Grand-Champ

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Grand-Champ

|native name = Gregam

|commune status = Commune

|image = Eglise Saint Tugdual.jpg

|caption = The church of Saint-Tugdual

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Grand-Champ (Morbihan).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|47.7592|-2.8433|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56067

|postal code = 56390

|arrondissement = Vannes

|canton = Grand-Champ

|mayor = Dominique Le Meur{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=16 April 2024|language=fr}}

|term = 2023–2026

|intercommunality = Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes agglomération

|elevation m = 127

|elevation min m = 28

|elevation max m = 167

|area km2 = 67.34

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Grand-Champ ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁɑ̃ ʃɑ̃}}; {{langx|br|Gregam}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56067-grand-champ INSEE commune file]

Demographics

Inhabitants of Grand-Champ are called Grégamistes in French. Grand-Champ counted 5,404 inhabitants in 2017, an increase of 14% compared to 2007.

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-56067#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |2662

|1975 |3052

|1982 |3503

|1990 |3897

|1999 |4246

|2007 |4754

|2012 |5098

|2017 |5404

}}

Geography

The town is situated 15 kilometres northwest of Vannes.

Breton language

In 2008 7.77% of children attended bilingual schools in primary education.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]

History

There are many references to Roi Stevan, that's why the motto of this town is : Grand-Champ, King Stevan Home.

Bataille de Grand-Champ in 1795, during chouannerie repression.
On 1 December 1870, the Balloon mail Bataille-de-Paris, created by Jules Antoine Lissajous starts from Gare du Nord in Paris, at this time besieged by Prussians, and ends 460 kilometers away in Grand-Champ.[http://www.coppoweb.com/ballons/fr.ball_lst.php?idnb=38 Ballon No. 38 : « La Bataille-de-Paris »]

Places and monuments

Saint Tugdual church (1866-1977). This church has, in its nave, two wooden-made panels coming from Notre-dame of Burgo Chapel.
Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours (1898).
Chapelle Sainte-Brigitte à Loperhet (1560-1588).
Chapel of Lopabu (around 1520).
Chapelle Notre-Dame au Burgo (1520-1540) - historical monument.
Chapel Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs au Moustoir des Fleurs (beginning of 15th century).
Fountain de Loperhet (end of 16th century).
Fountain de Burgo (1573) - historical monument.
Calvary of Lopabu (1520).
Moustoir des Fleurs calvary (16th century).
Croix au centre du cimetière.
Castle of Penhoët (1756) known simply as « Grand-Champ », owned by the Prince Obolensky, Arnaud Henry Salas-Perez.
Castle of Rest (15th century).
Manor de Kermainguy (15th century).
Manor de Kerleguen (1427).
Well of Locmeren-des-Prés.

References

External links

[http://www.grandchamp.fr Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Search Mérimée|56067}}
[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Morbihan