Silfiac

Silfiac Silieg
Commune
The Chapel of Saint-Laurent, in Silfiac
Silfiac Silfiac
Coordinates: 48°08′59″N 3°09′20″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)
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. Inhabitants of Silfiac are called in French Silfiacois.

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

Prehistory

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

Standing stone named Quenouille du Diable.

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.

Coat of arms of Rohan and Fraval (Saint Laurent chapel).

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Sculptor Silfiac war memorial

External links

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