Séglien

Séglien ; Seglian
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Community association	Pontivy Communauté
Coordinates	48 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 9 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 9 ′ W
height	123-248 m
surface	38.36 km 2
Residents	669 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56160
INSEE code	56242
Website	http://www.seglien.fr/

Séglien ( Breton : Seglian ) is a French municipality with 669 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Pontivy Communauté .

geography

Séglien is located in the north of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.

Neighboring municipalities are Silfiac in the north, Cléguérec in the east, Malguénac in the southeast, Guern in the south, Locmalo in the southwest and Langoëlan in the west.

The place is a bit away from roads for national traffic on the D18. The most important regional road connection is the D782 from Guémené-sur-Scorff to Pontivy , which passes a few kilometers away in the south. The closest connection to the N164 is around twenty kilometers further north.

The most important bodies of water are the Sarre River and the Moulin du Pont Houarn , Lanhouellic , Le Frétu , Manè Crez and Trescoët streams . These also partially form the municipal boundary. There are also some small ponds in the municipality. A small part of the community area is covered by forest areas.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Residents	1,299	1,115	902	804	724	709	714

history

Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Bourlet (French: Pays Pourlet) area and shares its history. Séglien has belonged to the canton of Cléguérec since 1793.

Attractions

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette village church from 1640 with extensions from the 19th century
Saint-Germain chapel in the town of the same name from the 15th and 16th centuries; restored in 1893
Chapel of Saint-Jean near Guergomel from the 16th century
Saint-Zénon chapel in the town of the same name from the 17th century
Notre-Dame de Locmaria chapel in Locmaria-Coëtanfao from the 15th and 16th centuries
Le Clandy prayer house in Séglien (on the road to Guern) from 1614
Coëtanfao Castle (also Coët-an-Fao) from the 17th century
Kergohan manor from 1651
several old houses like Treuzar Bras (1650), Treuzar Bihan (1764) and in Saint-Germain opposite the chapel (16th century)
Fontaine de dévotion fountain in Locmaria from 1695
Well by Treuzar Bihan
old oven from Treuzar Bras
eight old mills (including two windmills and six water mills) in Mané-Guégan, Trescoët, Pont Houarn, de la Sarre, Trescat and Sylvestre
Roman milestone west of Saint-Germain