Sauzon (French pronunciation: [sozɔ̃]; Breton: Saozon) is a commune on the island of Belle Île in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.^[3] Inhabitants of Sauzon are called Sauzonnais.

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Commune
Sauzon harbour
Location of Sauzon
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Coordinates: 47°22′19″N 3°13′19″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
Intercommunality	Belle-Île-en-Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ronan Juhel[1]
Area 1	22.11 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,027
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56241 /56360
Elevation	0–58 m (0–190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Sauzon is one of the four communes of Belle-île en Mer. The town occupies the northwestern part of the island. The village center is located at the mouth of the Sauzon river, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) northwest of Le Palais.

• Sarah Bernhardt, the actress, was captivated by the natural beauty of the Pointe des Poulains at the extreme northwest of the island and stayed here regularly from 1894. Around the closed fort, she built several villas (villa Lysiane, villa des Cinq Parties du Monde) and arranged the surrounding grounds as a set of gardens integrated into the natural scenery of the place. The site was acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral and since April 2007 has been a museum dedicated to Bernhardt and the story of the preservation of the site.
• Philippe de Broca, the film director, is buried here.

• Communes of the Morbihan department