Séglien (; ) is a
commune in the
Morbihan
The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...
department of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Séglien are called in
French ''Ségliennais''.
Geography
Séglien is border by
Silfiac to the north, by
Langoëlan to the west, by
Locmalo and
Guern to the south and by
Malguénac and
Cléguérec to the east. Historically, Séglien belongs to
Vannetais. The river Sarre, a tributary of the river
Blavet
The Blavet (; ) river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. It is long. The river is canalised for most of its length, forming one of the links in the Brittany canal system. It connects with t ...
, flows through the commune.
Map
History
From the Roman period there remains a section of the
Roman road
Roman roads ( ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Em ...
connecting Castennec to Carhaix, passing through Mané-Guégan, Quénécalec and Resterhierven. On this road, not far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could have been a milestone.
[Histoire des paroisses du Diocèse de Vannes, J-M Le Méné, 1891]
Gallery
File:Séglien borne miliaire.JPG, Mutilated cylindrical stone on the ancient Roman road, maybe ancient milestone.
File:Séglien chapelle Saint Germain.JPG, Chapel Saint Germain.
File:Séglien four à pain de Saint Germain.JPG, Bread oven in Saint Germain.
File:Chapelle de Locmaria (Séglien) 7896.JPG, Chapel of Locmaria.
File:Chapelle Saint-Jean de Séglien.JPG, Chapel Saint John.
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 2025):
References
External links
Official website
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan
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