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

Sainte-Brigitte
Berc'hed
Commune
The church in Sainte-Brigitte
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte
Coordinates: 48°09′48″N 3°07′40″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Du Pontavice[1]
Area
1
17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
179
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56209 /56480
Elevation120–286 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.



Population


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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 791—    
1800 672−2.30%
1806 655−0.43%
1821 729+0.72%
1831 743+0.19%
1836 787+1.16%
1841 758−0.75%
1846 813+1.41%
1851 765−1.21%
1856 700−1.76%
1861 700+0.00%
1866 747+1.31%
1872 632−2.75%
1876 684+2.00%
1881 665−0.56%
1886 675+0.30%
1891 640−1.06%
1896 657+0.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 628−0.90%
1906 646+0.57%
1911 666+0.61%
1921 648−0.27%
1926 634−0.44%
1931 553−2.70%
1936 505−1.80%
1946 453−1.08%
1954 357−2.93%
1962 320−1.36%
1968 237−4.88%
1975 195−2.75%
1982 186−0.67%
1990 141−3.40%
1999 166+1.83%
2008 162−0.27%
2013 176+1.67%
2019 179+0.28%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2019)[5]

Geography


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.


Map


Topographic map

History


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.





See also



References


  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sainte-Brigitte, EHESS. (in French)
  5. , INSEE


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[de] Sainte-Brigitte

Sainte-Brigitte (bretonisch: Berc’hed) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 179 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Gemeindeverband Pontivy Communauté.[1]
- [en] Sainte-Brigitte

[es] Sainte-Brigitte

Sainte-Brigitte (en bretón ) es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Bretaña, departamento de Morbihan, en el distrito de Pontivy y cantón de Cléguérec.

[fr] Sainte-Brigitte

Sainte-Brigitte [sɛ̃tbʁiʒit] est une commune française située en Argoat dans le pays du Kost ar c'hoad, dans le département du Morbihan en région Bretagne.


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