| Sarzeau | |
| Native Name: | Sarzhav |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Sarzeau (Morbihan).svg |
| Coordinates: | 47.5281°N -2.7686°W |
| Arrondissement: | Vannes |
| Canton: | Séné |
| Insee: | 56240 |
| Postal Code: | 56370 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Marc Dupeyrat[1] |
| Term: | 2021 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 42 |
| Area Km2: | 60.23 |
Sarzeau (in French pronounced as /saʁzo/; Breton: Sarzhav) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]
It is located on the Rhuys peninsula between the Gulf of Morbihan and the Atlantic Ocean.
The area around the Morbihan has been occupied since neolithic times. Prehistoric monuments remaining include the menhirs of Kermaillard and Largueven, as well as the dolmens of Kergillet and Brillac. The town itself was first mentioned in the 11th century in reference to an abbey at the site http://www.infobretagne.com/sarzeau.htm. The nearby Château de Suscinio was built in the 13th century and fortified in the 15th century. The castle was a favorite spot of the Dukes of Brittany who often came for the hunting in the surrounding region http://www.tourisme-sarzeau.com/curiosites-sarzeau/chateau-de-suscinio-sarzeau.php. During the Middle Ages, because of its size the town was divided into seven local divisions, a situation that still exists to some extent. The town officially became a commune during the French Revolution.
Sarzeau was the birthplace of Alain-René Lesage (1668–1747), the author of novel The Devil upon Two Sticks (1707), his comedy Turcaret (1709) and his picaresque novel Gil Blas, (1715–1735).[3]
Inhabitants of Sarzeau are called in French Sarzeautins.
Stage four of the 2018 Tour de France finished in the town.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 20 December 2006.
In 2008, there was 4,59% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[4]