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Quimperlé
Quimperlé (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, 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 belongs to Cornouaille. The town is situated at the confluence of the Isole and Ellé rivers that combine to form the Laïta river, hence its name: confluent (kemper-) of the Ellé (-le). A fourth smaller river, the Dourdu (black water in Breton), joins the Laïta downstream. Quimperlé station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient, Vannes and Rennes. The city is traditionally divided in two parts, the High Town and the Lower Town. The Lower Town, in the valley, is the historical centre, and developed around the Saint-Colomban church (of which only the front wall remains) and the Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé Abbey, abbey of Sainte Croix (Holy Cross). It covers t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Croix De Quimperlé Abbey
Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé Abbey is a former Benedictines, Benedictine abbey located in the town of Quimperlé, in the French department of Finistère, within the Brittany region. According to popular tradition, it was founded in 1029 by Saint Gurloës, thanks to a donation from Alan Canhiart, Alain Canhiart, Count of Cornouaille; in reality, the foundation probably took place between 1040 and 1050. It was one of Brittany's most powerful abbeys, with numerous priories and other outbuildings. Placed under the In commendam, commende regime in 1553, the abbey declined somewhat, until it was taken over by the Congregation of Saint Maur in 1665. The abbey was closed during the French Revolution. It had a large library, rich in ancient and precious manuscripts; this literary treasure was then looted and scattered. Only the Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé cartulary was saved from destruction by Le Guillou, a Quimperlé doctor. The abbey church became a parish church, and the conventual buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapelle De Lothéa
The Chapelle de Lothéa is a Roman Catholic religious building in Quimperlé, France. Founded nearly ten centuries ago, it is one of the oldest monuments in Quimperlé, albeit a modest one. At one time, it was the seat of the largest parish in the Quimperlé region: the parish of Lohéa comprised 73 villages or hamlets, and included most of the , as well as the trève of Trélivalaire. Parish history Saint They or Saint Théa, a little-known early 20th-century saint, was a disciple of Saint Guénolé, a monk from Landévennec. The date of the chapel's foundation is still unknown, but it wasn't until 1029 that we heard mention of this "monastela" in the deed of gift from Alain Canhiart, Count of Cornouaille, to the Abbey of Sainte-Croix. In fact, Alain Canhiart, who had fallen ill in his castle at Quimperlé, decided, in addition to founding the monastery dedicated to the Holy Cross, to give the Abbey the small monastery dedicated to Saint Thea, which shows that there was at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimperlé Communauté
Quimperlé Communauté is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Quimperlé. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, northwestern France. Created in 1993, its seat is in Quimperlé.CA Quimperlé Communauté (N° SIREN : 242900694) BANATIC. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Its area is 607.0 km2. Its population was 55,993 in 2019, of which 12,220 in Quimperlé proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimperlé Station
Quimperlé is a railway station in Quimperlé, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 7 September 1863, and is located on the Savenay–Landerneau railway. Today, the station is served by TGV (high speed), Intercités (long distance) and TER Bretagne services operated by the SNCF. Train services The station is served by high speed trains to Quimper and Paris, and regional trains to Quimper, Lorient, Nantes and Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ....Le réseau de transport de la Région Bretagne TER Bretagne, accessed 26 April 2022. ...
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Jean Joncourt
Jean Joncourt was a French sculptor born in Irvillac in 1869 and who died in 1937. He is well known for his work on war memorials. Biography Jean Joncourt was born in Irvillac on 31 December 1869. There is no record of his having received any academic training in sculpture and at the age of 20 he was registered as a mason. He was called up for military service and served in the 1st Regiment of Engineers from November 1890 to September 1891. In 1896 he moved to Quimperlé and married Marie Marguerite Derrien, who had been born in Clohars-Carnoët in 1872. The census of 1911 recorded Joncourt as working as a sculptor, with a daughter born in 1897, a son in 1903 and a second daughter in 1904. In 1914 he received mobilization papers and is recorded as having served in April 1915 in the 1st Battalion Territorial Engineers and then the 65th Infantry moving on to the 23rd "Escadron du Train". In October 1917, Joncourt appears in official records as running a funeral parlour in Quimperlé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clohars-Carnoët
Clohars-Carnoët (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The beach resort of Le Pouldu, with the beaches of Bellangenet and Kerrou, is located in the town. Geography The commune has two small harbours: Le Pouldu and Doëlan. The Carnoët forest extends partly over the north of the commune. Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. The mouth of the river Ellé, called Laïta, forms a natural boundary to the east. Population Inhabitants of Clohars-Carnoët are called in French ''Cloharsiens''. Map Tourism The beaches of Bellangenet and Kerrou, in the seaside resort of Le Pouldu, are popular destinations in Summer. See also *Communes of the Finistère department *Entry on sculptor of war memorial Jean Joncourt Jean Joncourt was a French sculptor born in Irvillac in 1869 and who died in 1937. He is well known for his work on war memorials. Biography Jean Joncourt was born in Irvillac on 31 December 1869. There is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Alphonse Barnoin
Henri Alphonse Barnoin (7 July 1882 – 17 March 1940) was a French painter born in Paris in 1882. Biography Barnoin's father was an artist as were two of his uncles, and he studied art at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Although Barnoin initially studied with Luc-Olivier Merson, it was his second teacher, Émile Dameron, who became a more significant influence on his artistic style, attracting Barnoin to Impressionism. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He first exhibited his paintings at the Salon des Artistes de Paris in 1909. He continued to exhibit regularly at this annual Salon, winning a silver medal in 1921 and a gold medal in 1935. He chose to live in Concarneau in 1919, having been a frequent visitor to the port before the 1914–1918 war. There he opened a studio on the "Quai Pénéroff" which became a favourite meeting place for fellow artists all inspired by the light and animated scenes of fishing bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Works Of The Two Folgoët Ateliers
The work of the atelier "Le grand atelier ducal du Folgoët"—one of the two main workshops, with the other being the "atelier cornouaillais du Maître de Tronoën", that emerged during the veritable "golden age" of carving in stone in 15th-century Brittany, considered a marked renaissance, after little activity in the 13th and 14th centuries—can be broken down into two sections, the so-called "first atelier" (active 1423–1468) and "second atelier" (active 1458–1509). The article will deal with each of these two workshops. For ease of reference, the first atelier's work has been divided into sections: # work on porches in either granite or kersanton stone, calvaries, flagstones/effigies for tombs (gisant), statues, and # some miscellaneous items. The second atelier section deals with the porch of the Église Saint-Herbot in Plonévez-du-Faou and the Église at Plourac'h. The Église Notre-Dame at Le Folgoët What started as the "Chapelle du Folgoët" originated in the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Finistère Department
The following is a list of the 277 Communes of France, communes of the Finistère Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Brest Métropole *CA Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas *CA Morlaix Communauté *Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale *CA Quimperlé Communauté *Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz *CC Douarnenez Communauté *Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille *CC Haut-Léon Communauté *Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden *CC Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes *CC Monts d'Arrée Communauté *Communauté de co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellé
The Ellé (; ) is a river in the region of Brittany, western France. Its source is south of the town Rostrenen, in the south-west of the department Côtes-d'Armor. The Ellé flows southwest through the following ''département in France, départements'' and towns: * Côtes-d'Armor * Morbihan: Le Faouët, Morbihan, Le Faouët * Finistère: Quimperlé At the town of Quimperlé it is joined by the Isole to form the Laïta that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Le Pouldu. Combined with the Laïta, the river is long. References Rivers of France Rivers of Brittany Rivers of Côtes-d'Armor Rivers of Morbihan Rivers of Finistère {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.Populations légales 2019: 29 Finistère INSEE History  The present department consists of the historical region of Viscounty of Léon, Léon and parts of Cornouaille and Trégor, both parts of pre-revolutionary Brittany.
The name ''Finistère'' derives from the Latin ''Finis Terræ'', meaning ''end of the earth.'' In England, a similar area is called Land' ...
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Isole
Isole () 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 Quimperlé it is joined by the Ellé to form the Laïta, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ... at Le Pouldu. References Rivers of France Rivers of Brittany Rivers of Finistère Rivers of Morbihan {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
