Le Saint (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.INSEE commune file

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.

Geography

Le Saint is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan, 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

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.

Gallery

See also Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

Mayors of Morbihan Association