Saint-Servan (; often abbreviated as St. Servan; ) is a town of western

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, in

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of

Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. The Fortification, walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth ...

. It is renowned for its shops and restaurants.

History

In June 1758, during the

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troops captured Saint-Servan as part of the

Raid on St Malo The Raid on St Malo took place in June 1758 when an amphibious British naval expedition landed close to the French port of St Malo in Brittany. While the town itself was not attacked, as had been initially planned, the British destroyed large a ...

. The British burnt 30

privateers A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign o ...

and a hundred other ships before they withdrew. Its population in 1906 was 1,965. A trolleybus service to

Saint Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. The walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the All ...

was introduced that year by Tracteurs Electrique Bretons. They used an electrobus designed by

Louis Lombard-Gérin Louis Lombard-Gérin (4 June 1848, Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, ...

. It followed the route of the existing tramway. Although the route was extended to

Paramé Paramé (; ) is a former town and commune of France on the north coast of Brittany. Paramé merged with Saint-Servan to form the commune of Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, ...

in April 1907, the service was scrapped on 5 June 1907. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged with Paramé, into the commune of

in 1967. Originally, the area was known as Aleth, whose first

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

was the 5th century

. Today, Catholic pilgrims can visit the House of the Cross at Saint-Servan where Saint

Jeanne Jugan Jeanne Jugan (25 October 1792 – 29 August 1879), religious name ''Mary of the Cross'', was a French religious sister who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor. Her service resulted in the establishment ...

performed her charitable works for the Little Sisters of the Poor.Michel Lafon, 2009 ''15 Days of Prayer with Saint Jeanne Jugan'' New City Press page 20

Miscellaneous

Louis Duchesne Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne (; 13 September 1843 – 21 April 1922) was a French priest, philology, philologist, teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions. Life Descended from a family of Bri ...

(1843–1922), historian and writer. * William Henry von Eberstein (1821–1890), mariner, soldier, and farmer

Notes

References

* Saint-Malo Saintservan Curiosolitae {{IlleVilaine-geo-stub