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Mauron (French pronunciation: [moʁɔ̃]; Breton: Maoron) is a commune in the Morbihan department and Brittany region of north-western France.[3] It lies close to the borders of both Côtes d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine. Mauron's location make it a crossroads on the routes connecting Dinan to Vannes and Quimper to Rennes.

Mauron
Maoron
Commune
St Peter's Church in Mauron
Location of Mauron
Mauron
Mauron
Coordinates: 48°04′59″N 2°17′05″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPloërmel
IntercommunalityPloërmel Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yves Chasles[1]
Area
1
67.23 km2 (25.96 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
3,145
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56127 /56430
Elevation47–130 m (154–427 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History


Aerial archaeology has revealed the existence of a large number of Gaulish farms, attesting to the agricultural wealth of the territory, which is traversed by the Roman road leading from Quimper to Rennes.

Saint Judicaël founded a monastery in the area, at a place called Saint-Léry.

The first historical mention of Mauron dates from 1152. In the eighteenth century, a fair was held here on 28 October each year, the feast of St Simon.


Battle of Mauron


On 14 August 1352 six hundred French Bretons (who supported King John II of France, the protector of Charles of Blois) under the leadership of the marshal of Offemont fought Anglo-Breton troops (supporting the Montfort side) which was led by Gaultier de Genteley (or Venteley, or Benteley). He was assisted by Tanguy du Chastel, Yves Trésiguidy and Garnier de Cadoual. The battle appears to have taken place near the village of Bois-de-la-Roche.

The king's troops lost the battle, and many corpses were left on the field of battle, including those of the marshal of Offemont, the count of Marche, the lords of Bricquebec and Beauvais, Alain VII (11th viscount Rohan), Tinténiac, and a significant number of knights (around 140).


Demographics


In 2017 the commune had 3,082 inhabitants. In French the inhabitants of Mauron are known as Mauronnais.


Breton language


In September 2019, 25 of the commune's 179 public primary school pupils were being educated bilingually.[4]


Sites and Monuments



Religious



Civil



Personalities connected to the commune



Twin towns


Mauron is twinned with the town of Newmarket in Ireland.


See also



References


  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Enseignement - Office Public de la Langue Bretonne".



На других языках


[de] Mauron

Mauron (bretonisch Maoron) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 3.145 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Pontivy und zum Kanton Ploërmel. Die Einwohner werden Mauronnais(es) genannt.
- [en] Mauron



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