Séglien

Séglien (French pronunciation: [seɡlijɛ̃]; Breton: Seglian) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Séglien
Seglian
The parish church in Séglien
The parish church in Séglien
Location of Séglien
Séglien is located in France
Séglien
Séglien
Séglien is located in Brittany
Séglien
Séglien
Coordinates: 48°06′28″N 3°09′30″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Ganivet[1]
Area
1
38.36 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
645
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56242 /56160
Elevation123–248 m (404–814 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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%
1901 2,077+0.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2007 715+0.11%
2012 707−0.22%
2017 669−1.10%
2020 645−1.21%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5][6]

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, no far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could habe been a milestone.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  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. Populations légales 2020, INSEE
  7. Histoire des paroisses du Diocèse de Vannes, J-M Le Méné, 1891


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