Spézet (; ) is a
commune in the
Finistère department
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Government and military
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of
Brittany in north-western
France.
Geography
Spézet is a rural municipality in east central Finistère, historically belonging to
Cornouaille. It is bounded on the west and north by the river the Aulne and Hyères describing large meanders (Nantes-Brest Canal-channel) while at the southeast end of its territory lies Roc'h Toullaëron, which from its height of 318 m is the culmination of the Black Mountains. The village occupies a small hill whose altitude is around 100 meters northwest of the town. Spézet is border by
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin (; br, Sant-Hern) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. The historian and librarian Georges Le Rider (1928-2014) wa ...
to the east, by Gourin to the southeast, by
Roudouallec to the south, by
Saint-Goazec to the southwest, by
Châteauneuf-du-Faou to the west and by
Plonévez-du-Faou
Plonévez-du-Faou () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography Climate
Plonévez-du-Faou has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Plonévez- ...
,
Landeleau
Landeleau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Landeleau are called in French ''Landeleausiens''.
Map
See also
*Communes of the Finistère department
The following ...
and
Cleden-Poher to the north.
Map
Climate
Spézet has a
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
(
Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Spézet is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Spézet was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 1 February 1997.
History
During the Revolt of the Bonnets Rouges ("Red Caps") in 1675, the parishioners involved in the ransacking of the Kergoet castle in Saint-Hernin, owned by the Marquis Le Moyne de Trevigny. The parish is to pay 5000 livres as damages and repairs to the said Marquis for the injury. Four residents of the parish were excluded from the amnesty of 1676.
In 1770, according to Jean-Baptiste Ogée, the parish lands were uncultivated in many parts, especially in the mountains where the soil, poor quality, did not allow residents to take advantage of it. The land was actually good in the north of the parish.
In September and October 1779, an outbreak of dysentery caused about 150 victims in Spézet. Bodies had to be buried without entering the church for fear of contagion, under penalty of a fine of 20 livres.
June 24, 1944, ten resistants arrested in Spézet were shot in Lanvénégen after being sentenced to death by the German military court sitting in Le Faouët.
Population
Inhabitants of Spézet are called in French ''Spézetois''.
Sights and monuments
*
Jardin botanique des Montagnes Noires
* Manoir de Menez Kamm (where lived the adventurer and reporter, the
Countess Vefa de Saint-Pierre) ;
* Manoir du Bois Garin ;
* Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, consacrée en 17198 et son ossuaire ;
* Chapelle du Krann (vitraux du XVIe siècle et bas-reliefs) et son ossuaire ;
* Panorama du roc de Toull al Laëron ;
* Éperon rocheux de Kudel ;
* Alignement des menhirs du "Bois du Duc" ;
* Allée couverte de Kerbasquet
Twin towns
Spézet is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with the village of
Roundwood, in
County Wicklow
County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...
,
Ireland.
Roundwood School News
Roundwood.ie. Published in 02-04. Retrieved on 11-12-07.
See also
* Communes of the Finistère department
References
External links
Official website
*
Mayors of Finistère Association
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