Saint-Marcel, Morbihan
Saint-Marcel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl] ⓘ; Breton: Sant-Marc'hell) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]
Saint-Marcel
Sant-Marc'hell | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Marcel | |
Location of Saint-Marcel | |
  Saint-Marcel  Saint-Marcel | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′18″N 2°25′03″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Oust à Brocéliande |
| Area 1 | 12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,113 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56228 /56140 |
| Elevation | 12–112 m (39–367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Marcel houses the Museum of the Breton Resistance which commemorates the uprising of the Maquis of Saint-Marcel (3,000 fighters) and 200 Free French SAS parachutists in 18 June 1944, which the French force under command of Colonel Morice (Paul Chenailler), Free French Pierre Bourgoin and André Hue came under German attack.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Marcel (Morbihan).
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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