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 coastl ...
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 ...
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 area ...
The municipality launched a Breton linguistic plan through
Ya d'ar brezhoneg
(french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...
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
Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...
. Historically, it belongs to
Cornouaille
Cornouaille (; br, Kernev, Kerne) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princ ...
. Le Saint is border by Gourin to the west and the north, by
Langonnet
Langonnet () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Langonnet is in north-west part of Cornouaille, in Lower Brittany. It's one of the few Cornouaille parishes that are now in the Morbihan depart ...
Eglise paroissiale de Le Saint.JPG, The church.
Le_Saint_chapelle_Saint_Méen.jpg, The chapel of Saint-Méen.
Le_Saint_fontaine_Saint_Méen.jpg, Fountain of Saint-Méen.
Le_Saint_chapelle_Saint_Trémeur_1.jpg, The chapel of Saint-Trémeur.
Vestige chapelle Saint-Adrien.JPG, Oratory of Bouthiry.