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 ...
.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Séglien are called in French ''Ségliennais''.
Langoëlan
Langoëlan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Langoëlan are called in French ''Langoëlanais''.
Geography
Langoëlan is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan. Historically, ...
Cléguérec
Cléguérec (; br, Klegereg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
The town is located northwest of Pontivy. Cléguérec is border by Séglien and Silfiac to the west, by Sainte-Brigitte a ...
to the east. Historically, Séglien belongs to Vannetais. The river Sarre, a tributary of the river
Blavet
The Blavet (; br, Blavezh) 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 con ...
, flows through the commune.
Map
History
From the roman period there remains a section of the roman road connecting Castennec to Carhaix, passing through Mané-Guégan, Quénécalec and Resterhierven. On this road, no far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could habe 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.