Overview
Bignan is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Location
The town is based on the Landes de Lanvaux.
Bignan is located between the townships of Locminé and Saint-Jean-Brévelay. Bignan is only half an hour from the main cities of Morbihan: Vannes, Lorient and Pontivy.
History
In the 5th century Saint Noyale was said to be martyred in or near the town.
In 1252, Guillaume de Bignan founded the nearby abbaye de prières.
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