Maxent

Maxent is a common French, located in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and the area Brittany.

Geography

History

Towards 860, the monks of the Saint-Saver abbey of Redon ask for protection Solomon (king de Bretagne) to protect themselves from the incursions Normans. The king, who has a residence on the territory of the current commune of Maxent, their fact of building a monastery richly equipped on this territory. This monastery takes name of Saint Maxent when Solomon makes deposit in the church of the young monastery the body of Maxent saint, which increases the fame of the site, until the body of the saint is finally restored with his parish poitevine of origin.

Lo, the fame of the places grows quickly: the monastery Saint-Saver of Plélan takes the name of Saint-Maxent

Blazon

Of Money to the three Rafters of Mouths accompanied by three Crosses trèflées by same Ecu supported by two branches of chestnut charged with Gold

bugs Administration

Demography

Community life

Association M.A.R.C.H.E. : Maxent Arts Excursions, Culture, History, Environment, created in 1997, and having for goal promotion of the natural heritage, history, architectural and cultural of Maxent *Bibliotheque municipal

Reception of the elderly

the MARPA (Rural House of Reception for Elderly) accommodates the person old in 18 individual residences adapted and made safe with services (medicalized permanence 24/24h), in a unit located close to the borough.

Places and monuments

the intersection of the 48e parallel northern and the 2nd Méridien in the west of Greenwich is on the territory of the commune (see also the Degree Junction Project ).
vestiges (updated at the time of excavations in 1990) and of the furniture (baptismal font of the 15th century) of the old church Saint-Maxent (9th century: 1893 - 1896 - 1962), destroyed in 1897 and replaced by the current church (1893 - 1897) of the architect Arthur Regnault. It should be noted that the current church is almost single in its architecture (romano-bysantin), and that it did not have in the beginning, for lack of means, of true bell-tower. What was during 65 years, until the construction of the current bell-tower-pinion, a recurring subject of mockery.
the castle of the Beams (19th century), built with the site of the manor of the Beams, road of Loutehel. Old property of the family of Poulpiquet of Halgouët
the fountain Saint-Maxent (19th century).

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Ille-et-Vilaine

Files

Handwritten of Dom No5el Georges on Pierre Pig-keeper, prior and vice-chancellor of Maxent, begun in 1621, completed towards 1640, 505 fol. and counts. (Files I&V - Microfilm 1 Semi 27 R 2 ).

External bonds

Site of the Town hall
Presentation on the site of the community of commune
Maxent on the site of the national geographical Institute
Maxent on the site of INSEE
Maxent on the site of preliminary Quid
Inventory of the DRAC
Localization of Maxent on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Maxent on Mapquest

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