Saint-Mayeux
Commune in Brittany, France
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Saint-Mayeux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ majø]; Breton: Sant-Vaeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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Saint-Mayeux
Sant-Vaeg | |
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The town hall of Saint-Mayeux | |
 Location of Saint-Mayeux | |
  Saint-Mayeux  Saint-Mayeux | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′24″N 3°00′17″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Guerlédan |
| Intercommunality | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Hellard[1] |
Area 1 | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 454 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22316 /22320 |
| Elevation | 189–316 m (620–1,037 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 839 | — |
| 1968 | 874 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 773 | −11.6% |
| 1982 | 664 | −14.1% |
| 1990 | 539 | −18.8% |
| 1999 | 484 | −10.2% |
| 2009 | 527 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 505 | −4.2% |
Inhabitants of Saint-Mayeux are known in French as mayochins.
Sights
- The church bell, reconstructed in 1730, previously said to have been at the Abbey of Bon Repos.
- Saint-Maurice chapel, its altarpiece is listed as historically significant and it has a "miraculous" font.
- The Roch ar lien, steeped in history and legend.
- The menhirs, Mein al has (French: la Pierre du chat) and Roch ar len (French: le Rocher du sommet)
- The tomb of the Gauls (a gallery grave, or Neolithic tomb)
Personalities
- Jules-Charles Le Bozec, sculptor
