Sainte-Brigitte

Sainte-Brigitte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t bʁiʒit]; Breton: Berc'hed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Sainte-Brigitte Berc'hed
Commune
The church in Sainte-Brigitte
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Brigitte
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Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 3°07′40″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Du Pontavice[1]
Area 1	17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	181
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56209 /56480
Elevation	120–286 m (394–938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Sainte-Brigitte are called in French Brigittois. The population declined quickly after the first world war. The population is steady since 1982.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 791 —     1800 672 −2.30% 1806 655 −0.43% 1821 729 +0.72% 1831 743 +0.19% 1836 787 +1.16% 1841 758 −0.75% 1846 813 +1.41% 1851 765 −1.21% 1856 700 −1.76% 1861 700 +0.00% 1866 747 +1.31% 1872 632 −2.75% 1876 684 +2.00% 1881 665 −0.56% 1886 675 +0.30% 1891 640 −1.06% 1896 657 +0.53%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 628 −0.90% 1906 646 +0.57% 1911 666 +0.61% 1921 648 −0.27% 1926 634 −0.44% 1931 553 −2.70% 1936 505 −1.80% 1946 453 −1.08% 1954 357 −2.93% 1962 320 −1.36% 1968 237 −4.88% 1975 195 −2.75% 1982 186 −0.67% 1990 141 −3.40% 1999 166 +1.83% 2009 166 +0.00% 2014 180 +1.63% 2020 180 +0.00%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

Geography

The village centre is located 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Pontivy and 62 km (39 mi) north of Vannes. The village is situated at the heart of a hilly and forest-covered region called the Forest of Quenecan.

Map

Topographic map

History

The main activity in the village was the forges in the last centuries. The activity declined quickly at the end of the nineteenth century and the forges closed in 1880.

Gallery

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  The parish church.
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  The bell of the church
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  General view of the village of Les Forges des Salles
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  Cottages in the village of Le Gouvello

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

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 Sainte-Brigitte, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)