Grand-Champ

Grand-Champ (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Grand-Champ are called Grégamistes in French.

Geography

The town is situated 15 kilometres northwest of Vannes.

Breton language

In 2008 7.77% of children attended bilingual schools in primary education.

History

• Bataille de Grand-Champ in 1795, during chouannerie repression.
• On 1 December 1870, the Balloon mail Bataille-de-Paris, created by Jules Antoine Lissajous starts from Gare du Nord in Paris, at this time besieged by Prussians, and ends 460 kilometers away in Grand-Champ.

Places and monuments

• Saint Tugdual church (1866-1977). This church has, in its nave, two wooden-made panels coming from Notre-dame of Burgo Chapel.
• Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours (1898).
• Chapelle Sainte-Brigitte à Loperhet (1560-1588).
• Chapel of Lopabu (around 1520).
• Chapelle Notre-Dame au Burgo (1520-1540) - historical monument.
• Chapel Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs au Moustoir des Fleurs (beginning of 15th century).
• Fountain de Loperhet (end of 16th century).
• Fountain de Burgo (1573) - historical monument.
• Calvary of Lopabu (1520).
• Moustoir des Fleurs calvary (16th century).
• Croix au centre du cimetière.
• Castle of Penhoët (1756) known simply as « Grand-Champ », owned by the Prince Obolensky, Arnaud Henry Salas-Perez.
• Castle of Rest (15th century).
• Manor de Kermainguy (15th century).
• Manor de Kerleguen (1427).
• Well of Locmeren-des-Prés.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

• Official site
• Mayors of Morbihan Association