Saint-Thuriau

Saint-Thuriau Sant-Turiav
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Coordinates: 48°01′05″N 2°56′57″W / 48.0181°N 2.9492°W / 48.0181; -2.9492Coordinates: 48°01′05″N 2°56′57″W / 48.0181°N 2.9492°W / 48.0181; -2.9492
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Pontivy
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Pourchasse[1]
Area 1	21.47 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,865
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56237 /56300
Elevation	48–129 m (157–423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Thuriau (Breton: Sant-Turiav) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

It takes its name from Saint Turiaf of Dol, bishop of the ancient Diocese of Dol.

Demographics[]

Inhabitants of Saint-Thuriau are called in French Thuriaviens or Thurialais.

Twinning[]

• Calstock, Cornwall, UK

See also[]

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Thuriau.

• 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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