Sainte-Brigitte

Sainte-Brigitte Berc'hed
Commune
The church in Sainte-Brigitte
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Brigitte
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Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 3°07′40″W / 48.1633°N 3.1278°W / 48.1633; -3.1278
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Du Pontavice[1]
Area 1	17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	181
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56209 /56480
Elevation	120–286 m (394–938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Brigitte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t bʁiʒit]; Breton: Berc'hed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Inhabitants of Sainte-Brigitte are called in French Brigittois. The population declined quickly after the first world war. The population is steady since 1982.

The village centre is located 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Pontivy and 62 km (39 mi) north of Vannes. The village is situated at the heart of a hilly and forest-covered region called the Forest of Quenecan.

Topographic map

The main activity in the village was the forges in the last centuries. The activity declined quickly at the end of the nineteenth century and the forges closed in 1880.

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  The parish church.
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  The bell of the church
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  General view of the village of Les Forges des Salles
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  Cottages in the village of Le Gouvello

• Communes of the Morbihan department

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• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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