Saint-Pôtan
Saint-Pôtan (Breton: Sant-Postan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Pôtan
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![]() Manor House in Saint Pôtan, Brittany | |
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Coordinates: 48°33′30″N 2°17′24″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Dinan |
Canton | Pléneuf-Val-André |
Intercommunality | Pays de Matignon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Arnaud Le Cuyer |
Area 1 | 19.89 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 807 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22323 /22550 |
Elevation | 12–77 m (39–253 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It takes its name from Saint Pôtan, the namesake of the commune's church. It has grown steadily since 2011 owing to new housing estates and contains a small variety of shops. It is surrounded by more than a dozen stone crosses.
In the village of Saint-Pôtan is a manor house now called «Le Vaumeloisel», which used to be a chateau before being destroyed in the French Revolution. This chateau once welcomed the Duchess Anne of Brittany, who married two French kings, and is now a family house. The family who once lived in this house were the Guyon family, who are French aristocrats who own many manor houses in the department of Côtes-d'Armor. One of these includes the well known Fort-la-Latte chateau, where the movie The Vikings was filmed.
Much local employment comes from agriculture and tourism, but it is also the home of Sodimac,[2] the major employer of the commune, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and steel building components.
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 899 | — |
1968 | 926 | +3.0% |
1975 | 885 | −4.4% |
1982 | 860 | −2.8% |
1990 | 798 | −7.2% |
1999 | 735 | −7.9% |
2011 | 769 | +4.6% |
The commune's population declined during the twentieth century, but has grown since 2011.
Geography
Saint-Pôtan is situated near the town of Matignon, and is only about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the coast. Saint-Pôtan is also close to main transport links including the Saint-Malo ferry port, which has routes to England and the channel Islands, operated by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries. It is close to the towns of Lamballe, Dinan, Saint-Brieuc, Rennes, and Saint-Malo. There are train stations in Lamballe, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc which have links to Brest and Gare Montparnasse (Paris). Saint-Pôtan is also ideally sitatuated for air travel as Dinard – Pleurtuit – Saint-Malo Airport is only about 15 km away with links to England and the Channel Islands. Further away are Brest and Rennes airports, with links to Europe.
- In the main street
- One of the Christian cross that circle the village
- Sodimac, the main enterprise of Saint-Pôtan
- The town hall
- Local dairy farming
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Sodimac official website
External links
- (in French) Saint-Pôtan, on C.C. Pays de Matignon website
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