Saint-Marcel, Morbihan

Commune in Brittany, France
Saint-Marcel
Sant-Marc'hell
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Marcel
The town hall in Saint-Marcel
Location of Saint-Marcel
Map
(2022–2026)
Armelle Robert[1]
Area
1
12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,127
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56228 /56140
Elevation12–112 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 (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl] ⓘ; Breton: Sant-Marc'hell) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file

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