Sainte-Brigitte

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
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Du Pontavice
Area 1	17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	178
• Density	10.0/km2 (26.0/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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
1901	628	−0.90%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2007	158	−0.62%
2012	172	+1.71%
2017	177	+0.57%
2023	178	+0.09%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

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.

Gallery

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

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

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