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

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Séglien Seglian
Commune
The parish church in Séglien
Location of Séglien
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Coordinates: 48°06′28″N 3°09′30″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Ganivet[1]
Area 1	38.36 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	638
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56242 /56160
Elevation	123–248 m (404–814 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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Inhabitants of Séglien are called in French Ségliennais.

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Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,976 —     1800 1,953 −0.17% 1806 2,004 +0.43% 1821 1,876 −0.44% 1831 2,054 +0.91% 1836 2,122 +0.65% 1841 2,071 −0.49% 1846 2,230 +1.49% 1851 2,175 −0.50% 1856 2,010 −1.57% 1861 1,957 −0.53% 1866 1,980 +0.23% 1872 1,867 −0.97% 1876 1,973 +1.39% 1881 1,951 −0.22% 1886 2,014 +0.64% 1891 1,978 −0.36% 1896 2,005 +0.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,077 +0.71% 1906 2,103 +0.25% 1911 2,090 −0.12% 1921 1,981 −0.53% 1926 1,862 −1.23% 1931 1,861 −0.01% 1936 1,791 −0.76% 1946 1,760 −0.17% 1954 1,413 −2.71% 1962 1,299 −1.05% 1968 1,115 −2.51% 1975 902 −2.98% 1982 804 −1.63% 1990 724 −1.30% 1999 709 −0.23% 2009 720 +0.15% 2014 696 −0.68% 2020 645 −1.26%
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

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Séglien is border by Silfiac to the north, by Langoëlan to the west, by Locmalo and Guern to the south and by Malguénac and Cléguérec to the east. Historically, Séglien belongs to Vannetais. The river Sarre, a tributary of the river Blavet, flows through the commune.

From the roman period there remains a section of the roman road connecting Castennec to Carhaix, passing through Mané-Guégan, Quénécalec and Resterhierven. On this road, no far from Saint-Germain, there is a mutilated cylindrical stone, which could habe been a milestone.^[6]

• Mutilated cylindrical stone on the ancient roman road, maybe ancient milestone.
• Chapel Saint Germain.
• Bread oven in Saint Germain.
• Chapel of Locmaria.
• Chapel Saint John.

• Communes of the Morbihan department