Silfiac

Silfiac (French pronunciation: [silfjak]; Breton: Silieg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Silfiac are called in French Silfiacois.

Silfiac
Silieg
Commune
The Chapel of Saint-Laurent, in Silfiac
The Chapel of Saint-Laurent, in Silfiac
Location of Silfiac
Silfiac is located in France
Silfiac
Silfiac
Silfiac is located in Brittany
Silfiac
Silfiac
Coordinates: 48°08′59″N 3°09′20″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Constant[1]
Area
1
22.46 km2 (8.67 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
478
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56245 /56480
Elevation175–276 m (574–906 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village centre of Silfiac is the highest in the department of Morbihan. It is 270 meters above sea level. Silfiac is border by Séglien to the south, by Cléguérec and Sainte-Brigitte to the east, by Lescouët-Gouarec and Perret to the north and by Langoëlan to the west.

Map
Topographic map

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 672—    
1800 732+1.23%
1806 913+3.75%
1821 746−1.34%
1831 1,004+3.01%
1836 1,022+0.36%
1841 977−0.90%
1846 1,183+3.90%
1851 1,150−0.56%
1856 1,002−2.72%
1861 959−0.87%
1866 1,008+1.00%
1872 886−2.13%
1876 946+1.65%
1881 934−0.25%
1886 952+0.38%
1891 1,014+1.27%
1896 1,017+0.06%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,082+1.25%
1906 1,152+1.26%
1911 1,180+0.48%
1921 1,209+0.24%
1926 1,157−0.88%
1931 1,019−2.51%
1936 994−0.50%
1946 956−0.39%
1954 897−0.79%
1962 781−1.72%
1968 683−2.21%
1975 588−2.12%
1982 526−1.58%
1990 459−1.69%
1999 445−0.34%
2008 458+0.32%
2013 460+0.09%
2019 463+0.11%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2019)[5]

Prehistory

A six meters high standing stone called Quenouille du Diable (devil's distaff) rises in the town. It is one of the most imposing menhirs in Brittany.

Standing stone called Quenouille du Diable.

History

The Rohans and the Fravals were the main lords of the parish. Their coats of arms are visible on the south wall of the Saint-Laurent chapel. The Fraval owned the manor of Crenihuel, in Silfiac.

Coat of arms of Rohan and Fraval (Saint Laurent chapel).

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 Silfiac, EHESS (in French).
  5. , INSEE
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