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Sainte-Brigitte

Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 3°07′40″W / 48.1633°N 3.1278°W / 48.1633; -3.1278
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Sainte-Brigitte
Berc'hed
The church in Sainte-Brigitte
The church in Sainte-Brigitte
Coat of arms of Sainte-Brigitte
Location of Sainte-Brigitte
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Sainte-Brigitte is located in France
Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte is located in Brittany
Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte
Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 3°07′40″W / 48.1633°N 3.1278°W / 48.1633; -3.1278
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Du Pontavice[1]
Area
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17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
181
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56209 /56480
Elevation120–286 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.

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

Population

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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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

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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.

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Topographic map

History

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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.

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