Hennebont

Hennebont (French pronunciation: [ɛnbɔ̃]; Breton: Henbont) is a

commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in
north-western France.[3]

Geography
Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River
Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the Ville Close, the medieval
walled town, and the 17th century Ville Neuve on the left bank and
the oldest site: the Vieille Ville on the right.[4] The old walled town
(Ville Close) still has traces of its medieval ramparts dating from the
13th to 15th centuries as well as a large fortified 15th century
gatehouse complete with double-doors with drawbridge slots,
known as the Porte du Broërec.
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Henbont
Commune

The medieval
ramparts.
Topographic map

Coat of arms
History
Location of
Hennebont
Breton War of Succession

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"Jeanne la Flamme" at
the siege of Hennebont
depicted by Jeanne
Malivel
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nickname "Jeanne la Flamme" ("Joan the Country France

Region Brittany
Fiery").
Department Morbih
Arrondissement Lo
The other Jeanne of Hennebont Canton Hennebont
Intercommunality L
Hennebont is also the final home of Jeanne A
de Clisson, the Lioness of Brittany. Government
• Mayor Michèle
(2021– Dollé[1]
World War II 2026)
Area1 18.57 km2
In August 1944, during the Allied invasion of (7.17 sq mi)
Brittany, a large section of the old walled Population (Jan. 202
town, especially the ramparts, towers and • Density 850/km2
(2,200/sq
medieval buildings, sustained major damage
Time UTC+01:00
zone (CET)
during the bombing of German positions • Summer UTC+02
(DST) (CEST)
entrenched in the downtown area.
INSEE/Postal 5608
code (http
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Demographics ques
4055
Inhabitants of Hennebont are called 9?ge
=COM
Hennebontais. In 2008, 5.45% of the children 5608
of Hennebont attended bilingual primary 3)
/567
schools.[5]
Elevation 0–
82 m
(0–
269 ft)
(avg.
5 m or
16 ft)
1 French Land
Register data,
which excludes
lakes, ponds,
glaciers > 1 km2
(0.386 sq mi or
247 acres) and
river estuaries.
Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1793 5,338 — 1906 9,121 +0.94%
1800 4,847 −1.37% 1911 8,605 −1.16%
1806 4,678 −0.59% 1921 8,682 +0.09%
1821 4,887 +0.29% 1926 8,297 −0.90%
1831 4,477 −0.87% 1931 8,148 −0.36%
1836 4,749 +1.19% 1936 8,690 +1.30%
1841 4,552 −0.84% 1946 8,217 −0.56%
1846 4,668 +0.50% 1954 11,279 +4.04%
1851 4,710 +0.18% 1962 11,690 +0.45%
1856 4,755 +0.19% 1968 11,799 +0.15%
1861 4,675 −0.34% 1975 12,273 +0.56%
1866 5,112 +1.80% 1982 12,963 +0.78%
1872 5,498 +1.22% 1990 13,624 +0.62%
1876 6,050 +2.42% 1999 13,412 −0.17%
1881 5,988 −0.21% 2007 14,233 +0.75%
1886 6,519 +1.71% 2012 15,779 +2.08%
1891 6,972 +1.35% 2017 15,678 −0.13%
1896 8,074 +2.98% 2020 15,873 +0.41%
1901 8,702 +1.51%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2020)[7][8]

Twin towns
Hennebont is twinned with:

Kronach, Bavaria, Germany

Mourdiah, Mali
Mumbles, Wales, United Kingdom

Notable people
Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, was born at the Château de
Kerscamp, Hennebont
Warren Barguil, professional cyclist
Anthony Le Tallec, footballer
Jeanne de Clisson, Corsair died in Hennebont

See also
Communes of the Morbihan department Middle
Ages
Sports portal

Soccer

Hennebont has three soccer clubs:

 The Entente Saint Gilloise d'Hennebont (ESG), created in 1976, is
a friendly neighborhood club of the same name (St Gilles) which
has wished to keep its independence. The colors of this club are
green and black and offers teams in all age categories (from U7
via its soccer school). The flagship team plays in D2 since the
2020/21 season. The club has also made news by opening a fund
to try to recruit Lionel Messi in September 2020. On September
29, 2021, the club announced the creation of its 1st 100% female
team and thus participates in the U13F and U11F championship
of the Morbihan district.
The Stade Hennebontais born in 2017 from the merger of two
clubs in the city: the Union Sportive Hennebontaise (USH) and the
Garde du Vœu (GVH). The first sports season ends on good
results with the rise in D2 of the A team. In July 2020, the team
reaches the D1 following the withdrawal of two clubs, the district
having drafted the SH among the best 3rd, to evolve in this
division during the season 2020/21, but goes down in D2, where
the club will evolve from the season 2022/23.
The Association Sportive Kergroix (ASK), as a leisure club, has
only one veterans' team.

In 2015, the clubs of GVH and ESG tried to form a youth group
called Hennebont FC but the project did not succeed.
Table tennis

The Garde du Vœu Hennebont table tennis team won the French
championship title in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 and is regularly
qualified to play in the Champions League or ETTU. The Abraham
hall is known to be the most lively in France, with each match filling
it.

In 2019, Hennebont wins its first European title, the ETTU Cup.

A new international table tennis training, coaching and competition

center is expected to be built by the end of 2020.

Basketball

The Basket Club Hennebontais (BCH), which plays in the National 3

Men's league, aims to reach the National 2 in 2024 (ADN 2024
project).

Handball

Hennebont Lochrist Handball will play in the National 1 Men's

division (3rd division) from the 2022/23 season, following the first
place obtained during the 2021/22 season in the National 2 division,
after having won its last championship game against Cherbourg,
and finishing undefeated at home during this season. The flagship
team plays in Kerlano but will move to Inzinzac-Lochrist, within a
new sports complex on the site of Mané-Braz, in order to be able to
accommodate more spectators, in 2024.

Chess

L'Échiquier Hennebontais plays in Division 1, after having played in

National 4. The club also trains young people (girls and boys) in
their learning of the discipline, and also has a team present in D2
Jeunes. At the approach of the end of the year celebrations, the club
also organizes a Christmas tournament, in fast configuration (7
rounds of 15 minutes per player), 2 tournaments are organized in
reality: one for the young people and a second one for the adults
and the experienced young people.[9]

References
1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/d
atasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French).
data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4
May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/667618
2?geo=COM-56083) . The National Institute of Statistics and Economic
Studies. 29 December 2022.
 3. INSEE commune file (https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commu
ne/COM56083-hennebont)
4. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a
publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911).
"Hennebont". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge
University Press. p. 272.
5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue (http://www.ofis-bz
h.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83)
6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data
sheet Hennebont (http://cassini.ehess.fr/fr/html/fiche.php?select_result
at=16939) , EHESS (in French).
7. Population en historique depuis 1968 (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiqu
es/4515315?geo=COM-56083#ancre-POP_T1) , INSEE
8. Populations légales 2020 (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/667618
2?geo=COM-56083) , INSEE
9. Ouest France. "Hennebont. Soixante participants au tournoi d'échecs" (ht
tps://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/hennebont-56700/hennebont-soixan
te-participants-au-tournoi-d-echecs-469093e8-626b-11ec-beb5-2a5fbded
5cdd) .

External links
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the Wikimedia
Commons
commune (https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/adva
has media
nced-search/list/merimee?qb=%5B%7B%22fiel related to
Hennebont.
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x%22%3A0%7D%5D) , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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