Mûr-de-Bretagne

Coordinates: 48°12′03″N 2°59′05″W / 48.2008°N 2.9847°W / 48.2008; -2.9847
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Mûr-de-Bretagne
Mur
Part of Guerlédan
The town hall of Mûr-de-Bretagne
The town hall of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Flag of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Coat of arms of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Location of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Map
Mûr-de-Bretagne is located in France
Mûr-de-Bretagne
Mûr-de-Bretagne
Mûr-de-Bretagne is located in Brittany
Mûr-de-Bretagne
Mûr-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 48°12′03″N 2°59′05″W / 48.2008°N 2.9847°W / 48.2008; -2.9847
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonGuerlédan
CommuneGuerlédan
Area
1
29.80 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,032
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
22530
Elevation69–290 m (226–951 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mûr-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [myʁ bʁətaɲ], literally Mûr of Brittany; Breton: Mur) is a town and former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune was merged into the new commune Guerlédan.[2]

Geography[edit]

Map of the former commune

Mûr-de-Bretagne is a small town with shops, located east of the Lac de Guerlédan.

Toponymy[edit]

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[edit]

Transportation[edit]

The town was previously served by a train station. The line on which it was on is now a cycleway

Politics and administration[edit]

List of mayors of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Start End Name Party Other details
1809 1815 Guillaume Michel Fraboullet
... ... Raymond Hinault
June 1995 2008 Alain Auffret Independent Farmer
March 2008 ... Georges Tilly Independent Retired, President of the CC
2014 In progress Hervé Le Lu Independent Art director

Demographics[edit]

In 2017, the municipality had 2,026 inhabitants.[4] This population accounts for the former commune.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17931,891—    
18002,096+1.48%
18061,819−2.33%
18211,951+0.47%
18312,354+1.90%
18362,283−0.61%
18412,267−0.14%
18462,413+1.26%
18512,403−0.08%
18562,333−0.59%
18612,362+0.25%
18662,534+1.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
18722,510−0.16%
18762,508−0.02%
18812,581+0.58%
18862,528−0.41%
18912,433−0.76%
18962,489+0.46%
19012,574+0.67%
19062,436−1.10%
19112,417−0.16%
19212,254−0.70%
19262,149−0.95%
19312,233+0.77%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19362,265+0.28%
19462,409+0.62%
19542,116−1.61%
19622,125+0.05%
19682,075−0.40%
19752,105+0.21%
19822,091−0.10%
19902,049−0.25%
19992,090+0.22%
20072,089−0.01%
20122,106+0.16%
20172,026−0.77%
From 1962 to 1999: Population without double counting; for the years following: municipal population.
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999[5] then INSEE from 2007[6][4]

The inhabitants of Mûr-de-Bretagne are known in French as mûrois.

Local culture and heritage[edit]

Places and monuments[edit]

The Chapel of Sainte-Suzanne

Sport[edit]

A painting of Jean Robic - Mûr-de-Bretagne - Tour de France 2011.

Mûr was the end of the fourth stage of the 2011 Tour de France; Cadel Evans won the stage in 2011 and went on to win the Tour. Mûr hosted the finish of the eighth stage of the 2015 Tour de France. Alexis Vuillermoz took the win. On 17 October 2017, it was announced it would be the finish line for the 6th stage of the 2018 Tour de France on 12 July 2018. Irish cyclist Dan Martin from UAE Team Emirates took the stage.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Arms of Mûr-de-Bretagne
The arms of Mûr-de-Bretagne are blazoned :
Of azure to a cross engrailed or, to a franc-canton gules, charged four macles of argent raised 2,2.



See also[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 August 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ a b "Résultats concernant " Mûr-de-Bretagne "". la base KerOfis. Office public de la langue bretonne.
  4. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mûr-de-Bretagne, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ "Populations légales 2012". Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00089349, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  8. ^ Base Joconde: Reference no. 000PE000623, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  9. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00089348, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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