Sarzeau

Sarzeau is a commune inside the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.It is positioned on the Rhuys peninsula between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Atlantic Ocean. The area across the Morbihan has been occupied on the grounds that neolithic instances. Prehistoric monuments last include the menhirs of Kermaillard and Largueven, in addition to the dolmens of Kergillet and Brillac.

The metropolis itself turned into first stated within the eleventh century in reference to an abbey on the website online . The nearby Château de Suscinio changed into built in the thirteenth century and fortified in the 15th century. The castle became a favourite spot of the Dukes of Brittany who regularly got here for the hunting within the surrounding vicinity During the Middle Ages, due to its size the town turned into divided into seven local divisions, a situation that also exists to some extent. The metropolis formally became a commune at some stage in the French Revolution. Birthplace of: Alain-René Lesage the Author of Gil Blas.