Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys (Breton: Lokentaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys

Lokentaz
Saint Gildas church
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Coordinates: 47°30′03″N 2°50′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonSéné
IntercommunalityGolfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Layec[1]
Area
1
15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,576
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56214 /56730
Elevation0–42 m (0–138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its French name refers to Saint Gildas, who founded the abbey of Saint-Gildas-de-Ruys on the Rhuys Peninsula in the 6th century. From 920 to 1008, the Norman raids forced the monks to bring the relics of the saint to the abbey of Saint-Gildas of Châteauroux that they founded under the protection of the prince Ebbes of Déols.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys are called in French Gildasiens.

Burials

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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