Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Santez-Anna-Wened | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Auray |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Auray |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Roland Gastine |
| Area 1 | 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 1,844 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56263 /56400 |
| Elevation | 36–57 m (118–187 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray (Breton: Santez-Anna-Wened) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray are called in French Saintannois.
Breton language
In 2008, 10,82% of all children in the area attended bilingual schools in primary education.[1]
Culture
The most notable feature of the village is the large Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray, which is a major site of pilgrimage. Saint Anne is the patron saint of Brittany. The Basilica was built in the mid-nineteenth century to replace an earlier church which had housed an ancient statue of Anne. The statue was said to have been miraculously discovered by Yves Nicolazic, a local peasant, who claimed to have had visions from the saint asking him to build a church in her honour.[2] The statue was destroyed during the French Revolution. In the gardens is a large war memorial to Breton victims of World War I, containing sculptures by Jules-Charles Le Bozec. A large statue of Henri, comte de Chambord, the last significant Bourbon claimant to the monarchy of France, is at the end of the road leading to the now-disused railway station.
Gallery
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Basilica -
memorial to Breton victims of World War I
See also
References
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Vannes
External links
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Sainte-Anne-d'Auray Template:Fr icon
- Map of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray on Michelin Template:En icon
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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