Saint-Mayeux Explained
Saint-Mayeux |
Native Name: | Sant-Vaeg |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 48.2567°N -3.0047°W |
Insee: | 22316 |
Postal Code: | 22320 |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Brieuc |
Canton: | Guerlédan |
Mayor: | Gilles Hellard[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
Elevation Min M: | 189 |
Elevation Max M: | 316 |
Area Km2: | 30.63 |
Saint-Mayeux (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ majø/;) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Demographics
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 and Roch ar len
- The tomb of the Gauls (a gallery grave, or neolithic tomb)
Personalities
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.