Saint-Servant
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Saint-Servant Sant-Servant-an-Oud |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Ploërmel | |
| Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ′ N , 2 ° 31 ′ W | |
| height | 22-163 m | |
| surface | 22.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 811 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56120 | |
| INSEE code | 56236 | |
 Saint Servais village church |
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Saint-Servant ( Breton : Sant-Servant-of-Oud , Gallo: Saent-Seran ) is a French municipality with 811 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Saint-Servant is in the northeast of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Josselin.
Neighboring communities are Guillac in the north and east, Val d'Oust with Quily in the southeast, Lizio in the south, Cruguel in the southwest and Guégon in the west.
The place itself is on the D143. The D4 from the N166 to the N24 , which runs west of Saint-Servant, is the most important regional road link. The most important supraregional connection is the N24, which runs just a few kilometers north of the municipality. The closest connections to these are at Brangoyan and east of Josselin .
The most important waters are the river Oust , which is channeled here called Canal de Nantes à Brest , and the stream Crée Cocherel . These partially form the municipal boundary. There are also numerous small ponds in the municipality. A significant part of the community area is covered by small forest areas.
history
The municipality historically belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the area Reter Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais oriental) and shares its history. From 1801 until its dissolution on September 10, 1926, it belonged to the Arrondissement of Ploërmel. From 1793 to 1801, Saint-Servant was part of the canton of Guégon. Since then, the place has been assigned to the canton of Josselin.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 991 | 960 | 916 | 876 | 830 | 810 | 797 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Servant
- Saint-Servais village church from the 15th-18th centuries Century; restored in the 19th and 20th centuries
- Saint-Julien le Bois-du-Gué chapel in Le Bois-du-Gué from the 14th century; restored in the 17th century
- Chapel Saint-Gobrien in the town of the same name (partly from the 11th / 12th, partly from the 14th-16th centuries)
- Cross by Rougentin from 1879
- Le Castel Castle in Castel from the years 1760–1780
- Kergras Castle from the 19th century (previously there was a manor house)
- Manor houses of Guermahia (late 15th century) and Carmenais (17th century)
- House Maison du prêtre in l'Hôpital Robin from 1672
- House Maison de chapelain from the late 16th century and more old houses (17th and 18th century) in the chapel of Saint-Gobrien
- Windmills in Les Placelles, Moyeux, Rosane and Trefarouet and old watermills in Carmenais and Guillac
Sons and daughters
- Édouard Riou (1833–1900), painter and illustrator
- Alain du Noday (1899–1985), Roman Catholic religious, Bishop of Porto Nacional in Brazil
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 464-467.
Web links
- Saint-Servant on the Insee website (French)
- Location and brief information about Saint-Servant (French)
- Information about the history and the sights (French)
- Sights of the municipality (French)
- Additional information on Saint-Servant (French)
- Saint-Servant on the website of the Institut géographique national (French)