HENNEBONT, a town of western France, in the department of Morbihan, 6 m. N.E. of Lorient. Pop. (1931) 8,148. Henne bont is famed for the resistance which it made, under the widow of Jean de Montfort, when besieged in 1342 by the armies of Philip of Valois and Charles of Blois during the War of the Succession in Brittany (see BRITTANY) . It is near the mouth of the Blavet, which divides it into the Ville Close, the mediaeval military town, and the Ville Neuve on the left bank and the Vieille Ville on the right bank. The Villa Close, surrounded by ramparts and entered by a massive gateway flanked by machico lated towers, consists of narrow streets bordered by 16th and 17th century houses. The Ville Neuve, nearer the river, developed during the 17th century. The Gothic church of Notre-Dame de Paradis (16th century) has a tower with ornamented stone spire. There are scanty remains of the old fortress. Hennebont has a small but busy river-port accessible for small vessels. Hennebont is a market town for grain, cheese and agricultural produce; it has an important foundry manufacturing tin plate. Other industries are tanning, distilling and the manufacture of earthenware. Gran ite is worked in the neighbourhood.