| Saint-Thégonnec | |
| Native Name: | Sant-Tegoneg |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | COA fr Saint-Thégonnec.svg |
| Coordinates: | 48.5219°N -3.9453°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 7 |
| Elevation Max M: | 216 |
| Insee: | 29266 |
| Postal Code: | 29410 |
| Arrondissement: | Morlaix |
| Canton: | Morlaix |
| Commune: | Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner |
| Area Km2: | 41.76 |
| Population: | 2723 |
| Population Date: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Saint-Thégonnec (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ teɡɔnɛk/; Breton: Sant-Tegoneg) is a former commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner.[2]
The village is noted for its very elaborate parish close, one of a number in the area, which include Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.
Inhabitants of Saint-Thégonnec are called Saint-Thégonnecois.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 March 2005.
A parish close is an enclosed area around the parish church, including the church yard and a number of other features.
In common with others in the area, the Saint-Thégonnec close features a large ceremonial entrance arch, stressing the importance of the close as a focus for pilgrimage and pardons. An impressive calvary or crucifix forms the focus of the church yard. As at nearby Lampaul-Guimiliau, there is a separate charnel house or ossuary, with a life-sized tableau of the Entombment of Christ.
The interior of the church is exemplary of the local version of Baroque style, with a large quantity of polychrome sculpture and decoration, including a spectacular pulpit.
See Saint-Thégonnec Parish close
Silverton, Devon, England, since 2008.