Saint-Marcel, Morbihan Explained

Saint-Marcel
Native Name:Sant-Marc'hell
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:47.805°N -2.4175°W
Insee:56228
Postal Code:56140
Arrondissement:Vannes
Canton:Moréac
Mayor:Armelle Robert[1]
Term:2022 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Elevation Min M:12
Elevation Max M:112
Area Km2:12.81

Saint-Marcel (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ maʁsɛl/; Breton: Sant-Marc'hell) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]

Saint-Marcel houses the Museum of the Breton Resistance which commemorates the uprising of the Maquis of Saint-Marcel (3,000 fighters) and 200 Free French SAS parachutists in 18 June 1944, which the French force under command of Colonel Morice (Paul Chenailler), Free French Pierre Bourgoin and André Hue came under German attack.

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM56228-saint-marcel INSEE commune file