| La Vraie-Croix Langroez | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in La-Vraie-Croix | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Vraie-Croix  | |
  La Vraie-Croix  La Vraie-Croix | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′26″N 2°32′30″W / 47.6906°N 2.5417°WCoordinates: 47°41′26″N 2°32′30″W / 47.6906°N 2.5417°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Questembert |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Questembert |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Guiblin[1] |
| Area1 | 16.63 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,488 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56261 /56250 |
| Elevation | 60–151 m (197–495 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Vraie-Croix (Breton: Langroez) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Its inhabitants are called Langroëziens after the Breton name for the commune.
Geography[edit]
Located in the countryside at the edge of the Lanvaux heathland, La Vraie-Croix is a hilly area with many footpaths which offer attractive views.
History[edit]
The name La Vraie-Croix (English: The True Cross) comes from a knight of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem who, returning from a crusade, carried with a fragment of the True Cross. He stopped in the town during this journey. He returned the next day and saw that the fragment had disappeared. The piece was subsequently found in a crow's nest on top of a hawthorn bush.
The townspeople removed it, but the next day the fragment was back in the crow's nest. They saw it was a sign, and the people decided to build a chapel at the site of the tree to house the relic.
Demographics[edit]
| Year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 666 | 723 | 835 | 1,068 | 1,068 | 1,290 | 1,382 | 1,471 |
Sites and monuments[edit]
The small village church to this day houses a reliquary which contains a piece of the True Cross.
Green spaces[edit]
La Vraie-Croix is renowned for its floral decoration which is organised by the people of the village and which has won numerous awards. Indeed, this county has received a national award several times, as well as a European first prize. For many years the village has achieved a rating of four flowers (the maximum possible) and the grand prize in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris (Cities and villages in bloom competition).[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Link to competition website Archived 2009-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Vraie-Croix. |
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
- INSEE commune file
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Official page of La Vraie-Croix (in French)
- Histoire et Patrimoine (in French)
- Chapelles du Pays Vannetais (in French)
- Photos of chapels in Brittany - Photos de chapelles en Bretagne
