Lanvénégen

Lanvénégen (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃veneʒɛ̃]; Breton: Lannejenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Lanvénégen Lannejenn
Commune
An aerial view of Lanvénégen
Location of Lanvénégen
Lanvénégen Lanvénégen
Coordinates: 47°59′56″N 3°32′25″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-José Carlac
Area 1	29.42 km2 (11.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,139
• Density	39/km2 (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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,413 —     1800 1,408 −0.05% 1806 1,473 +0.76% 1821 1,606 +0.58% 1831 1,690 +0.51% 1836 1,858 +1.91% 1841 1,770 −0.97% 1846 1,797 +0.30% 1851 1,961 +1.76% 1856 1,893 −0.70% 1861 1,896 +0.03% 1866 1,942 +0.48% 1872 1,827 −1.01% 1876 1,979 +2.02% 1881 2,092 +1.12% 1886 2,155 +0.60% 1891 2,234 +0.72% 1896 2,322 +0.78%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,510 +1.57% 1906 2,651 +1.10% 1911 2,715 +0.48% 1921 2,693 −0.08% 1926 2,790 +0.71% 1931 2,744 −0.33% 1936 2,450 −2.24% 1946 2,310 −0.59% 1954 2,033 −1.58% 1962 1,727 −2.02% 1968 1,513 −2.18% 1975 1,330 −1.82% 1982 1,232 −1.09% 1990 1,221 −0.11% 1999 1,180 −0.38% 2009 1,217 +0.31% 2014 1,167 −0.84% 2020 1,138 −0.42%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2020)

Map

Topographic map

List of places

Bec an Naic Bec en Allée Bellevue Bourgeal Boutel Boutel Bihan Boutel Bras Bruguel (le) Caraizic Caraizic d'en Bas Caraizic d'en Haut Castellou Chapelle (la) Cleustrou Cleuziou Croix de Keroual Croix Neuve Douar Roux Goahel (le) Gossal Guernbrigent Guernléoret Guern Vihan Kaolins (les) Keranna Kerbouer

Kerbrestou Kerdellec Kerendreut Kerfatic Kergaouidal Kergariou Kergoff d'en Bas Kergoff d'en Haut Kerhargour Kerhellou Kerhern Kerhouarn Keriel Kerihuel Kerisole Kerivarch Kerizac Kerlégant Kerlen Kerliou Kerman Kerminé Kernégont Keroual d'en Bas Keroual d'en Haut Keroué d'en Bas

Keroué d'en Haut Kervennec Lanzonnet Léonas Lescréant Lijou (le) Loge Coucou Métairie de Lescréant Minébrienne Minégroes Minéguen Minémeur Minériou Moulin Baden Moulin de la Coutume Moulin de la Trinité Moulin du Pont Lédan Moulin du Rest Moulin de Lescréant Moulin de la Villeneuve Ninèze Nordrehan, Parc er Gat Pénéven Penquer Petit Keriel

Pont St Melaine Prezal Puz Quilliou Quilloten Quinquis Resteninic Restou Rhède (le) Roscoat Rosquéo Rozangat Saint Georges Saint Melaine (chapel) Saint Quijeau Saint Urlo, Stang Pénéven Sterlé (le) Toul Bren Traouguen Traouman Ty Bezen Vetveur Vetvienne Villeneuve (la)

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

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)