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Sainte-Hélène

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Also known as Santez-Elen

commune in Morbihan, France

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Sainte-Hélène is a commune in France, situated in the Morbihan department within the Brittany region. It lies within the arrondissement of Lorient and the communauté de communes de Blavet Bellevue Océan. The administrative entity shares borders with Nostang, Locoal-Mendon, Belz, and Merlevenez. Its postal code is 56700, and it has an elevation of 20 meters above sea level.

The commune covers an area of 8.08 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,303 residents (622 male and 625 female) and another citing 1,050. The associated electoral district is the canton of Pluvigner, while the location is also linked to the canton of Port-Louis.

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Place details

Locality
Sainte-Hélène
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
1,050

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Air quality

54US AQIModerate
PM2.5
7.0 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Brittany
Department
Morbihan
Arrondissement
Lorient
Canton
Pluvigner
Intercommunality
Blavet Bellevue Océan
Mayor 2024 2026
Christèle Perrel
Area
8.08 km (3.12 sq mi)
Population 2023
1,303
Density
161/km (418/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
56220 /56700
Elevation
0–20 m (0–66 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Sainte-Hélène
Country
France
Population
1303
Area
8.08
Elevation
7
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Plouhinec
Official website
saintehelenesurmer.bzh
Image
Sainte-Hélène - Mairie.JPG
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Commons category
Sainte-Hélène (Morbihan)
postal code
56700
different from
Sainte-Hélène
associated electoral district
canton of Pluvigner
male population
622
female population
625
P8168
Donatia
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-97-36-64-36
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Encyclopedic overview

Sainte-Hélène ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t elɛn] ; Breton: Santez-Elen) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Sainte-Hélène are called in French Hélénois.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sainte-Hélène” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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