Saint-Thégonnec
Saint-Thégonnec
Sant-Tegoneg | |
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Part of Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | |
Notre-Dame Church in parish close | |
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Location of Saint-Thégonnec | |
Saint-Thégonnec Saint-Thégonnec | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′19″N 3°56′43″W / 48.5219°N 3.9453°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Morlaix |
| Commune | Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner |
Area 1 | 41.76 km2 (16.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,792 |
| • Density | 66.86/km2 (173.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 29410 |
| Elevation | 7–216 m (23–709 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Thégonnec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ teɡɔnɛk]; Breton: Sant-Tegoneg) is a former commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner.[2]
The village is noted for its very elaborate parish close, one of a number in the area, which include Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Thégonnec are called Saint-Thégonnecois.
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Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 March 2005.
Parish close
A parish close is an enclosed area around the parish church, including the church yard and a number of other features.
In common with others in the area, the Saint-Thégonnec close features a large ceremonial entrance arch, stressing the importance of the close as a focus for pilgrimage and pardons. An impressive calvary or crucifix forms the focus of the church yard. As at nearby Lampaul-Guimiliau, there is a separate charnel house or ossuary, with a life-sized tableau of the Entombment of Christ.
The interior of the church is exemplary of the local version of Baroque style, with a large quantity of polychrome sculpture and decoration, including a spectacular pulpit.
See Saint-Thégonnec Parish close
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
- Yann Larhantec Sculptor of Calvaries including one in Saint-Thégonnec
- List of the works of the Maître de Plougastel
- List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
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The church and entrance to parish close.
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Ceremonial entrance arch.
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Detail of calvary.
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The choir.
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Retable of the Rosary.
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Retable of the Holy Sacrament.
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Folding triptych of the Madonna and Child in the parish church.
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St Mark, from a set of Four Evangelists decorating the pulpit.
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Polychrome decorative moulding from the pulpit.
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Polychrome statue of St Christopher and the infant Christ in the parish church.
Twin city
- Silverton, Devon, England, since 2008.
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)