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Commune in Brittany, France
Séglien Seglian
Commune
The parish church in SéglienThe parish church in Séglien
Location of Séglien
Séglien is located in FranceSéglienSéglienShow map of FranceSéglien is located in BrittanySéglienSéglienShow map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°06′28″N 3°09′30″W / 48.1078°N 3.1583°W / 48.1078; -3.1583
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Ganivet
Area38.36 km (14.81 sq mi)
Population656
 • Density17/km (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code56242 /56160
Elevation123–248 m (404–814 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Séglien (French pronunciation: [seɡlijɛ̃]; Breton: Seglian) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Séglien are called in French Ségliennais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,976—    
1800 1,953−0.17%
1806 2,004+0.43%
1821 1,876−0.44%
1831 2,054+0.91%
1836 2,122+0.65%
1841 2,071−0.49%
1846 2,230+1.49%
1851 2,175−0.50%
1856 2,010−1.57%
1861 1,957−0.53%
1866 1,980+0.23%
1872 1,867−0.97%
1876 1,973+1.39%
1881 1,951−0.22%
1886 2,014+0.64%
1891 1,978−0.36%
1896 2,005+0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,077+0.71%
1906 2,103+0.25%
1911 2,090−0.12%
1921 1,981−0.53%
1926 1,862−1.23%
1931 1,861−0.01%
1936 1,791−0.76%
1946 1,760−0.17%
1954 1,413−2.71%
1962 1,299−1.05%
1968 1,115−2.51%
1975 902−2.98%
1982 804−1.63%
1990 724−1.30%
1999 709−0.23%
2009 720+0.15%
2014 696−0.68%
2020 645−1.26%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Geography

Séglien is border by Silfiac to the north, by Langoëlan to the west, by Locmalo and Guern to the south and by Malguénac and Cléguérec to the east. Historically, Séglien belongs to Vannetais. The river Sarre, a tributary of the river Blavet, flows through the commune.

Map

Topographic map

History

From the Roman period there remains a section of the Roman road connecting Castennec to Carhaix, passing through Mané-Guégan, Quénécalec and Resterhierven. On this road, not far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could have been a milestone.

Gallery

  • Mutilated cylindrical stone on the ancient Roman road, maybe ancient milestone. Mutilated cylindrical stone on the ancient Roman road, maybe ancient milestone.
  • Chapel Saint Germain. Chapel Saint Germain.
  • Bread oven in Saint Germain. Bread oven in Saint Germain.
  • Chapel of Locmaria. Chapel of Locmaria.
  • Chapel Saint John. Chapel Saint John.

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Séglien, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Histoire des paroisses du Diocèse de Vannes, J-M Le Méné, 1891

External links

Communes of the Morbihan department


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