Saint-Marcel
Sant-Marc'hell | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Saint-Marcel | |
  Saint-Marcel  Saint-Marcel | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′18″N 2°25′03″W / 47.805°N 2.4175°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Oust à Brocéliande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Armelle Robert [1] |
| Area 1 | 12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | 1,127 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
56228 /56140 |
| Elevation | 12–112 m (39–367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Marcel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl] ; Breton: Sant-Marc'hell) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. [3]
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
 | This Morbihan geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Saint-Marcel
Sant-Marc'hell | |
|---|---|
|
The town hall in Saint-Marcel | |
Saint-Marcel Saint-Marcel | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′18″N 2°25′03″W / 47.805°N 2.4175°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Oust à Brocéliande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Armelle Robert [1] |
| Area 1 | 12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | 1,127 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
56228 /56140 |
| Elevation | 12–112 m (39–367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Marcel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl] ; Breton: Sant-Marc'hell) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. [3]
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
|
| This Morbihan geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |