Le Croisty Explained

Le Croisty
Native Name:Ar C'hroesti
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.0658°N -3.3625°W
Insee:56048
Postal Code:56540
Arrondissement:Pontivy
Canton:Gourin
Mayor:Bruno Lavarec[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Roi Morvan Communauté
Elevation Min M:123
Elevation Max M:255
Area Km2:15.88

Le Croisty (in French pronounced as /lə kʁwasti/; Breton: Ar C'hroesti) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]

Toponymy

From the breton kroaz which means cross and ty which means house. Le Croisty can be translated as the house of the cross. In the past, the village belonged to the Knights Hospitaller.

Geography

Le Croisty is located 30km (20miles) east of Pontivy, 35km (22miles) north of Lorient and 64km (40miles) northwest of Vannes. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Le Croisty is border by Priziac to the west, by Saint-Tugdual to the north, by Ploërdut to the east and by Saint-Caradec-Trégomel to the south. Apart from the village centre, there are about fifty hamlets. Most of the hamlets consist of two or three houses but others are larger like the village of Cornhospital.

History

Le Croisty was created as a new commune in 1903. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the village of Saint-Tugdual.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Croisty are called in French Croistyates.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maires du Morbihan. 7 July 2020. Préfecture du Morbihan.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM56048-le-croisty INSEE commune file