Le Saint
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Le Saint Ar Sent |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Gourin | |
| Community association | Roi Morvan Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 5 ′ N , 3 ° 34 ′ W | |
| height | 73-223 m | |
| surface | 31.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 587 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56110 | |
| INSEE code | 56201 | |
| Website | https://www.lesaint56110.fr/ | |
Le Saint ( Breton : Ar Sent ) is a French municipality with 587 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Roi Morvan Communauté .
geography
Le Saint is located in the north-west of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays du Roi Morvan.
Neighboring communities are Langonnet and Le Faouët in the east, Guiscriff in the southwest and Gourin in the west and north.
The D769 runs through the municipality from Saint-Pol-de-Léon to Lorient . The most important national road connection is the N164 far to the north.
The most important bodies of water are the Inam river in the west and the Moulin du Doc brook in the east of the municipality. Both partially form the municipal boundary.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 1,354 | 1,208 | 1,013 | 881 | 761 | 696 | 663 |
history
The municipality historically belongs to the Breton region of Kernev (French. Cornouaille ) and within this region to the area Bro Chtou (French. Chtou) and shares its history. Le Saint has belonged to the canton of Gourin since 1793.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Saint
- Saint-Samuel village church from the 16th century; restored in the 19th century
- Saint-Gilles chapel in Pont-Briant from the 18th century
- Saint-Trémeur chapel in Penner from the 17th century; restored in the 19th century
- Saint-Méen chapel in Guermazias from 1615; restored in the years 1975–1980
- Calvary near the village church from the 18th century
- 16th century cross of Boutihiry
- Saint-Méen fountain from the 16th century
- several old mills
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes grotto
The mayor's office in Le Saint
Village church of Saint-Samuel by Le Saint
Notre-Dame de Lourdes grotto in Le Saint
bilingual place-name sign of Le Saint
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 320-323.
Individual evidence
- ^ Map with the municipalities of the Pays du Roi Morvan
- ↑ Le Saint on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original dated May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
