized by this midtown. Since the beginning of 2000, this census is published yearly. This census is based on informations collected every year, linking the evolution on the territory during 5 years. Regarding under 10,000 inhabitants towns, an investigation on the total population takes place every 5 years, and between those years, only an evaluation with interpolation and extrapolation is made. The first census with this method was in 2008. Eventually, Grand-Champ counted 5235 inhabitants in 2014, an increase of 7.47% compared to 2009.

Geographics

This midtown is 15th kilometers north-west away from Vannes.

Breton language

In 2008, there were 7,77% of the children attending the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]

History

There are many references to Roi Stevan, that's why the motto of this town is : Grand-Champ, King Stevan Home.

Places and monuments

  • Saint Tugdual church (1866-1977). This church has, in its nave, two wooden-made pannels coming from Notre-dame of Burgo Chapel.
  • Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours (1898).
  • Chapelle Sainte-Brigitte à Loperhet (1560-1588).
  • Chapel of Lopabu (around 1520).
  • Chapelle Notre-Dame au Burgo (1520-1540) - historical monument (France).
  • Chapel Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs au Moustoir des Fleurs (beginning of 15th century).
  • Fountain de Loperhet (end of 16th century).
  • Fountain de Burgo (1573) - historical monument.
  • Calvary of Lopabu (1520).
  • Moustoir des Fleurs calvary (16th century).
  • Croix au centre du cimetière.
  • Castle of Penhoët (1756).
  • Castle of Rest (15th century).
  • Manor de Kermainguy (15th century).
  • Manor de Kerleguen (1427).
  • Well of Locmeren-des-Prés.

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