Saint-Thégonnec
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Saint-Thégonnec |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix |
| Mayor | Yvon Abiven (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–216 m (23–709 ft) |
| Land area1 | 41.76 km2 (16.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,630 (2008) |
| - Density | 63 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29266/ 29410 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°31′19″N 3°56′43″W / 48.5219°N 3.9453°W
Saint-Thégonnec (Breton: Sant-Tegoneg) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France.
The village is noted for its very elaborate parish close, one of a number in the area, which include Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.
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Population [edit]
Inhabitants of Saint-Thégonnec are called Saint-Thégonnecois.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,291 | — |
| 1800 | 3,291 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 3,422 | +4.0% |
| 1821 | 3,563 | +4.1% |
| 1831 | 3,648 | +2.4% |
| 1836 | 3,836 | +5.2% |
| 1841 | 3,926 | +2.3% |
| 1846 | 3,962 | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 3,802 | −4.0% |
| 1856 | 3,588 | −5.6% |
| 1861 | 3,957 | +10.3% |
| 1866 | 4,050 | +2.4% |
| 1872 | 3,681 | −9.1% |
| 1876 | 3,548 | −3.6% |
| 1881 | 3,409 | −3.9% |
| 1886 | 3,215 | −5.7% |
| 1891 | 3,317 | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 3,073 | −7.4% |
| 1901 | 3,144 | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 3,206 | +2.0% |
| 1911 | 3,171 | −1.1% |
| 1921 | 2,980 | −6.0% |
| 1926 | 2,977 | −0.1% |
| 1931 | 2,719 | −8.7% |
| 1936 | 2,536 | −6.7% |
| 1946 | 2,532 | −0.2% |
| 1954 | 2,241 | −11.5% |
| 1962 | 2,159 | −3.7% |
| 1968 | 2,127 | −1.5% |
| 1975 | 1,986 | −6.6% |
| 1982 | 2,133 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 2,139 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,267 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2,630 | +16.0% |
Breton language [edit]
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 March 2005.
Parish close [edit]
A parish close is an enclosed area around the parish church, including the church yard and a number of other features.
In common with others in the area, the Saint-Thégonnec close features a large ceremonial entrance arch, stressing the importance of the close as a focus for pilgrimage and pardons. An impressive calvary or crucifix forms the focus of the church yard. As at nearby Lampaul-Guimiliau, there is a separate charnel house or ossuary, with a life-sized tableau of the Entombment of Christ.
The interior of the church is exemplary of the local version of Baroque style, with a large quantity of polychrome sculpture and decoration, including a spectacular pulpit.
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The church and entrance to parish close.
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Ceremonial entrance arch.
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Detail of calvary.
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The choir.
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Retable of the Rosary.
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Retable of the Holy Sacrament.
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Detail from the Entombment in the ossuary: St John the Apostle and the Virgin Mary.
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Folding triptych of the Madonna and Child in the parish church.
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St Mark, from a set of Four Evangelists decorating the pulpit.
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Polychrome decorative moulding from the pulpit.
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St Pol, an important Breton saint: polychrome statue in the parish church.
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Polychrome statue of St Christopher and the infant Christ in the parish church.
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