Mûr-de-Bretagne is a small town with shops, located east of the Lac de Guerlédan.
Toponymy
The old forms of the name are: Mur (1283), Mur (1368), Mur (1516), Mur (1536), Meur (1630).[3]
The name of the commune translated into Breton is Mur.[3]
History
Transportation
The town was previously served by a train station. The line on which it was on is now a cycleway
Politics and administration
Demographics
In 2017, the municipality had 2,026 inhabitants.[4] This population accounts for the former commune.
The inhabitants of Mûr-de-Bretagne are known in French as mûrois.
Local culture and heritage
Places and monuments
The Chapel of Sainte-Suzanne
The chapel Sainte-Suzanne is classified as an historical monument since 4 June 1952.[7] It is surrounded by oak trees painted around 1840-1850 by Jean-Baptiste Corot.[8]
Church of Saint-Pierre: indoors, altars and chairs carved by a local artist. On the pulpit, sculpted panels represent the seven deadly sins.
The Allée couverte de Coët Correc [fr], classified as an historical monument on 8 November 1956.[9]
Le Barzic, E. (1946). Mûr de Bretagne et sa région [Mur de Bretagne and its region]. Guide officiel du syndicat d'initiative (in French). Quimper: Nature et Bretagne. 480.
References
^Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^Arrêté préfectoral 30 August 2016 (in French)
^ a b"Résultats concernant " Mûr-de-Bretagne "". la base KerOfis. Office public de la langue bretonne.
^ a bTéléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mûr-de-Bretagne, EHESS(in French).
^"Populations légales 2012". Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^Base Mérimée: PA00089349, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)