Silfiac

Silfiac

Silieg
Silfiac Silieg
Commune
	The Chapel of Saint-Laurent, in Silfiac
	Location of Silfiac
	Silfiac Silfiac
	Coordinates: 48°08′59″N 3°09′20″W / 48.1497°N 3.1556°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Constant
Area 1	22.46 km2 (8.67 sq mi)
Population (2021)	483
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56245 /56480
Elevation	175–276 m (574–906 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Silfiac (French pronunciation: [silfjak]; Breton: Silieg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The village centre of Silfiac is the highest in the department of Morbihan. It is 270 meters above sea level. Silfiac is border by Séglien to the south, by Cléguérec and Sainte-Brigitte to the east, by Lescouët-Gouarec and Perret to the north and by Langoëlan to the west.

Map

Topographic map

Population

Inhabitants of Silfiac are called in French Silfiacois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	672	—
1800	732	+1.23%
1806	913	+3.75%
1821	746	−1.34%
1831	1,004	+3.01%
1836	1,022	+0.36%
1841	977	−0.90%
1846	1,183	+3.90%
1851	1,150	−0.56%
1856	1,002	−2.72%
1861	959	−0.87%
1866	1,008	+1.00%
1872	886	−2.13%
1876	946	+1.65%
1881	934	−0.25%
1886	952	+0.38%
1891	1,014	+1.27%
1896	1,017	+0.06%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	1,082	+1.25%
1906	1,152	+1.26%
1911	1,180	+0.48%
1921	1,209	+0.24%
1926	1,157	−0.88%
1931	1,019	−2.51%
1936	994	−0.50%
1946	956	−0.39%
1954	897	−0.79%
1962	781	−1.72%
1968	683	−2.21%
1975	588	−2.12%
1982	526	−1.58%
1990	459	−1.69%
1999	445	−0.34%
2009	456	+0.24%
2014	442	−0.62%
2020	478	+1.31%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)^[5]

Prehistory

A six meters high standing stone called Quenouille du Diable (devil's distaff) rises in the town. It is one of the most imposing menhirs in Brittany.

History

The Rohans and the Fravals were the main lords of the parish. Their coats of arms are visible on the south wall of the Saint-Laurent chapel. The Fraval owned the manor of Crenihuel, in Silfiac.

References

^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Silfiac, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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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[1] "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[ehess-4] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Silfiac, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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