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
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Séglien is located in France
Séglien
Séglien
Séglien is located in Brittany
Séglien
Séglien
Coordinates: 48°06′28″N 3°09′30″W / 48.1078°N 3.1583°W / 48.1078; -3.1583
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Ganivet[1]
Area
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38.36 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
638
 • Density17/km2 (43/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

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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%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,077+0.71%
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%
2009 720+0.15%
2014 696−0.68%
2020 645−1.26%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

Geography

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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.

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History

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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, not far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could have been a milestone.[6]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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. ^ Histoire des paroisses du Diocèse de Vannes, J-M Le Méné, 1891
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