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Rochefort-en-Terre

Rochefort-en-Terre (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ ɑ̃ tɛʁ] ; Breton: Roc'h-an-Argoed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Rochefort-en-Terre
Roc'h-an-Argoed
Medieval houses at Rochefort-en-Terre
Location of Rochefort-en-Terre
Rochefort-en-Terre
Rochefort-en-Terre
Coordinates: 47°42′01″N 2°20′07″W / 47.7003°N 2.3353°W / 47.7003; -2.3353
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonQuestembert
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Combeau[1]
Area
1
1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
635
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56196 /56220
Elevation22–80 m (72–262 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rochefort-en-Terre is a designated Petites Cités de Caractère and one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.[4]

The medieval chateau in the town was the home of American painter Alfred Klots. He purchased the chateau in the early 1900s and oversaw its restoration. His son Trafford Klots inherited the chateau and continued to paint there and entertain other visiting artists. After his death his wife donated the building to the French government.[5] In the grounds of the building is the NAIA museum, named after an early twentieth century witch who lived in the town. It houses a small collection of fantasy and kinetic art and sculpture.[6]

The defence of Rochefort-en-Terre during the Chouannerie (Royalist uprising against the French Revolution) - painting by Alexandre Bloch, 1885.

Demographics edit

 
The Well Square in Rochefort-en-Terre

Inhabitants of Rochefort-en-Terre are called in French Rochefortais.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Rochefort-en-Terre (Morbihan): Cité bretonne de pierre et de fleurs" (in French). Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ Rasmussen, Frederick (13 August 2013). "Isabel H. Klots, artist". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ^ . Naia Museum. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links edit

  • Official website (in French)
  • 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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