Pontivy

Pontivy

Pondi
Pontivy Pondi
Subprefecture and commune
	The Château des Rohan in Pontivy
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°04′09″N 2°57′41″W / 48.0692°N 2.9614°WCoordinates: 48°04′09″N 2°57′41″W / 48.0692°N 2.9614°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Pontivy
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Le Strat
Area 1	24.85 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	14,889
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56178 /56300
Elevation	48–192 m (157–630 ft) ; (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontivy (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tivi]; Breton: Pondi) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest.

History[]

A monk called Ivy built a bridge nearby over the river Blavet in the 7th century, and the town is named after him ("pont-Ivi" being the Breton for "Ivy's bridge").^[3] From November 9, 1804, the name was changed to Napoléonville after Napoléon Bonaparte, under whom it had around 3,000 inhabitants. After his downfall, it was renamed Pontivy again, then later Bourbonville, and Napoléonville again after Napoléon III came to power.

Economy[]

This is a largely agricultural town.

Demographics[]

Inhabitants of Pontivy are called Pontivyens.

Breton language[]

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 8 August 2004. As part of that plan, all road signs in the town centre are bilingual.^[4]

In 2008, 11.34% of the children in the town attended the bilingual schools in primary education.^[5]

Sights[]

The castle of Rohan (with its moat) (late XVe).
The Notre-Dame-de-Joie basilica. [Basilica:[1]
The Saint Joseph church. [Eglise St. Joseph:[2]

Events[]

Every year the final round of Kan ar Bobl, a Breton music competition.

Twin towns[]

The town maintains twinning links with:

Tavistock, United Kingdom since 1958
Ouelessebougou, Mali since 1986
Wesseling, Germany since 1972
Napoléonville, United States since 1989

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Commune de Pontivy: Etude Normative des Toponymes . "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Des plaques de rue bilingues à Pontivy
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links[]

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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[1] "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[3] Commune de Pontivy: Etude Normative des Toponymes . "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Des plaques de rue bilingues à Pontivy

[5] (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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