Runan (Côtes-d’Armor)

Runan
Region	Brittany
Department (No)	Côtes-d’Armor (22)
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Bégard
Community association	Guingamp Paimpol Armor Argoat Agglomération
Coordinates	48° 42′ N, 3° 13′ W48.693333333333-3.2116666666667Coordinates 48° 42′ N, 3° 13′ W
Height	25–102 m
Area	5,25 km²
Inhabitants	246 (January 1, 2018)
Population density	47 inhabitants/km²
Postal code	22260
INSEE code	22269
Church Notre-Dame in Runan

Runan is a commune in France with 246 inhabitants as of 1 January 2018 in the Brittany region in the Côtes-d’Armor department.

History

• Originally, in the area of Runan was a pagan place of worship in honor of the god Belenus.
• The territory was eventually transferred to the Order of the Temple.
• In 1312 Runan was taken over by the Order of Saint John and from then on it was attached to the Commandery of Palacret.
• The monks of Palacret built the present church of Notre-Dame in the 14th and 15th centuries and ran a hospital and leper home here.
• Runan did not become an independent municipality until September 1, 1986.

Population development

After a sharp decline, the population has stabilised again since the 1990s.

Places of interest

• Church of Notre-Dame, from the 14th and 15th centuries with crucifixion window (Monument historique)
• Runan has an enclosed parish which is well worth seeing.

Literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d’Armor. Flohic Editions, vol. 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5, pp. 1102-1104.

Web links

Commons: Runan– Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Runan on the site of the Communauté(Memento of 25 June 2013 in the Internet Archive)
• Historical information about Runan (french)