Sainte-Hélène, Morbihan

Sainte-Hélène Santez-Elen
The town hall in Sainte-Hélène The town hall in Sainte-Hélène
Coat of arms of Sainte-Hélène Coat of arms
Sainte-Hélène
Location within Brittany region Sainte-Hélène
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Port-Louis
Intercommunality	Blavet Bellevue Océan
Government
• Mayor (2008—2014)	Emmanuel Giquel
Area1	8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population (2007)2	1,105
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56220 / 56700
Elevation	0–20 m (0–66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sainte-Hélène (Breton: Santez-Elen) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Sainte-Hélène are called in French Hélénois.

Economy

As one would expect, it is primarily an agricultural community, but in addition, relies increasingly on the tourist industry, offering a range of 'gîte' accommodation and benefiting from the Étel estuary, an area of great natural beauty.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)
• INSEE commune file

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Sainte-Hélène (French)
• Map of Sainte-Hélène on Michelin (English)