Saint-Maudez

Saint-Maudez
Sant-Maodez
Saint-Maudez Sant-Maodez
Commune
	A general view of Saint-Maudez
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Maudez
	Saint-Maudez Saint-Maudez
	Coordinates: 48°27′12″N 2°10′52″W / 48.4533°N 2.1811°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Plancoët
Intercommunality	Dinan Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Rivallan
Area 1	5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population (2021)	284
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22315 /22980
Elevation	39–104 m (128–341 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maudez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mode]; Breton: Sant-Maodez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is named after the Breton Saint Maudez.

History

St. Maudez is the tenth son of the King of Ireland Erelus (or Erelea or Ardea) and Gentuse or Getive, his wife. Saint-Maudez landed in Brittany, around 528, not far from Dol, with his sister Saint Juvette and two disciples, Saint Botmel and Saint Tudy.

Heraldic

Blazon = Carved: 1st of silver sown with shadows of ermine speckles with a line of azure, a lion gules crowned with gold debruising, 2nd of azure sown shadows of ermine speckles and at Saint Maudet bypassed halo issuant from the point and holding his episcopal crozier, all in shadow with the silver line.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	184	—
1968	236	+28.3%
1975	229	−3.0%
1982	207	−9.6%
1990	222	+7.2%
1999	226	+1.8%
2008	281	+24.3%
2011	307	+9.3%
2016	293	−4.6%

Inhabitants of Saint-Maudez are called maudéziens in French.

Places and monuments

The church Saint-Maudez, the millennial yew,^[3] its parish enclosure and the cross of the Templar Knights (registered in the inventory of historical monuments on 28/10/1926 under the reference PA000896446)
The Orrhins Crosses (see below)
The Gouyon fountain ^[4]
The Thaumatz Castle ^[5] (private)
Many old remarkable houses