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Saint Mayeux

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Côtes-d'Armor

Intercommunality
  
Pays de Corlay

Area
  
30.63 km²

Population
  
484 (1999)

Region
  
Brittany

Canton
  
Corlay

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:14 AM

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Brieuc

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 77% Humidity

Saint-Mayeux (Breton: Sant-Vaeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Contents

Map of 22320 Saint-Mayeux, France

Demographics

Inhabitants of Saint-Mayeux are known in French as mayochins.

Sights

  • The church bell, reconstructed in 1730, previously said to have been at the Abbey of Bon Repos.
  • Saint-Maurice chapel, its altarpiece is listed as historically significant and it has a "miraculous" font.
  • The Roch ar lien, steeped in history and legend.
  • The menhirs, Mein al has (French: la Pierre du chat) and Roch ar len (French: le Rocher du sommet)
  • The tomb of the Gauls (a gallery grave, or neolithic tomb)

    • Personalities

  • Jules-Charles Le Bozec, sculptor

    • References

    Saint-Mayeux Wikipedia
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