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Le Saint

Le Saint

Commune in Brittany, France


Le Saint (French pronunciation: [ sɛ̃]; Breton: Ar Sent) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

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Breton language

The municipality launched a Breton linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 24 February 2005.

Population

The population has been divided by three since the first world war.

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Geography

Le Saint is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan, 40 km (25 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Cornouaille. Le Saint is border by Gourin to the west and the north, by Langonnet and Le Faouët to the east and by Guiscriff to the south. The river Inam forms the commune's western border and the river Moulin du Duc forms the commune's eastern border. The two rivers meet at the southern end of the commune at a place called Pont Briand. Apart from the village centre there are about eighty hamlets.

Map

Topographic map.

List of places

  • Banalou
  • Bas Bourg
  • Bellevue
  • Beuze
  • Bioche
  • Botcars
  • Botcol
  • Bouthiry
  • Bréniel
  • Cavarno
  • Le Château
  • Coat Bras
  • Coat Conal
  • Coat Med
  • Coat Naon
  • Coat Vod Vras
  • Coat Vod Vihan
  • Coat Zent
  • Cromennou
  • Feuteunou
  • Forlosquet
  • Fourbouchic
  • Garzenleuriou
  • Goasquellec
  • Goslein
  • Guerlaou
  • Guernambigot
  • Guernmazias
  • Jourdu, le
  • Keranna
  • Kerbris
  • Kercroissin
  • Kerdaniel
  • Kerendrec'h
  • Kerflao
  • Kerguern
  • Kergustiou
  • Kerivin
  • Kerlouis
  • Kermeur
  • Kermonten Vihan
  • Kermonten Vras
  • Kermorvan
  • Kernanuel
  • Kernévez
  • Kernine
  • Kerrouarc'h
  • Kersamuel
  • Kerverdus
  • Kervernat Vihan
  • Kervernat Vras
  • Kervidiern
  • Kervitot
  • Kervoric
  • Lan Bradou
  • Leignona
  • Leignou
  • Métairie du bois
  • Minez glaz
  • Minez Land
  • Minez Pempen
  • Moulin du Duc
  • Moulin Coz
  • Moulin du Jourdu
  • Moulin Morvan
  • Parc Guillou
  • Pen Hen
  • Penanros
  • Penfao
  • Penher
  • Penkergal
  • Penneyune
  • Pennohen
  • Pouleriguen
  • Quinquis Gleiz
  • Quinquis Saouter
  • Reste, le
  • Roshery
  • Rosmiliguet
  • Rosnoën
  • Rozonen
  • Saint Gilles
  • Saint Méen
  • Saint Trémeur
  • Sainte Jeanne
  • Samedy, le
  • Stang er Len
  • Stang er Vel
  • Stangala
  • Toultrinc
  • Toultoussec
  • Traouen
  • Tremen
  • Trévarnou
  • Ty Huil

History

The lords of Faouët, the Bouteville, lived in their castle in Le Saint in the fifteenth century.

The ruins of the castle at the beginning of the twentieth century.

See also


References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Saint, EHESS (in French).



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