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Silfiac (; ) is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Morbihan Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coast ...
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of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
in north-western
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
.INSEE commune file
/ref> Inhabitants of Silfiac are called in
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...
''Silfiacois''.


Geography

The village centre of Silfiac is the highest in the department of Morbihan. It is 270 meters above sea level. Silfiac is border by
Séglien Séglien (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Séglien are called in French ''Ségliennais''. Geography Séglien is border by Silfiac to the north, by Langoëlan to th ...
to the south, by Cléguérec and
Sainte-Brigitte Sainte-Brigitte (; br, Berc'hed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Sainte-Brigitte are called in French ''Brigittois''. The population declined quickly after the first world ...
to the east, by Lescouët-Gouarec and Perret to the north and by Langoëlan to the west.


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Prehistory

A six meters high standing stone called Quenouille du Diable (devil's distaff) rises in the town. It is one of the most imposing menhirs in Brittany. center, Standing stone called Quenouille du Diable.


History

The Rohans and the Fravals were the main lords of the parish. Their coats of arms are visible on the south wall of the Saint-Laurent chapel. The Fraval owned the manor of Crenihuel, in Silfiac. center, Coat of arms of Rohan and Fraval (Saint Laurent chapel).


See also

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Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 Communes of France, communes of the Morbihan Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2022):
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Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer (born in Montreuil-sous-Bois on 1 September 1879; died in Paris in 1962) was a French sculptor. Brief biography His father was from Alsace. He studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Falguière, An ...
Sculptor Silfiac war memorial


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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub