Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte
Berc'hed | |
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The church in Sainte-Brigitte | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Brigitte | |
Sainte-Brigitte Sainte-Brigitte | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 3°07′40″W / 48.1633°N 3.1278°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Gourin |
| Intercommunality | Pontivy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Du Pontavice[1] |
Area 1 | 17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 178 |
| • Density | 10.0/km2 (26.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56209 /56480 |
| Elevation | 120–286 m (394–938 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Brigitte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t bʁiʒit]; Breton: Berc'hed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Sainte-Brigitte are called in French Brigittois. The population declined quickly after the first world war. The population is steady since 1982.
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Geography
The village centre is located 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Pontivy and 62 km (39 mi) north of Vannes. The village is situated at the heart of a hilly and forest-covered region called the Forest of Quenecan.
Map
History
The main activity in the village was the forges in the last centuries. The activity declined quickly at the end of the nineteenth century and the forges closed in 1880.
Gallery
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The parish church.
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The bell of the church
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General view of the village of Les Forges des Salles
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Cottages in the village of Le Gouvello
See also
References
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sainte-Brigitte, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sainte-Brigitte.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)