Most write about far away lands we visit but seldom about the one we live in, I have lived in 5 countries/ worked in 4, and citizen of 4, having visited 81 countries so far and all have an impact on my life, Needless, to say the meaning of Pluvigner is big on my family. I had written several post on our lives here but realise needed to condense several posts into one for the short and sassy look. Of course, this post will be on my black and white series,no pictures. Not to lose the memories and sights of my loving Pluvigner ,will tell you here on this is my Pluvigner !!! Hope you enjoy it as I
We recently belong to the Agglo communities of the Auray Quiberon Terres Atlantique, do not know why they invented these maybe to suck in national employees of the regions they cut down from 22 to 13, Anyway, you know we are in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France.
It all started in September 6, 2013 ! We moved in to our new own house near the main bourg or city center, You know how moving can be stressful even if done it a hundred times , However, this one was one of the easiest one or best once all the paperwork was in place all worked well. Nothing can be perfect so the wonderful folks of Orange,,,, took 18 days to provide my television coverage back . The rest worked fine that is internet, and mobile telephone, We were able to get quicker the TV reception back thanks to the local electronic store Blanc-Brun who came in to installed live plug-in !
The town we are now is call Pluvigner, in fact only about 11 km from where we were in Brec’h (see posts, renting apart) , but a much bigger home. 255 sq meters of home (about 2745 sq ft) and 1000 m2 of land (about 10 760 sq ft) !!! The house is about 400 meters from downtown or city center, on the crossroad of a road took me to my job in 35 minutes by car. The town has now about 7650 inhabitants with a superficie almost the same size as Marseille ! It is criss-cross by many départemental roads such as the D16, D102,D133 ,D102 and the dept wide D768 going to the beaches of Carnac and Quiberon. It is about 40 kms (25 mi) from Quiberon and 14 km from Auray. It is about 35 km from the Atlantic coast in the Gulf of Morbihan ,and near the bigger cities of Vannes (27 km), Pontivy (37 km), and Lorient (34 km). We go the linky, the new electric meter counter installed recently and my consomption is now less by 36 euros per month!! great!!! The closest train station is at Auray at about 14 km which I have taken, however, for choices I take the Vannes at 27 km. Both handle the TGV as well. The house is very near, the best park in town Goh Lanno, and the city maintenance dept, My boys take our dog Rex in the park and already many dog lovers’s friends.
I like to tell you more on my loving dog Rex ! Once settled in Florida USA circa 1985, my parents brought a small female dog mix Coton,Yorkshire type which we name Maite, we love and raised since she was 2 weeks old. it was with us for almost 12 years before she left us at the time my first boy was born , With my then wife, we search all over on refuges, newspapers, dog shows etc until we saw an ad. advertising a puppy of 3 months mix border collier/labrador, nearby us in the town of Moustoir-AC (see post) along the road D16. By this time he was 4 months old and mostly black. The family were dairy farmers and only wanted 30 euros for him!! We made appointment to stop by on March 10 2018 at 15h (3pm), and got him !! We were all very happy and have been ever since, love him !! We took care of him at the Clinique du Chêne.which since change owners and now is call the Clinique Veterinaire de Pluvigner, They have been our vet ever since and wonderful, My dear late wife Martine named him Rex because she watched an Austrian, then Italian TV series on a dog call Rex (German Shepherd) . The series lasted until 2015 under Inspector Rex, Unfortunately ,she was only able to see him for 19 days as went into the hospital after 6 months battling with pancreatic cancer never to come out RIP Rex is my link to her very strong.
Pluvigner is a very historical town with 8 castles, and 19 chapels 2 churches, amongst other goodies all around the area encomprising Pluvigner. The Church of Saint-Guigner built in 1781 and the .Our Lady of Nettles, (Notre Dame des Oties) built in 1426 ,now in ruins touches the parish church and communicates with it through the sacristy. It has the form of a Latin cross; The church bears the name of the founder and was renovated in 1932; Inside you will see the relics of Saint Guigner and a statue of him. Other Chapels in the city are: The Chapelle Saint-Adrien (15C) Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Fatima-aux-Granges (1895), Chapelle Saint-Colomban or Saint-Colombier (1453) ,Chapelle Saint-Mériadec (11C), Chapelle Saint-Guy or Guyon (circa 1600) , Chapelle Sainte-Brigitte (16-17C),Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde or Mercy (17C). Chapel of the Trinity (end of the 15C), Chapelle de Saint-Bihui (1593) The Chapel of Saint-Goal (17C),Chapel of Saint-Fiacre, in ruins in 1888, and rebuilt in the 19C. The ancient Chapel of St. Guénaël, rebuilt at the end of the 19C in an isolated place and mentioned in 1930, nearest to me. Also, the Fontaine Saint-Guigner (b 1526). The three-basin wash house ,the Fontaine Notre-Dame-de-la-Misericorde or Mercy.
The Chateau of Keronic (b 1426). Siege of an ancient lordship called Queronic or Keronic ; Château de Kerlois (b 15C), located on the Sainte-Anne road and transformed in the 17C. The old castle of Tancarville (located in the former spawning of Trelecan). The lordship belonged to the family of Lanvaux. The private chapel which was enlarged in the 15C, then restored in 1640, is dedicated to Saint-Fiacre and seems dated from the 12C. You can see a 15C altarpiece; The Manoir du Guern (circa 18C), which served as a presbytery. It is made up of a large body of dwelling. There is a small oratory with an 18C wooden altar surmounted by the statues of Saint Yves and Saint Vincent Ferrier; The steles of Pluvigner and Cosquéric (Iron Age). A dozen stones have been listed on the territory of the town of Pluvigner.
A historic feat was in January 23 1943,an American B-17 bomber plane already damaged by fire fell in town nearby Kéronic forest . Seven aviators were killed and 3 , survived. Two stone monument were done in November 5 1994 in the presence of one of the survivors Charles Roth. It is near the mayor’s office, where there is now a brand new cultural center and medical building including our pharmacy.
On Sunday April 23rd 2017 was the first round of the French presidential elections pitting 11 candidates from all sorts of thinking. I did my civic duty and voted, my first voting experience in Pluvigner and it was great ! There was a second round with the two top winners from today, and the 2nd round will be Sunday May 7th, which I voted again. The voting place for me is the Salle Marie-Josèphe Le Borgne, a big complex for events and sports as well, We have a small gare routiére or bus terminal stop where the boys took their bus no 5 TIM (now Keolis) to move into the bigger towns around us until the they got their own transportation. Right across the street, is our Poste or post office building; very good for us that mail a lot abroad.
A bit of history I like on my Pluvigner, The first traces of humans here goes back several thousand years before Christ, and some instruments such as axes in polish stones have been found back in 1982 in the village of Talhouët. (see post) , The Gaul’s and predecessors were established here too building closures of two buildings, one circular and the other paramedic, tombs and fragments of pottery. The Romans were, also ,here and some traces left at Kerguy. In the 5C, the Bretons came over the Manche to the today Brittany or Bretagne or Breizh; accompanied by numerous monks and at this time Brittany is Christianize. The parish of Pluvigner was founded in the 5C by Saint Guigner and his disciples coming from Ireland to evangelize the Armorica ,todays Brittany. Saint Guigner born in Ireland known there under the name of Fingar, son of a king ; Saint Patrick that evangelize Ireland converts him to Christianity. The father upset that his son abandon paganism chase him out to the point of having to leave Ireland. Here in Armorica he takes the name of Guigner. According to the legend he landed at Pluvigner and found the monastery of Moustoir around 445. Around the year 450 his father died, and Guigner goes there to renounce his heritage and the crown of his father; in Great Britain, he tries to evangelize the Jutes, Anglos, and Saxons that occupied a great territory and were pagans. He built up an expedition of missionaries to land at Cornouaille around 455 with 770 men. The Jutes and Anglos led by a chief named Hengist, massacre Saint Guigner and his troops. He martyred here and the town bears his name in Breton language, Plu is parish and Vigner is a contraction of Guigner so therefore Pluvigner. It is Pleuwigner in Breton!
The town of Pluvigner on its heritage: https://www.pluvigner.fr/listes/tourisme/
The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Pluvigner: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/pluvigner
There you go folks, my town of Pluvigner, Another historical memorable town for us , already 10 years in the house and now more empty than ever missing my mom, dad, and wife, Life goes on and the town has been good, hard to tell the future but I believe this will be my last town, from here to the sea at Honfleur Normandie as our family has. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is my Pluvigner !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health , and many cheers to all !!!
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