Séglien (; ) is a

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in the

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in north-western

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Demographics

Inhabitants of Séglien are called in

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''Ségliennais''.

Geography

Séglien is border by Silfiac to the north, by Langoëlan to the west, by

Locmalo Locmalo (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Locmalo are called in French ''Locmalois''. Toponymy From the Breton ''loc'' which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé Locminé (; br, Logu ...

and

Guern Guern (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Guern are called in French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French langua ...

to the south and by Malguénac and Cléguérec to the east. Historically, Séglien belongs to Vannetais. The river Sarre, a tributary of the river

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, flows through the commune.

Map

History

From the roman period there remains a section of the

roman road Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman R ...

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.

References

External links

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