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Bretagne
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Côtes-d'Armor
|arrondissement=Saint-Brieuc
|canton=
Lamballe (chief town)
|maire=Loïc Cauret
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C.C. Lamballe Communauté
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Lamballe (
Gallo:
Lanball) is a town and
commune of north-western
France, in the
département of
Côtes-d'Armor, on the
Gouessant 13 miles ESE of
Saint-Brieuc by rail.
History
Lamballe was the capital of the territory of the counts of Penthièvre, who in 1569 were made dukes.
La Noue, the famous
Huguenot leader, was mortally wounded in 1591 in the siege of the castle, which was dismantled in 1626 by
Richelieu. The last Duke of Penthievre granted his son Louis the title Prince of Lamballe. The Prince de Lamballe married
Marie Therese de Savoie-Carignan and she took the title
Princesse de Lamballe. The Princesse lived with her father-in-law after the early death of her husband. She was a close friend of Queen
Marie Antoinette and one of the most famous victims of the
French Revolution. The title died with her in 1792.
Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de la Rouerie, hero of the
American war of independence and one of the first leaders of the
Breton conjuration, died near Lamballe in 1793.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Lamballe are called
Lamballais.
As of the
census of 1999, the town has a population of . The population in 1906 was .
Sights
Crowning the eminence on which the town is built is a beautiful
Gothic church (13th and 14th centuries), once the chapel of the castle of the
counts of Penthièvre.
Of the other buildings, the church of St Martin (11th, 16th and 16th centuries) is the chief.
Economy
Lamballe has an important
haras (depôt for stallions) and carries on trade in grain, tanning and leather-dressing; earthenware is manufactured in the environs.
The town of Lamballe is noted for its exceptional weekly market. Although held on Thursday mornings only, this market is known as one of France’s finest, with people travelling from far and wide to visit it and to enjoy its gastronomic delights. According to locals, something that must be tried here's a local speciality of gallettes with sausages, apparently irresistibly delicious, and also the Breton buckwheat pancakes (crêpes), cider and seafood for which the area is famed.
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