Saint-Thurien (; ) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

department of

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

in north-western

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. It takes its name from Saint Turiaf of Dol, bishop of the

ancient Diocese of Dol The Breton and French Catholic diocese of Dol existed from 848 to the French Revolution. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801. Its see was Dol Cathedral. Its scattered territory (deriving from the holdings of the Celtic monastery, and incl ...

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Thurien are called in French ''Thuriennois''.

Geography

Saint-Thurien is located in the southeastern part of Finistère, northwest of

Quimperlé Quimperlé (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Quimperlé is in the southeast of Finistère, 20 km to the west of Lorient and 44 km to the east of Quimper. Historically, it belo ...

, northwest of

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...

and east of

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography Th ...

. Historically, the town belongs to

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; br, Kernev, Kerne) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princ ...

. It lies in the valley of the river

Isole Isole ( br, Izol) is a river which flows through the department of Finistère in the region of Brittany in France. It is long and its basin area is . Its source is near Roudouallec. Another town on the Isole is Scaër. At the town of Quimpe ...

. Saint-Thurien is border by

Guiscriff Guiscriff (; br, Gwiskri) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Querrien Querrien (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Querrien are called in French ''Querriennois''. Geography The village centre is located north of Quimperlé. Neighbouring ...

to the east, by

Mellac Mellac (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Mellac are called in French ''Mellacois''. Geography The village centre is located northeast of Quimperlé. Historically, ...

to the south and by

Bannalec Bannalec (; br, Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France. Bannalec station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland. Geo ...

to the west. Apart from the village centre, there are about sixty hamlets.

Map

List of places

History

The parish church was rebuilt at the end of the nineteenth century in accordance with the architect

Joseph Bigot Joseph Bigot was a French architect. He was a local councillor of Quimper from 1870 till 1878. He built or renovated a number very important of monuments in Finistère, especially religious constructions. Early life Architectural work * Exe ...

's plans. The new church replaced an older church that dated from the sixteenth century.

Economy

The Peny factory, located on the banks of the river Isole, with 340 employees, in the main employer in the town.

International relations

Since 1995, it is twinned with the village of Kilmacow in County Kilkenny,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

.Kilmacow twinning
at the Official Official Co. Kilkenny Web Site

Gallery

File:Stele Saint-Thurien.JPG, The

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...

stele that stands in the church square File:Saint-Thurien_calvaire.jpg, The calvary that stands in the church square File:Eglise Saint-Thurien.JPG, The

neo-Gothic Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

parish church

References

External links

Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub