Le Saint

For other uses, see Saint (disambiguation).

Le Saint (French pronunciation: [lə sɛ̃]; Breton: Ar Sent) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Le Saint Ar Sent
Commune
The town hall in Le Saint
Coat of arms
Location of Le Saint
Le Saint Le Saint
Coordinates: 48°05′25″N 3°33′40″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Regnier
Area 1	31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	600
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56201 /56110
Elevation	73–223 m (240–732 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Breton language

The municipality launched a Breton linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 24 February 2005.

Population

The population has been divided by three since the first world war.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,644 —     1800 1,633 −0.10% 1806 1,378 −2.79% 1821 1,220 −0.81% 1831 1,458 +1.80% 1836 1,487 +0.39% 1841 1,630 +1.85% 1846 1,704 +0.89% 1851 1,627 −0.92% 1856 1,582 −0.56% 1861 1,646 +0.80% 1866 1,679 +0.40% 1872 1,609 −0.71% 1876 1,639 +0.46% 1881 1,753 +1.35% 1886 1,782 +0.33% 1891 1,804 +0.25% 1896 1,820 +0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,962 +1.51% 1906 2,055 +0.93% 1911 2,159 +0.99% 1921 2,068 −0.43% 1926 2,088 +0.19% 1931 2,035 −0.51% 1936 1,967 −0.68% 1946 1,800 −0.88% 1954 1,513 −2.15% 1962 1,354 −1.38% 1968 1,208 −1.88% 1975 1,013 −2.48% 1982 881 −1.97% 1990 761 −1.81% 1999 696 −0.99% 2009 654 −0.62% 2014 606 −1.51% 2020 590 −0.44%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Geography

Le Saint is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan, 40 km (25 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Cornouaille. Le Saint is border by Gourin to the west and the north, by Langonnet and Le Faouët to the east and by Guiscriff to the south. The river Inam forms the commune's western border and the river Moulin du Duc forms the commune's eastern border. The two rivers meet at the southern end of the commune at a place called Pont Briand. Apart from the village centre there are about eighty hamlets.

Map

Topographic map.

List of places

Banalou Bas Bourg Bellevue Beuze Bioche Botcars Botcol Bouthiry Bréniel Cavarno Le Château Coat Bras Coat Conal Coat Med Coat Naon Coat Vod Vras Coat Vod Vihan Coat Zent Cromennou

Feuteunou Forlosquet Fourbouchic Garzenleuriou Goasquellec Goslein Guerlaou Guernambigot Guernmazias Jourdu, le Keranna Kerbris Kercroissin Kerdaniel Kerendrec'h Kerflao Kerguern Kergustiou Kerivin

Kerlouis Kermeur Kermonten Vihan Kermonten Vras Kermorvan Kernanuel Kernévez Kernine Kerrouarc'h Kersamuel Kerverdus Kervernat Vihan Kervernat Vras Kervidiern Kervitot Kervoric Lan Bradou Leignona Leignou

Métairie du bois Minez glaz Minez Land Minez Pempen Moulin du Duc Moulin Coz Moulin du Jourdu Moulin Morvan Parc Guillou Pen Hen Penanros Penfao Penher Penkergal Penneyune Pennohen Pouleriguen Quinquis Gleiz Quinquis Saouter

Reste, le Roshery Rosmiliguet Rosnoën Rozonen Saint Gilles Saint Méen Saint Trémeur Sainte Jeanne Samedy, le Stang er Len Stang er Vel Stangala Toultrinc Toultoussec Traouen Tremen Trévarnou Ty Huil

History

The lords of Faouët, the Bouteville, lived in their castle in Le Saint in the fifteenth century.

The ruins of the castle at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Gallery

• 
  The church.
• 
  The chapel of Saint-Méen.
• 
  Fountain of Saint-Méen.
• 
  The chapel of Saint-Trémeur.
• 
  Oratory of Bouthiry.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

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