Saint-Mayeux
| Saint-Mayeux Sant-Vaeg | |
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  Saint-Mayeux | |
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Location within Brittany region  Saint-Mayeux | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′24″N 3°00′17″W / 48.2567°N 3.0047°WCoordinates: 48°15′24″N 3°00′17″W / 48.2567°N 3.0047°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Corlay |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Corlay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Quéré |
| Area1 | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 527 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22316 / 22320 |
| Elevation | 189–316 m (620–1,037 ft) |
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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-Mayeux (Breton: Sant-Vaeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
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| 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
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